Join us on October 29 for a free screening of Disney's Coco as part of Día de Oakwood, a SEEK Raleigh project by Peter Marin celebrating the Day of the Dead at Historic Oakwood Cemetery. Music, dance, and free face painting, 4:30-8:30 p.m. The movie starts at 6 p.m. Food trucks will be there. Bring a blanket or a chair. View the full schedule
Join us on November 2 for a celebration of Día de Muertos and a closing ceremony as part of Día de Oakwood, a SEEK Raleigh project by Peter Marin celebrating the Day of the Dead at Historic Oakwood Cemetery. Music, dance, and free face painting 4-8 p.m. Join us by dressing up as the Catrina; a Catrina Parade will start at 6 p.m. View the full schedule
Get an early start on your holiday shopping and buy gifts for yourself and others from wonderful local artists at the Fall Arts Fair at Fred Fletcher Park on Saturday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more about this year's Fall Arts Fair Event Details When: Saturday, November 4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Fred Fletcher Park, 820 Clay St., Raleigh, NC 27605 Parking: Enter at Washington St. & Glenwood Ave. or St. Mary’s St. & Nichols Dr. Street parking is available on Washington St. Cost: Free and open to the public Schedule: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Wayne Schindler Music 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Poetry Fox 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Live art demos 10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Paris Delight Bakery & Creperie Food Truck 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Kid's art activities 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Chirba Chirba Dumpling Truck 1:30-4:30 p.m. - Music and painting by Little Red Birds featuring teaching artist Amanda Wilson. Amanda will paint during the performance, and event visitors will have the opportunity to purchase the painting at the end. Vendors The Fall Arts Fair is no longer accepting vendors. Check out our Artists Calls and subscribe to the Arts Flash Newsletter to find out about future events.
Join the Asian Joy team, collaborators, and community members for Golden Hour, an afternoon of conversation, connection, and a chance to share your ideas with us for our upcoming mural! Happening at Feature Flora (612 W. South St.) on Sunday, December 3, from 3-5 p.m. Light refreshments and art supplies will be provided. This event is open to the public. Event Details When: Sunday, December 3, 3-5 p.m. Location: Feature Flora, 612 W. South St., Raleigh, NC 27603 Cost: Free and open to the public About Asian Joy Asian Joy is an oral history and community-driven mural project created by Ina Liu, Isabel Lu, and Sophie Tô. The project will use storytelling and public art to support the well-being and belonging of our pan-ethnic Asian American (AA) community in North Carolina. First, AA oral histories that center on finding joy will be collected and publicly archived; then, using these stories, the team will work with the community to create a mural and install it at a public location in North Carolina. This project is supported by SEEK Raleigh, an experimental public art program by Raleigh Arts. Projects should engage with the community in City of Raleigh parks, greenways, and/or community spaces.
Join us for an artist reception celebrating the artists of the January & February Gallery Exhibitions at Sertoma Arts Center on Saturday, January 13, from 2-4 p.m. Learn more about the January & February Gallery Exhibitions at Sertoma Arts Center Event Details When: Saturday, January 13, from 2-4 p.m. Location: Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27612 Cost: Free and open to the public Some artworks are for sale. Contact Sertoma Arts Center for details.
Join us at Pullen Arts Center on Saturday, January 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a closing reception. Perspectives in Print and Painting features work from Jenny Bonner, Peter Marin, and Susan Martin. Ceramic work from our instructors and community is also featured throughout the building. Learn more about the Perspectives in Print and Painting and Community Ceramics Exhibition at Pullen Arts Center
The Artist Studio Summer Camp is an art-based day camp at Pullen Arts Center that provides pre-teens and teens (ages 11-16) with the opportunity for skill-building and creative exploration within a professional art studio setting. Camp workshops are designed and taught by professional teaching artists. Artist Studio Summer Camp runs from July 8 - August 2 as four one-week sessions with different studio themes. Learn more about Artist Studio Summer Camp Registration Registration opens on Wednesday, February 21 at 6:30 a.m. To register, visit reclink.raleighnc.gov and type Artist Studio Summer Camp into the Keyword Search.
In conjunction with honoring Black History Month, Block Gallery will host a public conversation with the featured artists of the "It Ain't All Black and White" photography exhibition. This event will be led and facilitated by Lamar Whidbee, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate with a passion for helping others overcome mental health challenges. The conversation will offer an opportunity to center Black stories as we examine the emotions and the relationship to ancestors, community, environment, and creative practice. How do our sophisticated emotions steer and inform our lives, and how do we show up in the world, behind or in front of the camera? "It Ain't All Black and White" is a Block Gallery exhibition curated by North Carolina-based photographer Leticia Clementina and features the works of 10 dynamic photographers dedicated to documenting the fullness and complexity of Black life. Featured photographers include Derrick Beasley, Mark Anthony Brown Jr., Samantha Everette, Chris Facey, Titus Brooks Heagins, Gadisse Lee, Phillip "King Phill" Loken, Jaylan Rhea, and Cornell Watson. Learn more about "It Ain't All Black and White" Event Details When: Thursday, February 29, 5:30-7 p.m. Parking: Visitors can park in the Municipal Building Deck at 201 W Morgan St. Raleigh, NC 27601 […]
We are excited to discuss the next book of the Social Equity Book Club, which explores the consequences of environmental racism and how to overcome the negative impacts on marginalized communities. “A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind” by Lillian Smith Thursday, Feb. 29; 6:30 - 8 p.m.Virtual - Zoom meeting
Every spring, Raleigh Arts and United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County partners with Wake County Public School System to produce Gifts of Gold, a temporary art exhibition of Wake County student-made artwork. More than 100 Wake County students, ranging from kindergarteners to high school seniors, are represented in the exhibition. This year's exhibition will be held at the North Carolina Museum of Art from March 20-April 7, with a reception on Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. Gifts of Gold is a visual part of Pieces of Gold, a performing arts event that features over 800 students performing in a packed auditorium of parents, teachers, and community leaders in the Memorial Auditorium at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. Event Details When: Thursday, April 4, 2024, 6 to 8 p.m. Where: North Carolina Museum of Art, East Building, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
plants and birds, and rock (and things) plants and birds, and rock (and things) is an exhibition of artworks curated by Scott Hazard, a North Carolina-based artist and City of Raleigh Artist in Residence for Nature Preserves. Block Gallery will host an artist reception featuring the artists on April 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Learn more about the exhibition. Gallery Hours Date: April 15 through Aug. 23, 2024 Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday and for City Holidays. Free and open to the public