Arts & Entertainment

The Grid Project will host an Opening for the Floravita Exhibition on Sunday, December 8th, from 12 - 4 pm.   Floravita   Floravita, curated by Pete Sack of The Grid Project, is an exhibition about the balance between living and letting go. Artists Alia El-Bermani, Skillet Gilmore, Oami Powers, and Sally Van Gorder explore how the fading of one life isn’t an ending; it’s part of an ongoing, interconnected rhythm—a dance of life and nature. Read more about the exhibition and The Grid Project. Location: Birdland, 706 Mountford Ave, Raleigh NCExhibition dates: November 2-December 8, 2024

Join us at Sertoma Arts Center on Saturday, January 18, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for an opening reception. Meet the artists, learn about their work and creative processes, and enjoy an afternoon at the Sertoma Arts Center. About the Exhibition Sertoma Arts Center's January-February Exhibition shares the work of the six fine art photographers that make up The Focus, Michelle Alias, Jo Bolton, Don Ducey, Harry O'Conner, John Lapp, and Jim Trull, in the Raleigh Room. The work of Tom Mather will be on display in the Hall Gallery. The works of Jennifer Clifton and Ashley Ashabranner will be on display in the Lobby. Learn more about the Exhibition at Sertoma Arts Center. Event Details Date: Saturday, January 18; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27612 Cost: Free and open to public To purchase artwork, contact Sertoma Arts Center for details.

Main Galleries The Main Gallery at Pullen Arts Center will feature the work of 30 local artists. Artwork will be on display from November 2, 2024-January 26, 2025. A closing reception will be held at Pullen Arts Center on Saturday,  January 25 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Chalk Wall Mural Artist Rick Bennett's Mural will be displayed on the Pullen Chalk Wall through January 25, 2025. Read more. Learn more about current and upcoming exhibitions at Pullen Arts Center. Exhibition Details When: November 2, 2024-January 26, 2025 Location: Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Parking: Visitors must have a parking permit between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Check-in at Pullen Arts Center’s front desk for a license plate-based parking permit. View our parking map Cost: Free and open to the public Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Learn more about Exhibitions at Pullen Arts Center.

The Grid Project will host an Opening Reception for output:reflect:input: on Saturday, Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 3-5 p.m. output:reflect:input: is an exhibition that explores the impact artificial intelligence is having on the artist community.  Just as new technologies like photography and mechanical reproduction were disruptors, AI also impacts how artists produce art and how it is received and perceived. output:reflect:input: is curated by Daniel Kelly and features local artists Allison Coleman, Ian Boyd, and Pat Fitzgerald. Location: Birdland, 706 Mountford Ave, Raleigh NC Exhibition dates: February  1 - 23, 2025 The show is open Saturdays and Sundays throughout the month from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Read more about the exhibition and The Grid Project.

The Grid Project will host an Opening Reception for just bee on Friday, March 7 from 6- 10 p.m. Just Bee Explores is a solo exhibition by Esoderic that examines the intersections of art and spirituality through his perspective as an adventurous, critical Black boy. Location: Birdland, 706 Mountford Ave, Raleigh NC Exhibition dates: March 7-29 Read more about the exhibition and The Grid Project

Join us at Sertoma Arts Center on Saturday, March 15, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for an opening reception. Meet the artists, learn about their work and creative processes, and enjoy an afternoon at the Sertoma Arts Center. About the Exhibition Sertoma's March Exhibitions feature Dain Kim, Min Zhong ZC, Destini Richlin, and Patricia Merrell. The exhibition runs from March 1 until March 25, 2025. Learn more about the Exhibition at Sertoma Arts Center. Event Details Date: Saturday, March 15; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Sertoma Arts Center, 1400 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27612 Cost: Free and open to public To purchase artwork, contact Sertoma Arts Center for details.

Join Artist Taylor Allison for an interactive installation and performance where the audience will be invited to bring the "Lupine Love" sculpture into bloom. The base of the flower will be bare in the beginning, but the audience performs the "blooming" by placing small, separate bulbs of their choosing into the open slots of the tall base sculpture. "Lupine Love" is a soft sculpture inspired by the Carolina Lupine (Thermopsis villosa), a native herbaceous perennial with upright clumping bulbs. Event Details Bring the Sculpture into Bloom  When: Saturday March 22, 11 a.m. to 12 Noon Where: Pullen Arts Center Cost: Free and open to the public

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 19-April 13, with a reception on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 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:  March 19 - April 13, 2025 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday Where: North Carolina Museum of Art, East Building, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

TURBULENCE: Birds, Beauty, Language & Loss Panel Discussion Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:30-7 p.m. Nature has long been a source of inspiration for artists, ranging from early cave paintings filled with depictions of wildlife to the romantic Hudson River School landscape paintings. However, in more recent years, the relationship between artists and nature has been redefined. As the impact of humans on the environment becomes more apparent, artists have taken on the role of stewardship to help raise awareness of this critical moment. Please join us to discuss how these shifting perspectives have impacted the artist practice and how partnerships can help promote the mission of preservation and sustainability on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:30-7 p.m. Block Gallery artist Deborah Kruger will address how being an environmental artist has shaped her practice. Scott Hazard is the current Artist-in-Residence for the City of Raleigh Nature Preserves. He will join our panel discussion along with Bryan England, Preserve Manager, Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park with the City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. Learn more about the exhibition. Gallery Hours​​​​​​ 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 […]

Going Home February 1-April 27, 2025 Join us at Pullen Arts Center on Saturday, April 26, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a closing reception for the Going Home exhibition. Learn more about the Going Home exhibition. Event Details Location: Pullen Arts Center, 105 Pullen Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607 Parking: Visitors must have a parking permit between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Check-in at Pullen Arts Center’s front desk for a license plate-based parking permit. View our parking map Cost: Free and open to the public

Join us at Moore Square for a free performance of Street Requiem with the North Carolina Master Chorale. The Chorale and Youth Choir combine forces to sing "Street Requiem", a work written by Australian composer Kathleen McGuire in collaboration with Andy Payne and Jonathon Welch, in order to bring attention to those who suffer from housing insecurity. The composers set English, African, and Persian texts in multiple musical styles, including contemporary, gospel, and indigenous. This moving and uplifting work invites both performers and listeners to contemplate and address this significant social issue together as a community. Learn more about the North Carolina Master Chorale Location: Moore Square Ages: All Cost: Free

Join us to celebrate students creativity and storytelling at this year's Capture It Stormwater Art and Video Gallery at the Pullen Park Arts Center. Students in grades 8-12 created compelling artwork and videos related to water quality and how pollution impacts our Raleigh lakes and streams. We are excited to share their important work with the city! The exhibition will be up from May 1 - 31 with a gallery opening celebration on Saturday, May 3 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM.