Congrats! Medal of Arts Winners, New Raleigh Arts Partners, and more...

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Congratulations to the 2018 Medal of the Arts winners: Jerome Merritt Davis, Burning Coal Theatre co-founder and director; Gregg Gelb, jazz musician, advocate and educator; Freddie Lee Heath, dancer, choreographer and arts educator; Martha Needels Keravuori, arts leader, non-profit arts executive and volunteer; Dr. Jonathan Kramer, classical cellist, music scholar and teacher; Dr. Fran Page, Meredith College Professor Emeritus, founder and conductor of Capital City Girls Choir; The Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy, a nonprofit that exists to support the creation and long-term success of Dorothea Dix Park; PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music. READ MORE

Into the Woods at Raleigh Little Theater

July 20 – August 5: Into the Woods @ Raleigh Little Theatre

July 21: Connect + Create @ Artspace

July 22: Shape Note Sing Raleigh @ PineCone

The Arts Partner Spotlight highlights events by Raleigh Arts Partners. Learn more about our Arts Partners here!

ANNOUNCING THE 2018-2019 RALEIGH ARTS PARTNERS

This year the Raleigh Arts Commission is partnering with 38 arts and cultural organizations to enable residents to lead the creative life they envision. For more information about the Arts Grant Program and a complete list of funded organizations, visit the here.

KIDS: Garden Art

Thursdays, Jul 26-Aug 30, 4:30-6:30pm
Mosaic stepping stones, bird feeders, painted flower pots, wind chimes, and fair houses are some of the projects this class will create. Supplies included. Ages: 6-11 Instructor: Sarah Clover Fee: $105 Registration: 220309

FIBERS: Traditional Japanese Embroidery

Saturday & Sunday, Jul 28-29, 9:30AM-4:30pm
The technique of Japanese embroidery goes back more than 1,600 years. Learn how to use silk and metallic fibers on silk to produce traditional and modern designs. Age: 18+ Instructor: Pam Reading Fee: $75 Registration: 220307

JEWELRY: Etching for Jewelry

Saturdays, Jul 21-Aug 4, 10:30am-1:30pm
Learn the basics of etching on copper to add texture and imagery! Complete samples in class and learn how to safely set up your own etching system at home. Age: 16+ Instructor: Sarah West Fee: $75 Registration: 222555

PROOF OF SERIOUSNESS?

"For years I wrote while holding down some sort of job that had nothing to do with writing. The jobs were not glamorous. House cleaning, bartending, carpentry, costumer, clerk in a grocery store, cocktail waitress. Have I mentioned house cleaning? I held that job off and on for fifteen years..." READ MORE

Raleigh Arts is the force behind our City's public art program, organizes community art projects, exhibitions, provides grants to arts organization and manages the Pullen and Sertoma Arts Centers. Raleigh Arts has two resident advisory groups: the Arts Commission, and the Public Art and Design Board. Raleigh Arts also leads implementation of the Raleigh Arts Plan, which envisions art everywhere!

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