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Raleigh’s nonprofit art and cultural events production studio

 

we are curators, collaborators and risk-takers dedicated to fulfilling our mission of “Art for All.” 

 
Artsplosure :: Raleigh's arts and cultural event production studio
View of Artsplosure festival music stage from crowd in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina

Since its first festival in April 1980, Artsplosure has presented scores of outdoor programs and large-scale festivals featuring thousands of established and emerging visual, performing, and interdisciplinary artists in numerous traditional and non-traditional indoor venues and outdoor settings. Past and present Artsplosure-produced events include the Jazz & Blue Music Festival, the African American Cultural Festival, First Night Raleigh, Live & Local Hillsborough Street, and its namesake event, Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival. 

Artsplosure also offers programming and production support for other events seeking artistic components, such as J. Cole’s Dreamville Music Festival, IBM’s Wide Open Bluegrass, Destination Dix Festival, and more. 

Through our work, we strive to produce quality events that make the creativity of the most imaginative and celebrated artists accessible to the public – all in an effort to enrich our community and inspire greater love for the visual and performing arts. 

Artsplosure :: Raleigh's arts and cultural event production studio
 
 

 Artsplosure Team

Jaci Field

Executive Director

Jaci joins Artsplosure after 23 years of service at UNC Athletics as Assistant Athletic Director of Capital Projects & Facilities, bringing a grand total of 29 years of event management experience to the team. Her portfolio of events include Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Atlanta Black Arts Festival, Crape Myrtle Festival, OUT Raleigh/LGBT Center of Raleigh programs, and La Fiesta del Pueblo. Field is also active in the community on the UNC campus and beyond. She served on the Diversity & Inclusion Awards Committee and is the recent past Chair of the Carolina Black Caucus. Jaci has also served on the Board of Directors for the Crape Myrtle Festival and the LGBT Center of Raleigh. She lives in Raleigh with her son, Declan, and has her own personal family memories attending Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival over the last decade!

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Artsplosure team, Cameron Laws, Program Director

Cameron Laws

Program Director

Cameron Laws is responsible for artistic program planning and coordination, supervising technical and volunteer staff, and assisting in coordinating logistics of all on-site festival operations for each festival. She also assists the executive director in securing proposals for major visual arts installations and in preparing and negotiating artists’ contracts. Her role with Artsplosure is a continuation of her involvement with the North Carolina arts community. During her time at NC State she served as a student coordinator for the first Arts Village living and learning community as well as a member of ARTS NC STATE and an intern at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design. Cameron is also an active volunteer with Girls Rock NC, teaching youth how to play guitar and perform original compositions. Previous to her return to Raleigh she lived in the volcanic tropics of Hawaii and the historic port city of Savannah, Georgia. Cameron’s hobbies include exploring the Triangle scene, playing guitar, carpentry, and producing art and design work through multiple artistic mediums.

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Lucy Tobias

Marketing Director

Lucy is a native New Yorker and recent Raleigh transplant. She joined the Artsplosure team in October 2021 as the Marketing Director. She is responsible for managing advertising campaigns along with Artsplosure’s websites and social media presence, serving as the liaison between Artsplosure and local media outlets. With a dynamic background in everything from advertising campaigns at AOL to video production for Scary Mommy and social media for WWE, she's excited to help grow Artsplosure's reach and capabilities. In her spare time, Lucy loves documenting her Raleigh adventures alongside her pug on her Instagram account @LucyTfactory!

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Artsplosure team, Hannah Liebel, Operations Manager

Hannah Liebel

Operations Director

Hannah Liebel (BA) began volunteering with Artsplosure in 2017 and officially joined the team in 2018 as our Visual Artist Coordinator. Before coming to Artsplosure, Hannah worked across the state curating and managing galleries, festivals, studio spaces, and university programs. In 2019, Hannah became our Operations Manager, where she continued to develop our vendor relations and rental agreements, while continuing to oversee our long and short term projects. In 2020, Hannah became our Operations Director, making her the primary liaison for all visual artists, vendors, contractors, and general inquiries. Hannah is responsible for curating, contracting, and organizing all of Artsplosure’s juried art markets, as well as our vendors, and community groups. Hannah also manages the Artsplosure office space, storage spaces, and all of our rental agreements. Hannah received a Bachelors of Science in Art Education (K-12) from Appalachian State University in 2012 and is continuing her educational pursuits through Duke University's Nonprofit Management program. Hannah's expertise in festival logistics and vendor management makes her an integral part of Artsplosure’s initiative to bring extraordinary art to all in a safe and accessible environment.

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Glynda Westerbeek

Accounting Manager

Glynda Westerbeek joined Artsplosure in 2005. She is responsible for all the accounting of Artsplosure, including monthly receivables, payables, reconciliations and payroll. She also helps with the Friends Campaign and serves as the Volunteer and Art Market Coordinator for the organization. As a continuation of her love and support of the Arts community Glynda also performs contract accounting work for Pinecone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music and the North Carolina Presenters Consortium. Artsplosure’s mission to provide “Art for All” is what Glynda appreciates most about working for Artsplosure. Knowing that Artsplosure works to provide an opportunity for everyone to enjoy art in the community no matter their circumstance makes it an honor to work with Artsplosure.

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2023 Board Members

Artsplosure :: Raleigh, NC Art Festival

Christopher Dumais
President

Contract Lumber

Jennifer Nusbaum
Vice President

Oracle

Jennifer champion

First Citizens Bank

Elizabeth Hedrick
Immediate Past President

Fox Rothschild LLP

Ann-Cabell Baum

The Glenwood Agency

Melissa Herb

Lenovo

JEDIDAH GRANT

Myr!ad

GEORGE HAGE

Red Hat

Kacy hunt

Pinnacle Financial Partners

SUSAN MURPHy

Experience Raleigh

NICK NEPTUNE

Dix Park Conservancy

Jim Rothschild

Retired - WRAL/Cap Broadcasting

CAROLINe RUSSELL

Quest Academy

Cynthia von der Lehr

Duke Home Care & Hospice

JANA WOEHRLE

Carolina Theatre of Durham

 
 

 Contract staff & consultants

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Sara Roberts

Volunteer & Children’s Programming Coordinator

Cameron Duncan

Technical Supervisor

Nicole Rowe

Sign and Banner Coordinator

 
 
Artsplosure :: Raleigh, NC Art Festival