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Volunteer Meet & Greet July 27
Renaissance Center manager Debbie Dunn reveals a not-so-secret side of her personality, when she takes the stage (and the microphone) with her husband, guitarist Harry Teuting, to perform a selection of heartfelt songs. After earning her music degree from Meredith College, Debbie performed professionally in theater as well as and fronting a band on tours throughout the Southeast, even opening for the Charlie Daniels Band. Join us for an intimate mini-concert on March 8!
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Helping creators to find an outlet and fans to find creators.
For more than 30 years, ARTS Wake Forest has been supporting local artists and existing art programs throughout the Wake Forest community, while encouraging new arts ventures as well. Events we have presented through the years include the Six Sundays in Spring concert series, the Wake Forest Dance Festival, the Neck of the Woods variety show, and the Wake Forest Holiday Artisans’ Market. We also assist with the Town of Wake Forest’s Mardi Gras Festival and Dirt Day Festival, as well as the Wake Forest Youth Connect conference, and the Mad Hatters’ Artist & Garden Tour. As a non-profit, all-volunteer organization, ARTS Wake Forest is funded through individual contributions and corporate sponsorships, along with grants from the Town of Wake Forest, United Arts of Raleigh & Wake County, and others.
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Call for Artists: 2012 North Carolina Juried Pastel Exhibition (deadline: March 24)
The Pastel Society of North Carolina, in conjunction with the Appalachian Pastel Society and the Piedmont Pastel Society, is hosting a statewide exhibit for chalk pastelists. The exhibit dates are June 1-30, 2012, and the juror will be Marla Bagetta. For Prospectus...
Call for Artists (and anyone else!): Wake Forest Tree Sculpture Contest, Deadline Jan. 31, 2012
Wake Forest area residents are invited to submit their ideas and designs as part of a competition that will result in the sculpting of the trunk of a tree behind the Holding Park pool into a work of public art. The winning design will be selected by the Board of...
Call for Artists: N.C. Museum of Art Seeks Art for Auction Fundraiser
The North Carolina Museum is requesting original works of art to be considered for inclusion in Art of the Auction, a silent and live auction event to be held Saturday, April 14, 2012. Proceeds from the auction will benefit Museum exhibitions and programs. All...