a festival of fine arts & family fun
from the heart of
Historic Downtown Wilson NC
a festival of fine arts & family fun
from the heart of
Historic Downtown Wilson NC
Give It A Whirl! in 2020
Saturday, November 7, 2020
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, November 8, 2020
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Whirlikidz Zone
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Sponsored by Leonard Buildings
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The North Carolina Whirligig Festival is family friendly and kid focused. As you stroll through the festival shopping the vendors, make sure to also visit the Whirli-Kidz Zone.
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Vendor Information
Vendor Applications Closed for 2019
SOLD OUT!!!!
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NC Whirligig Festival Office
120 Goldsboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Whirl-Run 5K - 10K Information
Volunteer Information
Volunteer Coordinator
NC Whirligig Festival Office
120 Goldsboro Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Artist In Residence for the NC Whirligig Festival
Dan Nelson
One of the highlights of the NC Whirligig Festival each year is watching the amazing Dan Nelson create three large paintings, Live.
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America's Foremost Live-Event Painter
If you combine three parts painter, two and a half parts musician, a pound or two of inventor, and a heaping tablespoon of show-off . . . you just might come up with a Dan Nelson, Art Adventurer Extraordinaire.
Dan made his living for decades as a freelance illustrator, perfecting his technique in pen and ink (Just look it up in YouTube), watercolor, airbrush, and all the traditional illustration mediums.
Late in this artistic journey he picked up oil painting and discovered that what he reallyliked was painting in a tux . . . with TWO HANDS! . . . and an AUDIENCE!
He now does paintings up to 8 by 10- feet tall across the United States-- at Festivals, Fundraisers, Weddings, and Corporate Functions. Yep! Mostof the time in a tux.
And ALL of the time with TWO HANDS.
Feel free to stop by and chat while he paints. The only thing he likes better than painting people is painting withpeople.
He involves participants by asking them to help pick colors and textures, and might even have you grab a brush and help!
Several Nelson' paintings are often for sale after the festival.
2019 NC Whirligig Festival Sponsors
Presented By
CONTACT US
120 Goldsboro St SW, Suite A, Wilson NC 27893
