Spend First Friday making a coiled jute vessel with the Center for Craft! Using natural jute rope and either monofilament thread or hot glue, create your own jute vase, placemat, or tabletop object.

Date Night is a monthly, hands-on craft series at the Center for Craft. Every First Friday night enjoy making a different craft project with a friend or meet someone new!

Spend First Friday making resin dice with the Center for Craft! Using silicone molds, UV-curing resin, dyes, and iridescent flakes, you will cast up to 2 personalized dice for your next game night.

Registration is required and protective masks will be provided.

Date Night is a monthly, hands-on craft series at the Center for Craft. Every First Friday night enjoy making a different craft project with a friend or meet someone new!

To apply as a vendor, please visit the application on the homepage of our website:  www.gmoa.org

This is an outdoor (weather permitting) vendor market to support regional artists and vendors with live music and a food truck.  It is free for the public to attend!

Games Meet Art is a great family event in which games of all sorts take over the Museum, inside and out! We create a great space to meet new friends and learn new games. This event encourages physical activity, sharpens mental and critical thinking skills, encourages family and group play, and creates an afternoon full of laughter! Brandy’s Food Truck will be joining us! Visitors are encouraged to park along 8th St., 9th St., Washington St., Dickinson Ave., Five Points Plaza and our Education Building next door. Masks are required indoors.  Food and beverages are encouraged to be consumed outside. Hand sanitizing stations will be placed around the facility.

Join us for this outdoor community event as we host a variety of regional artists and vendors as they have their goods and works available for purchasing! We will also have our Autumn Auction running virtually during this time period - the actual artworks will be on display at the GMoA for those wanting a closer look. As planned per usual, live music and a food truck will be in attendance. The interior of our facility will be available for those who wish to view out exhibitions, shop from our Gift Shop, and enjoy the natural beauty that comes with our building. If weather does not cooperate, the event will be moved indoors! Artists, vendors, visitors alike are strongly encouraged to wear facemasks if they have not been fully vaccinated. Hand sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the event, both outdoors and indoors. Entry to this event is free so come ready to shop for unique and handmade works of art and products! To participate as an artist in the auction AND/OR applying for a booth at the sale, visit our homepage:  www.gmoa.org

Where Were You is a collaboration between Cape Fear Regional Theatre, The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, and Ft. Bragg that remembers and honors the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and celebrates the triumph of the American spirit through story and song. Featuring live performances from CFRT, FSO, the 82nd Airborne All American Chorus, Cumberland Choral Arts, and other exciting programing, Where Were You will bring Fayetteville together to honor this important moment in American history.

When: Saturday, September 11, 2021 Where: Festival Park, Downtown Fayetteville, NC Time: 7:30pm Price: Free Admission

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Creative Aging Network-NC (CAN-NC) announces a Call to Artists who are 50+ for our "Summer Shade Festival: Celebrate Creative Aging with Us" to be held on September 17-18, 2021.

A weekend celebration featuring an exhibition by North Carolina artists 50 and better, open studio tours, live music, art and garden demonstrations, and campus tours.

If you are an artist who's 50+, you are invited to submit up to 3 works of art for our Summer Shade Festival. 2-D and 3-D media are eligible and must be ready to hang or display. Please complete the entry form and submit your $25 entry fee at this link: https://can-nc.org/events.

Art drop off dates are: • August 30th and 31st from 10am-2pm • September 1st and 2nd from 4pm-7pm • September 3rd from 10am-2pm.

Join us for an Opening Reception on Friday, September 17th from 5:00-9:00 pm on our campus at 2400 Summit Ave, Greensboro, NC 27405. North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green will open our Summer Shade Festival by performing one of her poems on Friday evening, Sept. 17th. Saturday’s event will run from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (Rain or Shine).

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Join us in the gallery for First Friday at GreenHill. Presenting live music by The Alley Rabbits, performing 6:45 - 7:30 pm.

Join us for the (End of) Summer Shindig, our summertime, signature fundraiser at the Greenville Museum of Art (GMoA) on Thursday, September 9th, 6-9pm!

Attendees can expect dynamic live music by Greenville's own, The Still Shakers, great local food provided by Moore's Old Thyme Barbeque, open bar, lawn games, silent auction and raffle items, and general summer-themed merriment! The funds raised for this event support the GMoA, helping us keep admission to the Museum FREE and supporting our educational outreach, exhibitions, and programs. Check-in at the registration tables before entering located at the front and back of the parking lot. Guest parking is available along 8th St., 9th St., Washington St., Dickinson Ave., and Five Points Plaza as this outdoor event will be located in our parking lot and courtyard.

PURCHASE TICKETS: https://e.givesmart.com/events/mUx/ (The website will be continuously updated as event details are solidified).

Raleigh's Go-To Destination on New Year's Eve

WRAL First Night Raleigh takes place in various venues from museum lobbies to church sanctuaries to street corners across more than 20 blocks of downtown Raleigh on December 31, offering entertainment for all ages.

Festivities begin with the early afternoon Children’s Celebration on Bicentennial Plaza and at the NC Museums of History and Natural Sciences. The Evening Celebration comes alive with performances in 30+ downtown Raleigh locations, featuring interactive art installations, drama, magic, music, comedy and dance. The night is capped off with music on the outdoor Main Stage, the famous Raleigh Acorn Drop, and a spectacular fireworks show.