Dear Friends, My heart is still full from Big Night In for the Arts last Thursday! What an amazing outpouring of support for our arts community after what has been an extraordinarily challenging year. It was inspiring to see not just our artists and organizations from Wake County, but all throughout the Triangle, come together for one night! Big Night In for the Arts was…
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Virtual Mural Was REAL Fun!
by Lisa McIntosh Despite challenging times, artists and schools are finding ways to bring extraordinary arts programming to Wake County students. The Artists in Schools program at United Arts may look and feel different this school year, but the goal is the same: To help schools hire professional teaching artists who offer curriculum-based arts instruction for students in grades K-12. With the flood of information changing daily, school leaders…
Nominations Now Open for 2021 Business Support of the Arts Awards
United Arts Awards $308,778 in Grants Across Wake County
The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County announces the investment of $308,778 in grants across Wake County in support of arts programming in the current fiscal year. United Arts awarded 48 grants to 45 Wake County organizations, schools, and municipalities. As a champion of arts education, United Arts is dedicated to making the arts fundamental to…
United Arts Announces $1 million Nonprofit Arts Relief Fund from Wake County
Thank you to the Wake County Commission which voted unanimously today to create a $1 million nonprofit arts relief fund that United Arts will administer! 100% of the funds will be passed on directly to organizations that have suffered directly from the social distancing requirements that help contain COVID-19. From April to June, the Raleigh…
United Arts is Moving!
A Message from our President, Charles Phaneuf **NEW ADDRESS** United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County PO Box 26388 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Transcript of Video Message: Hello. My name is Charles Phaneuf, and I’m the President of the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. I hope that you and your loved…
A Message to our Community
Dear Friends, The death of George Floyd, coming on the heels of the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black people due to structural racism and brutality, has shaken our community. United Arts seeks to build a better Raleigh and Wake County through the support of and advocacy for the arts.…
COVID 19 & the Arts
A message from United Arts President, Charles Phaneuf
An opportunity to share why the arts matter
Arts Day is an opportunity to come together and tell our story, collectively, about why the arts matter.
Chuck Davis’s Local Legacy
Chuck Davis touched many lives locally and worldwide through his dance—and through his character. United Arts' President Eleanor Oakley reflects on his impact on the arts in Wake County.