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: North Carolina Poetry Society 2013 Adult Poetry Contests (deadline Jan. 12, 2013)
The North Carolina Poetry Society invites submissions to its ten 2013 adult poetry contests, open to NCPS members and non-members and (except for the Poet Laureate contest) to both NC residents and non-residents: THOMAS H. McDILL AWARD: any form, any style; maximum 70...
Call for Artists: Mystery Build 2013 (deadline 10/20/2013)
MYSTERY BUILD - "What Can You Make With This?" Create a work of art using ONLY the materials provided in a Mystery Build Kit, without knowing what's inside! Submit photos or videos of what you make to compete for $15,000 in cash awards. The 5 lb. kits are 12" x 9" x...
Call for Artists: Flowers and $#!+ at Tipping Paint (deadline January 11, 2013)
Tipping Paint Gallery in Raleigh invites you to explore the breadth of still lifes by participating in Flowers and $#!+, a juried exhibition. Michelle Harrell of the North Carolina Museum of Art is the juror, and prizes awarded for the most unique still life. Entries...
Call for Artists: Artsplosure 2013 (deadline January 15, 2013)
The visual artist application for the juried Art Market at Artsplosure 2013 (May 18-19, 2013) is now available! Click here for application guidelines and on-line application. The application deadline is January 15, 2013. A discounted application fee applies for...
Call for Artists: Carolina’s Got Art 2013 (deadline 3/15/13)
Carolina’s Got Art! is proud to be one of the largest juried arts exhibitions and sales in the southeast. Fashioned after the Springs Mills shows of the 70s and 80s, we provide a platform for our local artists to compete and share their unique talents across our two...
December, 2012 “Neck of the Woods” evening announcement
Our last show in 2012! What a great season it has been for Neck of the Woods! To celebrate, we are having our biggest show yet. Come out on Saturday, December 8th at 7:00pm. The Triangle Area Community Orchestra will be playing, dancers from the Jill M. Taylor Dance...
Call for Artists: 2013 Christmas at Biltmore Wine Label Design Contest (deadline Jan. 13, 2013)
This sounds like fun: design a label for Biltmore's 2013 special Christmas wine bottles. All the info is here. First place gets you many nice prizes, including a case of Christmas at Biltmore wine signed by winemakers Bernard Delille & Sharon Fenchak!
Support Wake Forest’s new Forest Moon Theater at Wine 101
Wine 101, a business sponsor for the Forest Moon Theater, will host a "Wine Sip and Support" at the store on Friday, November 16, from 5-7pm to raise money for the theater. Theater founders will be attending. The cost will be $10 a person for the wine tasting. Joe...
Call for Artists: NC Art Outreach Project (deadline January 1, 2013)
The NC Art Outreach Project will offer artists fruitful local, national, and international opportunities for exposure and professional advancement through access to networks for which they may not otherwise have entry. In addition, artists will benefit from...
Another “Neck of the Woods” evening November 10th, 2012
Do you like to laugh? You won't want to miss our next show on Saturday, November 10th at 7 pm! Local comedian Josh Goguen returns to the Neck of the Woods stage. Come see the debut of the Neck of the Woods Players! Actors Colleen Ann Guest, John Hodge, Josh Hemphill,...

