Center for the Inland Bays presents Arts on the Half-Shell
![Working to host a memorable evening are in back (l-r) chef Hari Cameron, culinary director of the Chef’s Table at Touch of Italy; Mark Carter, director of development, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays; Anna Fagan, deputy director, CIB; Jaime Argo, drector of finance, CIB; Christophe Tulou, executive director, CIB; Sherry Insley, featured artist; Marina Feeser, development specialist, CIB; Nivette Pérez-Pérez manager of community science, CIB; Caitlin Chaney, communications coordinator, CIB; and Morgan Krell, science technician, CIB. In front are chef Ted Deptula, culinary director of La Vida Hospitality; Sean Corea, executive chef of Lewes Oyster House; chef Brian Keith, Taco Reho; and chef Matt Reardon, Lewes Oyster House. TED PFIRRMANN PHOTOS](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/CIB-12.jpg)
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays held its inaugural Arts on the Half-Shell Aug. 8 at its office at the Indian River Inlet.
Celebrating Delaware Inland Bays Oyster Week with an evening of culinary and visual arts inspired by oysters, this event was set against the backdrop of the beautiful Indian River Bay.
Chef Hari Cameron, culinary director for The Chef’s Table at Touch of Italy, was joined by a lineup of area chefs, including chef Sean Corea of Lewes Oyster House; chef Ted Deptula, culinary director of La Vida Hospitality; and chef Billy Lucas of Taco Reho. Together, they created an array of delectable small plates featuring oysters fresh from the Inland Bays and a signature gin-based cocktail crafted especially for Inland Bays Oyster Week.
Baltimore-based artist Sherry Insley presented portions of two exhibits, which are displayed at the CIB office throughout August.
All proceeds from the evening support the James Farm Ecological Preserve education campus project. For more information on the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, go to inlandbays.org.
![Sherry Insley, the photographer of “Blue Hens,” presents the photo to Sandy Neverett of Rehoboth Beach.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/CIB-07.jpg)
![An artist’s rendition of how the Susan K. Ball Environmental Education Center will look when completed.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/CIB-02.jpg)
![Morgan Krell, science technician for the Center for the Inland Bays, left, talks with Christophe Tulou, executive director of CIB.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/CIB-06.jpg)
![Sean Corea, executive chef of Lewes Oyster House, left, with Hari Cameron, culinary director of the Chef’s Table at Touch of Italy.](/sites/capegazette/files/2024/08/field/image/CIB-09.jpg)