Emerging Arts Leaders Lunch a big success!
They came, they connected…they ate sushi! I think we can call the Emerging Arts Leaders lunch a success!
We packed the back room at Shiki Sushi!
Arts administrators came from all over the Triangle and from a huge variety of organizations. The Organizations represented included Bare Theatre, Playmakers Rep, Pinecone, Raleigh Little Theater, the NC Museum of Art, Scrap Exchange, Cary Visual Arts, Artspace, ArtsCenter, Visual Art Exchange, Mallarme Chamber Players, Durham Arts Council, NC Opera Company, Art of Cool, UNC Performing Arts, Kidznotes, Western Wake Artist Studio Tour, the Contemporary Art Museum, Deep Dish Theater, Golden Belt Artist Studios…..I know I am leaving someone out! And many more Emerging Leaders couldn’t make it, but asked to be on the list for future events. … Read More
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If you support the arts in the Triangle, learn to be an arts advocate.
A big part of Triangle ArtWork’s Mission is to advocate for the creative community in the Triangle region. That is why we are going to attend Arts Summit 2012. Organized by the wonderful statewide arts advocacy group, Arts NC, the goals of Arts Summit 2012 are as follows:
- Convene people passionate about the arts to develop a new case for government support
- Build momentum and structure for campaign/election events in cities across North Carolina(late September/early October)
- Inspire and encourage growth in arts advocacy practices at the local, state, and federal levels
- Provide new tools and training for advocacy and election activities “
Tags: Arts Advocacy Day, Arts Day, arts funding, arts nc, Arts Summit 2012, arts support, Elections, triangle arts organizations, triangle artworks
BEST project transforms empty Raleigh storefronts.
By Jess Moore
BEST is a new initiative in downtown Raleigh that fills unoccupied storefront windows with art. BEST, which stands for Beautifying Emerging
Spaces Together, formed late last year with their first installations starting in February 2012.
One of the group’s creative minds is Donna Belt, an interfaith minister, writer, and artist. An advocate for the “transformative value of art in people’s lives,” Belt sees the storefronts as an opportunity to change a negative – empty space – into a positive – a new vehicle for integrating art into daily life.
A goal of BEST is to actively involve the community and include a variety of voices. The first group to hang work in a storefront is ARTHOUSE, a children’s art studio. The window is located at 300 W Hargett St. and includes the children’s work along with quotes from each child speaking about their art. BEST is also creating interactive projects, like constructing a city skyline with sticky notes. The pieces of paper will include quotes from Raleigh citizens describing what they love most about their city. … Read More
Tags: "creative placemaking", artists, BEST, Downtown Living Associates, Jess Moore, Pop-Up, Raleigh
“Triangle Emerging Arts Leaders” Group Forming
Triangle ArtWorks is working with a Core Group of local arts leaders to create a Triangle Emerging Arts Leaders Group. The idea is to create a networking group of “young” arts administrators that will meet periodically for discussion and networking, with a goal of not only helping the Group’s members learn from each other and some discussion leaders, but also to facilitate collaboration between them and their organizations.
What is an Emerging Arts Leader?
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Documentary Team in town tonight to learn why the Triangle is Creative….come tell them!
Have you ever thought about what in particular it is about the South, or the Triangle, that makes it such a creative place. Well, three “self-proclaimed creatives” are going to spend the next month finding out just that.
As explained on their website, “Something in Particular is a full-length documentary being filmed at over 13 locations across the Southeast and an accompanying interactive website. Both will chronicle the people and organizations driving creativity in the South today.”
This team kicks off its journey with a stop in the Triangle TONIGHT and has already set up many interviews with local people doing creative things from film to food. But in an effort to meet as many different people in the area as possible, from as many disciplines as possible, they are asking people to come meet them TONIGHT at Visual Art Exchange (309 W. Martin Street, Raleigh) at 6pm. They will be filming the events to get some general shots and sound bites from those interested in sharing a piece of their story. … Read More
Tags: documentary film, Something in Particular, Visual art exchange
These population demographics may surprise you….
What will our region's population look like in 10 years?
Mitch Silver, City of Raleigh’s Planning Director (and husband of ArtWorks awesome Board member, Mary Silver!) is currently traveling the country, talking about what the results of the 2010 Census tell us. As President of the American Planning Association, Silver is mostly talking to city planners and economic development people around the Country. But the information is important for people in all business areas to know. … Read More
Tags: creative business, creative economy, economic impact of the arts, Mitch Silver, triangle arts organizations
Live in Chapel Hill? Your town needs your input!
Deep Dish Theater Manager and ArtWorks Working Group member, Devra Thomas, adds her thoughts.
A while back, in his blog, UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp took up the topic of the importance of a strong arts community for the future of Chapel Hill, stating
“Having a strong artistic presence also increases a town’s hipness. Some believe Durham is overtaking Chapel Hill and Carrboro as the cool corner of the Triangle. We can’t let that happen. We can’t let the Southern Part of Heaven and the Paris of the Piedmont outsource their cool to the Bull City.” … Read More
Tags: "creative placemaking", Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, economic impact of the arts
The Art of Cool Project -Where Jazz & Art Collaborate
The Art of Cool Project – Where Jazz & Art Collaborate
By Kim Alexander
Through its long history, jazz has thrived in a collaborative environment, one in which musicians spontaneously “jam” with one another during performances and where improvisation and free styling prevail. The Art of Cool Projectendeavors to expand collaboration between the aural and the visual, while advocating for the jazz and arts community in the Triangle, crossing economic and cultural boundaries, combining diverse artistic disciplines and bringing creative people together, giving rise to a community.
Al Strong sits in with Shana Tucker at Flanders Gallery. Photo by Sweet Life Photography.
Tags: Al Strong, Art of Cool, Cicely Mitchell, jazz, LabourLove
State’s SmART Initiative Provides Resources and Grants for Arts-Driven Economic Development.
In a press conference yesterday at American Tabacco in Durham, the North Carolina Arts Council’s SmART Initiative Task Force (previously called the SmaRT Cities/SmART Towns Task Force) announced its SmART Initiative. This Task Force, chaired by Jim Goodmon, was established in the fall of 2010 and, according to the Initiative’s Report, was made up of “civic and government leaders, legislators, tourism and chamber of commerce directors, private developers and arts leaders”. The group’s purpose was to “create a SmART Initiative designed to catalyze arts driven economic development in the communities of North Carolina. Based on its work, the Task Force developed recommendations, which it included in its Report. … Read More
Tags: arts driven economic development, Department of Cultural Resources, Linda Carlisle, SmART Cities/SmART Towns, SmART Initiative, SmART Initiative Pilot Grant Program, SmART Initiative Resource Center
Will Chapel Hill’s future be vibrant? Here’s how to have your say -
Do you live in Chapel HIll?
Does Chapel Hill need more businesses like FRANK Gallery?
Do you wish that the Town was more supportive of the arts? Is there more the Town could be doing to create an environment that is more supportive of arts-based and other creative businesses? Do you want more arts programming or educational opportunities?
Do you think that a more vibrant and diverse arts community is key to Chapel Hill’s economic growth and livability? Studies show that members of the “creative class” – that group of innovative thinkers that are creating and working in innovative businesses that many see as crucial to our region’s future – want to live in a place that has a vibrant and diverse arts community. What can be done to attract them to Chapel Hill? … Read More
Tags: "creative placemaking", Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, creative business, creative economy, economic impact of the arts