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: Appalachian Pastel Society 2012 National Juried Exhibition (Deadline Aug. 1, 2012)
The Appalachian Pastel Society invites artists to submit work for their 2012 National Juried Exhibition to be held October 18 - December 14, 2012 at The Asheville School in Asheville, North Carolina. More than $2,000 in cash prizes and art supply gift certificates...
Call for Artists: Asheboro 6th Annual Downtown Sculpture Exhibition (deadline Aug. 31, 2012)
The City of Asheboro, NC in conjunction with the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce, and the Randolph Arts Guild invites artists to submit work for the 6th Annual Downtown Sculpture Exhibition. The downtown area is the renewed vibrant heart of the community and is...
Art After Hours at the Wake Weekly, July, 2012
Wake Forest ARTS in conjunction with The Wake Weekly family of community papers and CenturyLink Prism will host Art After Hours Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. The event takes place at 229 E. Owen Ave., Wake Forest, and features the work of The Wake Forest Camera Club....
Children’s Art at the Wake Forest Farmer’s Market
Bring the kids out for another morning of crafts at the Wake Forest Farmer's Market, this Saturday morning, July 6. Erin Day of the Wake Forest ARTS board will be showing children how to make Pennsylvania Dutch art out of foam bits. The kids will have a great time...
Neck of the Woods, July 14, 2012
Come out and enjoy an evening of poetry and music in downtown Wake Forest! The Neck of the Woods Performance Series is proud to announce its next show on July 14, 2012. The show is from 7:00pm to about 10:00pm upstairs at the Wake Forest Coffee Co. Neck of the Woods...
Call for Artists: African American Cultural Festival in Raleigh (deadline July 6, 2012)
The African American Cultural Festival Of Raleigh And Wake County will be held September 1st and 2nd around City Plaza in downtown Raleigh. There will be a juried artist market, food, music and hands-on arts and crafts activities for children. The application deadline...
Subscribe to the Wake Weekly and support the arts!
Here's another way to support Wake Forest ARTS: simply mention us when you subscribe to, or renew your subscription to, our local newspaper, The Wake Weekly. You can follow all the local arts-related developments in the paper, while supporting our mission to enhance...
Connect with Wake Forest history and support Wake Forest ARTS!
The book Connections... 100 Years of Wake Forest History, published to coincide with Wake Forest's recent centennial, is filled with the pictures and stories of our town's history. The book is available for purchase now for $20, and if you would like to help support...
The Wake Weekly holds reception for artist Mark Lynch during Art After Hours June 8, 2012
Mark Lynch, a rural Wake Forest resident who creates primitive art from industrialized objects, will show his work at The Wake Weekly Friday during downtown Wake Forest’s Art After Hours. Lynch will be on hand as well from 5 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The...
June 3: our last Six Sundays concert of 2012
We had beautiful weather and record attendance at our last Six Sundays concert of the season, with the Gravy Boys performing. Randy Bass put up a short video clip from the performance on Vimeo here. Thanks Randy!
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