United Arts Council’s
29th Annual Cultural Arts Festival
To Be August 16 at Wakefield High School
29th Annual Cultural Arts Festival
To Be August 16 at Wakefield High School
Giant puppets, stories from other lands, pottery and batik residencies, and writing residencies are just some of the arts events available to schools, communities and presenters through the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County.
Festival Artists
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The 29th annual Cultural Arts Festival, cosponsored by United Arts Council and Wake County Public School System, is scheduled for Saturday, August 16 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Raleigh’s Wakefield High School, 2200 Wakefield Pines Drive. The Festival is a day-long, trade-show-format event that allows school representatives to see firsthand a sampling of the artists available through United Arts Council’s Artists Resource Directory.
At the Festival, school and community representatives can meet the artists and watch them showcase segments of their programs throughout the day. The event features artists who participate in the United Arts Council’s Artists in the Schools (AIS) Program. AIS offers funding to Wake County public, private and charter schools to bring artists into schools for performances, workshops and residencies.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the teachers and PTA reps to spend time with a large number of artists, experience their performances and have all their questions answered,” said Eleanor Oakley, President and CEO of United Arts. “This festival has a long history and is a very unique opportunity.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity for the teachers and PTA reps to spend time with a large number of artists, experience their performances and have all their questions answered,” said Eleanor Oakley, President and CEO of United Arts. “This festival has a long history and is a very unique opportunity.”
Last year’s event had more than 400 attendees, with more than 100 artists, and it generated more than $400,000 in revenue for artists. United Arts, along with school PTAs, helped bring more than 300 arts events-including performances, residencies and workshops-to 131 Wake schools in 2007-2008. To date, more than 100 parents and teachers have committed to volunteering as Cultural Arts Representatives, committed to oversee their school’s cultural arts programming, and more are volunteering daily. United Arts is proud to partner with Wake County PTAs from schools throughout the county. In addition to school representatives from Wake and Johnston counties, arts presenters and teachers from other nearby counties and throughout the state also attend the Festival to see high quality artists demonstrate the programs offered for schools.
Community members are welcome to attend this event.
Community members are welcome to attend this event.