[CLINTON, N.C.] – Sampson Community College (SCC) is proud to announce the winner of its 2025 Artist Call for a new public art piece to be featured in Sampson East Park. In partnership with the Sampson Arts Council and the SCC Foundation, the College invited the community to participate in selecting the third sculpture to…
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Public Voting Now Open for SCC’s 2025 Public Art Installation
[CLINTON, N.C.]– Sampson Community College (SCC), in partnership with the Sampson Arts Council and the SCC Foundation, invites the community to participate in selecting the third public art sculpture to be displayed at Sampson East Park. This annual initiative aims to enrich the campus and community environment through rotating public art installations. This year’s finalists…
Clinton Based Artist Fred Dufour Demonstrates Historic Tintype Photography at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.]– Sampson Community College (SCC) welcomed North Carolina Photographer Fred Dufour to campus on March 27, 2025, where he introduced over 100 students to the historic art of tintype photography, also known as wet plate collodion. This unique photographic technique, which gained popularity in the 1870s, provided students with an opportunity to engage with…
Public Vote Open for New Sampson East Park Art
[CLINTON, N.C.] – In Spring 2023, partners Sampson Community College (SCC), the SCC Foundation, City of Clinton, and Sampson Arts Council agreed to install a community-selected, public art sculpture pad in SCC’s Sampson East Park. Scheduled to be interchanged yearly, the current work Waterdrop by Hanna Jubran will bid farewell in August as community vote…
Artist Call for Sampson CC East Park Sculpture
[Clinton, N.C.]– Sampson Community College (SCC) is inviting artists to submit proposals for a temporary public art sculpture at Sampson East Park. The college encourages artists to participate by submitting proposals before the deadline of 5 pm (EST) on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The SCC RFP can be found here: https://bit.ly/41TmNCh. An initiative that began…
SCC Showcases 22 Students in Fall Art Exhibition
[Clinton, N.C.] – Continuing the semesterly tradition, on Tuesday, November 15, Sampson Community College (SCC) kicked off its Fall 2023 Student Art Exhibition in its Learning Resource Center (LRC), showcasing the works of twenty-two students currently enrolled in studio art courses at SCC. Led by Josiah King, Art Instructor, over the past semester, students have…
Local Artwork Featured at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – In Fall 2023, Sampson Community College (SCC) embarked on a project to feature local artwork from various North Carolinian professionals throughout campus. Artists Peter Butler, Paula Fitzpatrick, Josiah King, Allan Page, and Amelia Surratt graciously loaned various pieces to the College for temporary display, while Frederick Beaujeu-Dufour and Tom Turlington donated photographic…
Viking Spotlight: Susie Burns Retires After 20 Years at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Since 2003, Susie Burns has served the students of Sampson Community College (SCC) as a full-time Biology Instructor in the College Transfer department. Commuting an hour to work each week for the past twenty years, Burns proudly plans to retire on July 1, 2023. Before taking her current position at SCC, Burns…
Public Art to be Displayed in Sampson East Park, Vote Open
[Clinton, N.C.] – As part of a 2019 initiative, in Spring 2023 partners Sampson Community College (SCC), the SCC Foundation, City of Clinton, and Sampson Arts Council agreed to install a community-selected, public art sculpture pad in SCC’s Sampson East Park off NC Hwy 24– serving as a welcoming gateway into Clinton. Narrowing the selection…
SCC Holds Student Art Exhibit, Showcases 27 Artists
[Clinton, N.C.] – On Thursday, April 20, Sampson Community College (SCC) held its inaugural Student Art Exhibition in its Learning Resource Center (LRC), showcasing the works of twenty-seven talented students currently enrolled in Spring 2023 studio art courses led by Josiah King, Art Instructor. Attendees were able to view the creations Drawing I and Painting…
SCC Psych Club Attends Carolinas Psychology Conference
[Clinton, N.C.] – On April 15, Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Psychology Club, led by Sarah Burgin, Psychology Instructor, attended the 2023 Carolinas Psychology Conference (CPC) at Campbell University. During the event, SCC students were able to learn from the psychological research findings of various professionals and peers, in addition to receiving second place in the…
Viking Spotlight: Brothers Logan & Reese O’Quinn to Graduate SCC Together
[Clinton, N.C.] – Logan and Reese O’Quinn are brothers currently enrolled in the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) programs at Sampson Community College (SCC). Describing each other as their “best friend,” the siblings have completed their education side-by-side over the past two years; and now, plan to graduate in May 2023—…
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