Meet Artsplosure 2020 Official Artist Kiwi Calhoun! When did you start creating art? "As soon as I could hold a crayon, I was drawing and making up stories! And I have no intention of stopping anytime soon." What inspires your…
Kacy Hunt, president of the Artsplosure Board of Directors, today announced that acclaimed Raleigh visual artist and educator Bob Rankin will be the Honorary Chair of the upcoming Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival. This free-to-the-public annual spring arts festival…
Artsplosure, the presenter of WRAL First Night Raleigh 2020, today announced the Astro Botanicals Garden of Light art installation sponsored by Fidelity Investments will open to the public in Moore Square on December 28 and December 31. Created by artist…
Kacy Hunt, President of the Artsplosure Board of Directors, today announced that Ann-Cabell Baum will serve as the honorary chair of WRAL First Night Raleigh. The 29th edition of the annual New Year’s Eve arts festival will take place on…
We are thrilled to have such a talented array of artists and craftsmen at this year’s Art Market at Wide Open Bluegrass 2019! The list of participating artists is below, along with examples of their work and links to their…
Lineup Announced for Artsplosure - The Raleigh Arts Festival: May 18-19, 2019 To mark its 40th anniverary, the annual Raleigh Arts Festival will showcase a diverse mix of music, performance art, children’s activities, interactive sculptures, and fine artists and crafters…
RALEIGH, NC – Artsplosure executive director Michael Lowder today announced that artwork created by the team of Louis St. Lewis and Nate Sheaffer will serve as the annual spring festival’s centerpiece image. “It’s the 40th edition of our namesake arts…
Kacy Hunt, president of the Artsplosure board of directors, today announced that singer-songwriter Tift Merritt will be the honorary chair of the 40h anniversary presentation of Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival. This free-to-the-public annual spring arts festival will take…
Artsplosure recruits a new team of jurors to score each year's submissions for our Art Market. We seek a rotating mix of professional artists and arts administrators that allow for a wide range of new and returning artists from year…
Each fall, Artsplosure issues a “call for artists” interested in exhibiting and selling at its namesake festival held each year on the third weekend in May. All work displayed or offered for sale must be the artist’s own creation. Artsplosure:…