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 Thank you so much for being a part of the Raleigh Arts community. We wish
you peace, happiness, plenty of fun and a glorious year ahead!
Image: Susan Harbage Page and Juan Logan with Peter Egan, Horizon Line, 2009
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 Tuesday, January 14 at 8am
NC Museum of Art
Save the date! Join local arts supporters
for the latest arts and culture news from speakers including Raleigh’s new City Manager
Ruffin Hall, United Arts CEO Eleanor Oakley and Office of Raleigh Arts Executive
Director Jerry Bolas. Bluegrass and opera performances will take place along with the United Arts and Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2014 Business Support
of the Arts Awards. Stay tuned for details.
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 Many thanks to all who came out to support our
talented City of Raleigh and Wake County employees and their family members at
the 11th Annual National Arts Program exhibition reception. Congratulations to our
winners and thank you to all our participating artists for fulfilling the program’s
mission to create a sense of community through the visual arts. The exhibition will be on display through January 15.
Winners and Details
People’s
Choice Award voting closes tomorrow at 5pm!
Ballots are located on the first-floor podium of the Block Gallery. Don’t
miss the chance to see your favorite work of art recognized! Only one vote per
person, please.
Block Gallery
222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh
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Image: Intermediate First Place winner Bryan Edwards with his painting Out of the Frame
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 The City of Raleigh invites artists or artist teams to submit
qualifications to create temporary
public art that celebrates bluegrass music and the 2014 World of Bluegrass Week. Project budget: $25,000
Deadline: January 17, 2014
Learn more
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 Artists David
McConnell and Matt McConnell have been selected to work as public art consultants for
renovations to the Market and Exchange Plazas in downtown Raleigh. They will
work with the project team to determine how to incorporate artistic elements
into the sites.
Learn more
Image: Artist rendering of Market and Exchange Plazas
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 Since 1984, the VSA International
Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians with disabilities. The
VSA International Young Soloists Competition selects up to four outstanding
musicians each year and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a
career. Selected musicians receive $2,500, professional development
opportunities and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, DC.
Application
Deadline: Monday, January 27
Learn more
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 As 2013
comes to a close, my term as this year’s Piedmont Laureate for Children’s
Literature also comes to an end. What an exciting year! And what a
tremendous experience getting to serve in this esteemed post.
2014 will
bring our community its sixth Piedmont Laureate, this time for Short
Fiction. As the fifth Piedmont Laureate, I was fortunate to follow some
enormously talented writers – poet Jaki Shelton Green, novelist Zelda Lockhart,
journalist Scott Huler and playwright Ian Finley. Through the vision of
the program sponsors – Raleigh Arts Commission, Orange County Arts Commission,
Durham Arts Council, United Arts Council, and Alamance County Arts Council – our
community has gathered together in libraries, galleries, arts centers, schools and bookstores to celebrate the rich literary arts of the Piedmont region of
North Carolina.
Excerpt above from the Piedmont Laureate blog.
www.piedmontlaureate.com
Image: John Claude Bemis
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 The Fees and Charges Committee, an
ad hoc committee of the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board, will
meet in January to review proposed fee adjustments for Pullen and Sertoma Arts
Center studio memberships. Proposed fee adjustments increase the cost of a
yearly studio membership at Pullen or Sertoma Arts Center from $65 to $70 for
Raleigh residents and from $80 to $85 for non-residents. The addition of a
6-month studio membership ($45 for Raleigh residents and $60 for non-residents)
is also under consideration. Public input on the fees will be accepted at the
meeting.
Tuesday, January 7 at 6pm
Jaycee Module at 2401 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
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 GALLERY
Sertoma Hall Gallery: Paintings by Gertrude Coley & Mixed Media
by Ralmyky; Raleigh Room Gallery: Photography by Don Spear; Lobby Cases: Pottery by Patricia Merrell
CLASSES
Art – All About Me
Mondays, January 13-February 24
(no class January 20)
4-5pm
Age: 5-7 yrs
#149180
$60
Children will explore different materials and make art about themselves,
learning fun new ways to express themselves. Instructor: Chelsea Brown
Knitting
for Beginners
Age: 16 yrs
and up
Thursdays, January 16-February 20
6-8pm
#149444
Thursdays, March 13-April 17
6-8pm
#149445
$60
Learn the basics
of knitting and explore patterns, projects, yarns, needles and more. Bring yarn
and a few pairs of different-sized needles. Instructor: Kendal Draper
Register for classes:
Register online | Leisure Ledger
Sertoma Arts Center
1400 West Millbrook Road, Raleigh
919-420-2329
Image: Deer Platter by Patricia Merrell
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