 Image: Carolina Madtom Sculpture at Walnut Creek Wetland Center by Artists Jaclyn Bowie, Nyssa Collins, and Anna Wagner
HELLO NEW ART!
Say Hello to our giant new friend, the Carolina Madtom Sculpture located at the Walnut Creek Wetland Center. This sculpture is made from 800 pounds of trash from Walnut Creek and surrounding areas that was collected by the artists, Conservation Corps North Carolina volunteers and the City's Stormwater Management Division. READ MORE.
Artists: Jaclyn Bowie, Nyssa Collins, and Anna Wagner
Always remember to take your garbage with you or throw it away in a nearby trash can!
 
TONIGHT: THE ORACLE IS READY FOR YOU!
As part of our SEEK Raleigh 2020 virtual installations, you will be able to talk to an Oracle from Outer-Space online! Artist Julia Caston and her bilingual Spanish-English Oracles will be available to give advice and listen to your secrets using Zoom, a free video-conferencing software. Each Zoom call will last approximately five minutes, are completely confidential, and most importantly FREE!
Date: July 10, 7-8pm. All other dates are listed on the Facebook Event Page below.
RSVP on Facebook for reminders and updates.
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  Image: North Carolina Chamber Music Institute
Arts Partner Spotlights
July 12: The Secret Garden Reunion Special @ Theatre Raleigh
July 16: First Ladies and the Politics of Fashion @ NC Museum of History
Thru July 29: Orchestra Auditions @ Raleigh Civic Symphony & Chamber Orchestra
Thru Aug 10: Student Auditions @ North Carolina Chamber Music Institute
Ongoing: Student Auditions @ Raleigh Boychoir
Raleigh Arts Partners are organizations that receive funding from the City of Raleigh based on the recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission. Learn More.
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FUNDING: Cultural Arts Grants from Triangle Community Foundation
Triangle Community Foundation has an open-call for applications for their Cultural Arts Grants. This opportunity is for nonprofit arts organizations who have a history of promoting arts programming that is created by or centers communities of color or other communities that are underrepresented in cultural arts spaces in the Triangle. Deadline: August 3. LEARN MORE.
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CONNECT: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Surviving Predominately White Arts Institutions Series
Hosted by artEquity, this weekly four-part series is for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) working in predominately white arts institutions. The conversations will center the BIPOC community in creating strategy for navigating, surviving, and knowing when it’s time to go. First session is July 17 and registration is required. LEARN MORE.
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WEBINAR: Teaching Artist Tuesday with Eric Booth
Join Eric Booth on July 14 for the first Teaching Artist Tuesdays workshop “Where We Are, and What’s Next.” Hosted by NC Arts Council, these bi-weekly workshops will serve as a blueprint for North Carolina’s Teaching Artists as they navigate the COVID-19 landscape through discussions, presentations, and shared resources. LEARN MORE.
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WEBINAR: Engaging Your Audience Before & After COVID-19
Questions abound as arts organizations consider our audiences: How can we engage our audiences now so that they are still there when things are “back to normal?” How do we serve audiences in a way that makes sense for our mission when we can’t gather or do typical programming? What factors will influence audiences’ return to our events? This webinar on July 16, hosted by Americans for the Arts, will tackle these questions and more. LEARN MORE.
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WEBINAR: PPP Forgiveness and CLA Intuition 2.0
Hosted by North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, this July 22 webinar will cover PPP loan forgiveness, including discussions about eligible costs and required documentation. Additionally, the webinar will explore financial modeling with discussion of the impacts from COVID-19, cash management, cash modeling, contingency plan considerations, and scenario planning.
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WEBINAR: Self Advocacy and Self Care for Artists and Arts Administrators of Color
This session explores the topic of self-care and self-advocacy through a panel discussion with music educator and consultant, Calida Jones, and New York City Ballet principal dancer, Georgina Pazcoguin. Hosted by Americans for the Arts as part of the Diversity in Arts Leadership, this July 24 webinar is one of six geared towards students and early-career arts administrators of color. LEARN MORE.
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The Summer Music Showcase will feature six of Raleigh’s best musicians and artists from a host of genres including jazz, bluegrass, and chamber soul.
The performance videos will stream on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. on our Facebook and website.
Be sure to tune in every week!
Summer Music Showcase is a collaboration between Raleigh Arts and Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department.
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Let Us Help You Get Started!
The Neighborhood Art Funds is designed to assist and empower residents to develop and implement art projects that enhance neighborhood aesthetics, safety, leadership, social offerings and/or relationships. READ MORE.
Please feel free to reach out to Belva Parker, Arts Program Director, if you have any other questions!
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Marsh Creek and Trawick Road Public Art Project
Raleigh Arts is seeking an artist to create public art that can be stand-alone or integrated into the site. Proposed improvements include sidewalks, enhanced bus stops, bicycle infrastructure, street trees, and traffic calming.
DEADLINE: August 17, 2020. READ MORE.
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Six Forks Road Public Art Project
Raleigh Arts is seeking an artist to create public art that can be stand-alone or integrated into the site.The Six Forks Road project involves widening road to accommodate three lanes of travel with a planted median, separated bike lane, sidewalks, and other improvements.
DEADLINE: September 14, 2020. READ MORE.
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Out of Darkness Artist Call
Block Gallery invites you to enter this juried competition with photographs or videos that pay homage to Film Noir. This exhibition will be juried by George Jenne.
Film Noir, traditionally marked by dramatic lighting and camera angles, the imagery evokes a mood of suspense, danger, and tension.
NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST RESIDE IN NC
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 17, 2020. READ MORE.
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LEARN MORE: ARTS RESOURCES
For the latest information regarding arts resources, funding, tips and more please check out our website. We update it frequently.
Raleigh Arts is the force behind our City's public art program. Raleigh Arts 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. Learn More. #arteverywhere #raleigharts
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