United Arts Council

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We know arts education promotes engagement in school, increased academic success, and social-emotional development of students.

This year our Artists in Schools program provided 137,000 student experiences by placing professional teaching artists into schools for curriculum-based workshops and performances. Our Wheels on the Bus program covered transportation for 55 schools to take an entire grade on a cultural field trip to destinations like the NC Symphony and the NC Museum of Art. These programs enhance the standard course of study and expose youth to art forms they may not have access to through the normal curriculum. SUPPORT NOW!

The opportunities United Arts provides are life changing. Watch to learn more about why the arts are essential for students.

GIVE TODAY and ensure Wake County students will have access to arts education programs next school year!

Your support will help us achieve our goal of providing arts education experiences to all 160,000 Wake County Public elementary and middle school students. 


2025 Pieces of Gold is One Week Away

2025 Pieces of Gold is One Week Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Raleigh, NC – February 26, 2025 – United Arts Wake County, in partnership with the Wake County Public School System, …

May 22

Artspace Open Studio

3:00 pm–6:00 pm

Let your imagination soar in Artspace's Open Studio and enjoy a free self-guided art making activity for ages 5 and up.
May 23

KidsWrite! Festival 2025

7:00 pm–9:00 pm

Since 2008, Burning Coal Theatre Company’s KidsWrite! Festival has been a celebration of one-act plays written by 6th-12th graders residing …
May 24

Artspace Open Studio

11:30 am–2:30 pm

Let your imagination soar in Artspace's Open Studio and enjoy a free self-guided art making activity for ages 5 and up.

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