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Many many many artists of all ages are involved with artSPARK. There are a host of installations, exhibitions, workshops, AND chalk art covering three entire city block lengths of Fayetteville Street! See how the local artist community expresses creativity!

Sep
5
Sat
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 5 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
6
Sun
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 6 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
7
Mon
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 7 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
8
Tue
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 8 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
9
Wed
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 9 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
10
Thu
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 10 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
11
Fri
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 11 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
12
Sat
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 12 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
13
Sun
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 13 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
14
Mon
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 14 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
15
Tue
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 15 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
16
Wed
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 16 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
17
Thu
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 17 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Main Exhibition Opening Reception
Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Exhibition Opening Reception

Come and see the local artist showcase and celebrate our artists with coffee and live music from Pippa Hoover.

Art in Motion featuring Code f.a.d
Sep 17 @ 8:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Art in Motion featuring Code f.a.d

The “Art in Motion” performance combines the artful movement of dance and action painting! Watch as the performance transfers the energy of movement onto canvas with paint markings dribbled and smeared leaving an imprint of the body in motion. A collaborative performance by Code f.a.d. Company and Katie Gunter.

Sep
18
Fri
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 18 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Street Painting Check-in
Sep 18 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
BothWays / Migratory Birds
Sep 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
BothWays / Migratory Birds

The Mahler will exhibit the artwork created during the Raleigh Residency of both the Moroccan and American artists from September 18th-30th. A reception will be open to the public from 6-9 PM on September 18 and will feature a short documentary of the cultural exchange experience.

Sep
19
Sat
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 19 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Street Painting Check-in
Sep 19 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am
COMPLIFY
Sep 19 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
COMPLIFY

COMPLIFY is a mission to collect 10,000 photographs of faces over the course of 3 years in order to create a show where viewers reflect on how stereotypes simplify society. Jose Chavira will have a small studio set up in the bazaar where SPARKers can come by, share their experiences, and add their portrait to the project.

Decorate 50′ Guitar
Sep 19 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Decorate 50' Guitar

Help decorate a giant guitar with tempera paint (water clean-up)

Marbles Kids Museum Presents “Art on a Roll”
Sep 19 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marbles Kids Museum Presents "Art on a Roll"

Trade in your paint brushes for rolling wheels and bouncing balls! With a little bit of innovation and a lot of imagination, create on a whole new level.

New Mind Education – Chinese Art and Lettering
Sep 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
New Mind Education - Chinese Art and Lettering

Come get creative with exchange students calling Raleigh home. Help build a Lunar New Year sculpture, learn some Chinese characters, and even try a henna tattoo!

Straight Up Raleigh
Sep 19 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Straight Up Raleigh

Come see muralist Lisa Gaither at work! She’ll be painting a mural featuring Raleigh’s own -Sir Walter Raleigh!

BothWays / Migratory Birds
Sep 19 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
BothWays / Migratory Birds

The Mahler will exhibit the artwork created during the Raleigh Residency of both the Moroccan and American artists from September 18th-30th. A reception will be open to the public from 6-9 PM on September 18 and will feature a short documentary of the cultural exchange experience.

Art in Motion featuring Code f.a.d.
Sep 19 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Art in Motion featuring Code f.a.d.

The “Art in Motion” performance combines the artful movement of dance and action painting! Watch as the performance transfers the energy of movement onto canvas with paint markings dribbled and smeared leaving an imprint of the body in motion. A collaborative performance by Code f.a.d. Company and Katie Gunter.

Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild’s “ORANGE: An International Mail Art Challenge”
Sep 19 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild's "ORANGE: An International Mail Art Challenge"

We invite people of all ages from all over the world to join us in creating 4″x6″ postcards on the theme, Orange, and mailing them to: CMMAG 4704 Marathon Lane Raleigh, North Carolina 27616.

Sep
20
Sun
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 20 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

COMPLIFY
Sep 20 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
COMPLIFY

COMPLIFY is a mission to collect 10,000 photographs of faces over the course of 3 years in order to create a show where viewers reflect on how stereotypes simplify society. Jose Chavira will have a small studio set up in the bazaar where SPARKers can come by, share their experiences, and add their portrait to the project.

Decorate 50′ Guitar
Sep 20 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Decorate 50' Guitar

Help decorate a giant guitar with tempera paint (water clean-up)

New Mind Education – Chinese Art and Lettering
Sep 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
New Mind Education - Chinese Art and Lettering

Come get creative with exchange students calling Raleigh home. Help build a Lunar New Year sculpture, learn some Chinese characters, and even try a henna tattoo!

Straight Up Raleigh
Sep 20 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Straight Up Raleigh

Come see muralist Lisa Gaither at work! She’ll be painting a mural featuring Raleigh’s own -Sir Walter Raleigh!

Sep
21
Mon
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 21 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
22
Tue
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 22 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
23
Wed
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 23 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
24
Thu
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 24 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
25
Fri
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 25 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
26
Sat
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 26 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
27
Sun
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 27 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
28
Mon
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 28 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
29
Tue
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 29 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

Sep
30
Wed
Main Exhibition – Local Flair
Sep 30 @ 6:30 am – 10:00 pm
Main Exhibition - Local Flair

Come and see the local artist showcase upstairs at Morning Times Café!

 

 

 

 

Street Painting Presenting Sponsor:

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Street Painting Chalk Sponsor:

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Kids presenting sponsors: The Marcotte Family & Arts Together 

artSPARK Sponsors
The Mahler Fine Art
Frame Warehouse
KCI Associates of NC

In-kind
Videri Chocolate Factory

Juballa Village Coffee
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
The Junction Salon & Bar
NCMA

Venues
Roguemark
Blake Street Shops
VanNess & Fellows Tattoo
Boutique and Art Gallery
Landmark

 

 

 

 

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