Artists
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Supporting Local Talent
Wake Forest is fortunate to serve as home to a wealth of talented professional and emerging artists including visual artists, writers, musicians, photographers and more. AWF believes that these artists play an essential role in the vibrancy of our community. They help shape and inspire our youth, enhance our neighborhoods, and improve economic development efforts. They feed our souls and minds. AWF strives to provide a level of support to area artists that reflects this belief.
Opportunities for Visual Artists
The Wake Forest Guild of Artists (WFGA) is an ongoing program of ARTS Wake Forest (AWF) which includes monthly meetings that present a wide range of topics through seminars, demos and socials. WFGA offers exclusive exhibit opportunities to Guild Artists. Original artwork is always on display at Wake Med North Hospital and The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. Guild artists are also active in community events and festivals. Visit wakeforestguild.org for more information about WFGA.
ARTS Wake Forest and its Guild of Artists present seasonal Artisans Markets where area artists can show and sell their original creations. Participation in the outdoor Spring and indoor Autumn Markets is by invitation only with priority given to Guild Artists. Visit wakeforestguild.org to learn more about Guild of Artist opportunities.
ARTS Wake Forest’s juried Holiday Artisans Market is open to applicants who create original artwork. This Market is held inside and outside the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre on the first Saturday of each December.
Opportunities for Performing Artists
Neck of the Woods features area artists who are willing to volunteer and share their art in front of a live audience. Each show is different and features a variety of artists. We seek actors, dancers, musicians, singers, comedians, poets, magicians, mimes and spoken word artists. If you are an interested artist, please check back in August 2021 for more information.
Six Sundays in Spring Concert Series is presented by ARTS Wake Forest and the Town of Wake Forest’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. These concerts are scheduled to be held on consecutive Sundays from April 24 through May 29 of 2022. The series takes place from 5:00-7:00pm at E. Carroll Joyner Park in Wake Forest.
AWF will begin its performer search for the 2022 Six Sundays in Spring concerts in November of 2021. If you are an interested artist, check back in October of 2021 for more information.
The Wake Forest Dance Festival (WFDF) is an ongoing program of ARTS Wake Forest that seeks to bring our community together through the art of dance. WFDF provides dancing and choreographing opportunities through an application process and by invitation to present dance works at free and ticketed presentations. WFDF also facilitates scholarship auditions for summer dance intensives and offers master classes.