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
June 9 concert added to our Six Sundays in Spring series
Due to the unfortunate cancellations because of weather, Wake Forest ARTS is adding another concert on June 9. From 5 until 7 p.m. Suzanna Neeley Bridges, who grew up in Wake Forest, will perform with Andy Jobe in their band Walking For Pennies. The pair have a...
Graffiti Monkeys to perform at the Mother’s Day Six Sundays concert
The Graffiti Monkeys, a Wake Forest local band, will be opening our May 12 Six Sundays in Spring concert at 3 pm in E. Carroll Joyner Park. The Graffiti Monkeys started back in 2007 when the friends who all happened to play instruments got together and started playing...
May 11, 2013 Neck of the Woods evening
The Neck of the Woods Performance Series announces an evening not to missed! Join us on Saturday May 11th at 7:00pm and enjoy the music of accomplished singer/songwriter Nick Driver, listen to the written work of local poet, editor, and teacher Alice Osborn, and...
UNCW Summer Writer’s Conference, June 28-30, 2013
Everyone dreams of moving to the beach and becoming a writer. For one weekend in June, you can. UNCW’s nationally recognized Department of Creative writing announces its inaugural summer writers conference, June 28 – 30. In partnership with Randall Library and Osher...
Mad Hatter’s Tea and Garden Party, Saturday, May 11
Mad Hatter's Tea and Garden Party, Saturday, May 11; activities from 10:00am-4:00pm at the Wake Forest Historical Museum, 414 N. Main St., Wake Forest, NC Join the Mad Hatter's of the Wake Forest Garden Club on Saturday, May 11 for a celebration of spring at the Wake...
2013 Meet in the Street: Saturday, May 4
Wake Forest's 2013 Meet in the Street will take place this year on Saturday, May 4. Meet in the Street is a celebration of arts and artisans, and an opportunity to get out with friends and family, and to make new friends. There will be live music, a beer garden, a...
2013 Six Sundays in Spring poster
Our first Six Sundays in Spring concert of the 2013 season is less than 10 days away! See our Six Sundays page for all the details.
Call for Artists: Invitation to Join Pleiades Gallery
Pleiades Gallery in Durham invites local artists to join our new and growing gallery. We are looking for a small number of responsible, talented artists of diverse backgrounds and media to come together to help the success of our gallery in downtown Durham. We are...
Call for Artists: Foundations – Renaissance Exhibition in Wake Forest (deadline May 17, 2013)
In celebration of the first two pieces of town funded public art in Wake Forest, the Town of Wake Forest Public Art Commission (PAC) announces a call to artists for their upcoming show “Foundations – Renaissance Exhibition.” PAC will be accepting amateur and...
April, 2013 Neck of the Woods
Join us on Saturday April 13th at 7:00pm to hear the music of Irish musician James Olin Oden. Listen to the words of young poet Emily Ramser. She will be sharing a selection of her written work. Finishing off the evening is local musical group Red Sky Moon. The...

