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| BACKGROUND |
| In 1993,
artists Glenn Eure and Denver Lindley, and journalist Nancy (McWilliams) Tarnai
got the notion to launch an artistic celebration of flight that would culminate
on the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight, December
17, 2003. Icarus International was born. Initially a project of the First
Flight Rotary Club, it soon became necessary to establish Icarus as a 501(c)(3)
organization governed by its own board of directors. Headed by Board President
William Kealy, the Icarus board is composed of arts professionals and
supporters, and people with organizational affiliations with flight and its
origins. |
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organization began by hosting art exhibits each December at Eure’s Ghost
Fleet Gallery and the nearby Seaside Art Gallery, both in Nags Head. Soon,
Icarus International added a literary competition and a yearly chapbook. The
latest endeavor is a monument to commemorate the Wright brothers’
achievements, as detailed in “Pluck and Persistence Personified” on
page 18. |
| CALL FOR
ENTRIES |
| Artists
and poets are invited to join Icarus International’s 2001 artistic
celebration of flight, themed “roll, pitch and yaw.” The literary
competition deadline is July 3, 2001 and will be judged by North
Carolina’s Poet Laureate, Fred Chappell. Poets may submit one to three
unpublished poems in verse or prose. The winning entry will be awarded $500 and
will be included – along with all finalists’ entries – in the
2001 Icarus Literary Journal, to be published in December. Each entrant will
receive a copy of the journal. |
| Deadline
for the visual arts exhibition is November 28, 2001. The International Art
Exhibition dates are December 3-31, 2001 at Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet
Gallery and Seaside Art Gallery, with a special mid-show reception on December
15 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. More than $5,000 will be awarded to entrants in nearly
20 award categories. |
| Copies
of the 1999 and 2000 literary journals are available for purchase at $5 each
through www.icarusinternational.com. |
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