ARTS Wake Forest is a Non-profit Supporting Artists & Art Programs in Our Community
ARTS Wake Forest was founded in 1990 as the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association and is currently run by a team of dedicated volunteers. We receive support from The Town of Wake Forest, United Arts of Wake County, and the North Carolina Arts Council, business and individual contributions, and event sponsorships.
Our Wake Forest Guild of Artists promotes the visual arts and artists in our area. It offers educational programs for artists at member meetings and provides exhibit opportunities. The Guild also organizes a Spring Artisans Market… read more
NEWS & EVENTS
Call for Artists: Orange County Public Library 2014 Juried Art Exhibit (deadline April 8, 2014)
The Orange County Public Library invites artists who live or work in Orange, Alamance, Caswell, Person, Chatham, Durham, or Wake counties to apply for the library’s Summer 2014 Juried Art Exhibit. The exhibit is open to all types of art and themes. The deadline for...
Lions Club & Happy Camper Bring Elvis Tribute to Louisburg
On Saturday, March 29 at 7:30pm, the Louisburg Lions Club and Happy Camper will present Keith Henderson in his Elvis tribute act, "Illusions of the King." Louisburg College will host the benefit event in the Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center (JPAC). All tickets are...
Call for Artists: 27th Annual Northern National Art Competition (deadline May 10, 2014)
This juried competition is open to artists 18 or older living in the U.S. and working in any medium that is wall-hangable. Work needs to be original and recently completed. There is no theme. We are looking for a varied contemporary American art exhibit. Our judge is...
Forest Moon Theater’s “Curiosity Cat” Opens March 21
Don't miss Forest Moon Theater's first Youth Theater production--for all the young at heart. It's the story of two displaced children living with their aunt, and a stray cat named Curiosity, whose own effort at helping other stray cats find a place to live eventually...
Call to Artists – Mad Hatters’ Art & Garden Market
The Wake Forest Garden Club invites artists to show and sell their work at the annual Mad Hatters’ Art & Garden Market. The Market is Saturday, May 10 from 10:00am to 4:00pm on the grounds of the Wake Forest Historical Museum. Activities on the museum grounds,...
Call for Artists: VAE Berserk (deadline Feb. 24, 2014)
This is your chance to work outside your norm. Everyone has a comfort zone. We are looking for work made in your discomfort zone. Explore the ideas that are darker/stranger, outside of your usual scale or medium, or outside what is currently happening in contemporary...
Lighthouse Homeschool Art Show
You’re invited to enjoy an exhibit of artwork created by kindergarten through 12th-grade students from the Lighthouse Christian Homeschool Association. Show your appreciation for these imaginative young artists by joining their families and friends at this student art...
Mardi Gras with Wake Forest ARTS
March 1, 2014 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Wake Forest ARTS Cottage 205 S. Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC Join Wake Forest ARTS at the Wake Forest Downtown's Mardi Gras Street Festival. Free face painting will be offered at our Brooks Street Cottage from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Be...
Sneak Preview! Six Sundays in Spring Concert line up
We've got an exciting, eclectic line up of superb performers for this year's Six Sundays in Spring Concert Series. All performances are at Joyner Park in Wake Forest (with a rain location of the new Renaissance Center in downtown Wake Forest.) Mark you calendars now!...
State of the Arts and Culture in Wake County
Join United Arts for the 2014 State of the Arts in Wake County, presented by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. Highlights include an update on the arts in Wake County, 2014 Business Support of the Arts Awards and remarks from Raleigh’s new city...

