Fifth Annual City of Raleigh and County of Wake Employee Art Exhibit/Contest As Part of The National Arts Program®
The City of Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County invite all City and County employees and their immediate family members to enter the area’s fifth annual The National Arts Program® Exhibition, December 7, 2007, through January 10, 2008. Intent to enter forms are available here and from www.wakeemployees.com and the City of Raleigh Arts Commission office and must be returned to the Arts Commission office by November 16.
This art exhibit, in collaboration with The National Arts Program® Foundation, Inc., of Malvern, Pennsylvania, showcases the diverse and artistic talents of municipal employees of Raleigh and Wake County and their families. Recognized artists and arts professional will jury all works and cash prizes will be awarded in the exhibition’s five artistic classifications: amateur, intermediate, advanced, youth ages 12-17 and youth under 12 years.
In the adult classifications, winners will receive $350 for first place, $250 for second place and $150 for third place. In the youth classifications, $100 will go to first place winners, $75 to second-place and $50 to third-place winners.
The National Arts Program® was conceived by Leonard E. B. Andrews, art collector, publisher, business executive and journalist, “for the encouragement and development of artistic expression.” It began as a pilot project in 1985 and now reaches over 150 cities in the U.S.
The Raleigh and Wake County employee and family artwork will be displayed in the Avery Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett Street, from December 7, 2007, to January 10, 2008.
The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County will host a reception for the show Friday, December 7, 5:00 p.m., for City and County employees and their families in conjunction with the Raleigh’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Children and grandchildren are welcome for a little holiday fun and “arts education.’
For more information about the National Arts Program exhibition, call Carol Mallette, City of Raleigh Arts Commission office at 857-4372, or Eleanor H. Jordan, United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County at 839-1498, ext. 226, or Lauri Arntsen, Wake County Public Affairs Office, 856-6680.
This art exhibit, in collaboration with The National Arts Program® Foundation, Inc., of Malvern, Pennsylvania, showcases the diverse and artistic talents of municipal employees of Raleigh and Wake County and their families. Recognized artists and arts professional will jury all works and cash prizes will be awarded in the exhibition’s five artistic classifications: amateur, intermediate, advanced, youth ages 12-17 and youth under 12 years.
In the adult classifications, winners will receive $350 for first place, $250 for second place and $150 for third place. In the youth classifications, $100 will go to first place winners, $75 to second-place and $50 to third-place winners.
The National Arts Program® was conceived by Leonard E. B. Andrews, art collector, publisher, business executive and journalist, “for the encouragement and development of artistic expression.” It began as a pilot project in 1985 and now reaches over 150 cities in the U.S.
The Raleigh and Wake County employee and family artwork will be displayed in the Avery Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett Street, from December 7, 2007, to January 10, 2008.
The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County will host a reception for the show Friday, December 7, 5:00 p.m., for City and County employees and their families in conjunction with the Raleigh’s First Friday Gallery Walk. Children and grandchildren are welcome for a little holiday fun and “arts education.’
For more information about the National Arts Program exhibition, call Carol Mallette, City of Raleigh Arts Commission office at 857-4372, or Eleanor H. Jordan, United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County at 839-1498, ext. 226, or Lauri Arntsen, Wake County Public Affairs Office, 856-6680.