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
Six Sundays in Spring Starts April 30
Each spring for more than 20 years, the volunteers of Wake Forest Arts have presented the free, family-friendly Six Sundays concerts. The series is held at E. Carroll Joyner Park in Wake Forest on consecutive Sunday evenings from 5-7 pm starting April 30 and...
Wake Forest Arts sponsors September Dance Festival in Joyner Park!
Wake Forest Arts invites you to join us as a proud sponsor of the Wake Forest Dance Festival. This unique event is scheduled on Saturday, September 30 at beautiful E. Carroll Joyner Park. The festival features national professional and regional dancers along with...
Mardi Gras kicks off Saturday, February 25!
Join Wake Forest Arts this Saturday, February 25 at the Mardi Gras celebration for a free, takeaway Kids Kraft event. From 11am-1pm at Town Hall, we'll work with kids of all ages to create a special Mardi Gras necklace! Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Call for Musicians – Midday Music at Miller (deadline March 10, 2016)
The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Arts are excited to offer solo musicians and bands of all genres the opportunity to play at a lunchtime concert series at Miller Park (the park next to town hall) in Downtown Wake Forest. Musicians are needed for May 12 and May...
Forest Moon Theater needs you!
Forest Moon's upcoming production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens less than three weeks from now on December 10, and they need volunteers to work as spotlight operators and stagehands. If you are interested in working one of the spotlights or being part of...
Sunday Concert at Joyner Park, September 6, 2015
Wake Forest ARTS, PineCone and the Town of Wake forest are teaming up to offer another free concert in the Joyner Park Amphitheater from 5-7 p.m this Sunday, September 6th, featuring Lakota John & Kin. Lakota John & Kin offer a blend of ancient Native American...
Forest Moon Theater: Auditions for “One Lane Bridge”
Forest Moon Theater will hold auditions for their first all-teens theater production, open to actors and crew members ages 13-19. Reminiscent of a Twilight Zone episode, One Lane Bridge is a one-act play set on a snowy night that might not end well for two young...
Steph Stewart & the Boyfriends come to Joyner Park August 2
Wake Forest ARTS is partnering with the Town of Wake Forest and PineCone to bring Steph Stewart & the Boyfriends to Joyner Park on Sunday, August 2, 2015 from 5-7 pm. The concert is part of our summer Concert in the Park series, and is free. From the band's...
The Wake Forest Guild of Artists’ 20th Annual Tour of Artists: September 19 and 20, 2015
The Wake Forest Guild of Artists will hold their 20th Annual Tour of Artists on Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, 2015. Galleries in Downtown Wake Forest and studios around town will be open both days from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Artists will be in...
Neck of the Woods returns Friday, June 19
The Wake Forest talent-sharing evenings called the "Neck of the Woods Performance Series" starts up again this Friday, June 19, 2015 at the Renaissance Centre in Wake Forest. The show starts at 7 pm, and beer and wine will be available. Cover is $5, a portion of which...