Historic Luck's Bean Cannery

In 1947 Alfred Spencer, Ivey Luck and H. Clay Presnell started Mountain View Canning Company.  The Cannery was located in Seagrove in a scenic rural area.  Pinto beans were canned and the company eventually changed the name to Luck's.  The company grew in success and employed many people in the area.  The aroma of over 600 cans per minute cooking no longer fills the air along Highway 705.  It was sold to ConAgra in 2000 and closed in 2002.  Read more of the history in an Our State magazine article by Chip Womack by clicking below. 

The community center located in central North Carolina will provide space for multi-use activities like the thriving Seagrove pottery tradition celebrating the art, culture and history of Seagrove attracting thousands from across the region. Space is also available for economic development. A local bronze sculpture company and a local craft brewer are already renovating space for operations.

Project Overview

Pintos, Pottery and Plastics have been a part of Seagrove since Jack Lail started his company in 1971.  This project stems from his commitment to Seagrove.  It is the kind of project that the 1989 Randolph County Citizen of the year and 1980 NC Small Businessman of the year is known for.  

The Luck's facility was purchased in March 2017 by Mr. Lail.  The upper building is leased to Sapona Plastics for manufacturing and distribution.  Lail invested over $500,000 additional to upgrade that building replacing the roof, HVAC, sprinklers and lighting.  The addition of 25 new jobs with Sapona Plastics qualified the project for a $250,000 North Carolina building reuse grant.

"Our objective is to expand production and warehousing in the upper building with a vision to provide the lower building to the local community for the pottery celebration, economic development and other uses.  The town of Seagrove found our vision very appealing and offered to accept the building donation with the stipulation that we clean it up, sell off the equipment and line up funding for repairs and maintenance. We are glad to be able to do something positive for the community and economy while revitalizing the vacant building that had been severely vandalized."

Jack C. Lail

Call for Artists Proposals

 Request for Proposals - Murals
 
Call Summary
The Advisory Committee of the Historic Lucks Cannery is seeking artists to create a one or more murals to be used on an exterior wall of the renovated Cannery Space. The selected murals will help demonstrate the Cannery identity and beautify exterior public spaces. Open to all artists living in North Carolina.
 
History of the Historic Lucks Cannery
In 1947 Alfred Spencer, Ivey Luck and H. Clay Presnell started Mountain View Canning Company.  The Cannery was located in Seagrove in a scenic rural area.  Pinto beans were canned and the company eventually changed the name to Luck's.  The company grew in success and employed many people in the area.  The aroma of over 600 cans per minute cooking no longer fills the air along Highway 705.  It was sold to ConAgra in 2000 and closed in 2002.
 
Today, Historic Luck's Cannery is being renovated as a multi-use, community center whose mission is to enrich the lives of the people in our community through the celebration of our creativity, promotion of economic development, community well-being, education and awareness of our cultural heritage. It will include a community center complete with assembly space, parking and outdoor space that hosts a variety of events, local activities and government offices.  The center will include a museum, services and shops that together support tourism to local businesses while increasing artistic and creative inspiration, education, job opportunities, and income levels. 
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Budget
The selected mural artist will be given an honorarium of $10,000 for each finished mural.
 
Application Requirements
·      Resume, no more than 2 pages
·      JPG images of previous work, up to 8, and no larger than 1500px x 1500px
·      Label each image with last name, number 1-8,
·      Letter of interest: how does your personal style and relevant experience relate to this project? Briefly describe your interest and concept for this project
·      1-4 sketches of possible designs scaled to wall size of 6’ x 25’ and 10’ x 25’
·      Send all documents and images to melissa@carolinabronze.com by 4:30pm on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­June 16, 2023. Include “Historic Lucks Cannery Murals RFP” in subject line.
 
Selection Criteria
·      Artistic excellence and proven ability to achieve desired outcomes
·      Ability to achieve a creative design that will fit within the esthetics of the Historic Lucks Cannery renovation.
·      Record of keeping to a production schedule
 
Selection Process
After the proposals are received, the selection committee will evaluate the submissions and decide by June 28, 2023. Artists will be contacted for further information depending on the needs of the committee.
 
·      Submission deadline is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­June 16, 2023
·      Advisory committee will choose 1-3 artists to complete final murals
·      Artists notifications by June 28, 2023
·      Advisory committee will present winning artist name and design to the Seagrove City Council on August 11,2023.


​Request for Proposals - Metal Art
 
Request for Proposals
 
Call Summary
The Advisory Committee of the Historic Lucks Cannery is seeking artists to create 2D designs to be used on steel panels in the renovated Cannery Space. The selected designs will help demonstrate the Cannery identity and beautify exterior public spaces. Open to all artists living in Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Davidson, and Chatham counties.
 
History of the Historic Lucks Cannery
In 1947 Alfred Spencer, Ivey Luck and H. Clay Presnell started Mountain View Canning Company.  The Cannery was located in Seagrove in a scenic rural area.  Pinto beans were canned and the company eventually changed the name to Luck's.  The company grew in success and employed many people in the area.  The aroma of over 600 cans per minute cooking no longer fills the air along Highway 705.  It was sold to ConAgra in 2000 and closed in 2002.
 
Today, Historic Luck's Cannery is being renovated as a multi-use, community center whose mission is to enrich the lives of the people in our community through the celebration of our creativity, promotion of economic development, community well-being, education and awareness of our cultural heritage. It will include a community center complete with assembly space, parking and outdoor space that hosts a variety of events, local activities and government offices.  The center will include a museum, services and shops that together support tourism to local businesses while increasing artistic and creative inspiration, education, job opportunities, and income levels. 
​​
Budget
Creators of the selected art works will be given an honorarium of $500 for their designs.
 
Application Requirements
·      Resume, no more than 2 pages
·      JPG images of previous work, up to 8, and no larger than 1500px x 1500px
·      Label each image with last name, number 1-8,
·      Letter of interest: how does your personal style and relevant experience relate to this project? Briefly describe your interest and concept for this project
·      2-6 sketches of possible designs scaled to panel sizes.  Optional ideas for artistic use of the retort vessels.
·      Send all documents and images to melissa@carolinabronze.com by 4:30pm on Nov. 15, 2019. Include “Historic Lucks Cannery Panels RFP” in subject line.
 
Selection Criteria
·      Artistic excellence and proven ability to achieve desired outcomes
·      Ability to achieve a creative design that will fit within the esthetics of the Historic Lucks Cannery renovation.
·      Record of keeping to a production schedule
 
Selection Process
After the proposals are received, the selection committee will evaluate the submissions and decide by June 28, 2023. Artists will be contacted for further information depending on the needs of the committee.
 

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Contact us for rates and details.  Towncleark@townofseagrove.org, 36-873-7307 or 336-953-9335.  Hall B and Convention Center are under development.
Lucks Cannery is a great place to start your business.   There are still spaces available for you to renovate to meet your needs.  Your investment in the renovation will be applied as credit toward lease payments.  Contact us to find out more and take a tour.
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