North Carolina had long been recognized for rich traditions in crafts, literature, historical drama and music when, by executive order in 1964, Governor Terry Sanford created the North Carolina Arts Council to strengthen North Carolina's creativity, invention and prosperity.
Under Governor Dan K. Moore, the Arts Council became a statutory state agency in 1967. It operates today as an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources, the nation's first cabinet level state agency for the arts, history, and libraries.
The N.C. Arts Council is governed by a 24-member board appointed by the Governor, a 26-member staff, and serves as the steward of state and federal funds appropriated for the arts. Arts Council Board meetings are open to the public.
Community Arts Center (Hannah Block USO)
The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC is pleased to coordinate the monthly Fourth Friday Gallery Walk. The self-guided tours are held from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. We hope to build on the coordinated marketing effort which has made downtown Wilmington a popular destination for art lovers./p>
Support the arts and the arts will support you!
Up coming events and art shows are posted regularly in Encore Magazine.
http://www.encorepub.com/events-2/#/28405-wilmington/all/today
Information about upcoming events are posted regularly on the WECT-TV Cultural Calendar.
Information concerning upcoming events and art show are posted regularly on WHQR's Cultural Calendar. In addition, the public radio station has assisted the Wilmington Art Association, by doing interviews to keep the public informed about the organization.
A publication for women published in Wilmington, Wilma posts cultural events for the region.
Upcoming events and art shows are posted monthly in the Wrightsville Beach Magazine's Cultural Calendar. In addition, the magazine recognizes the Wilmington Art Association's non-profit status with reduces rates for paid advertising.
Ziabird, designers of jewelry, clothing and more is a sponsor of WAA's 29th Annual Spring Art Show and Sale. Ziabird is located at Lumina Station, 1900 Eastwood Road, Suite 9, Wilmington, NC 28403
P. O. Box 3033, Azalea Station, Wilmington, NC, 28406 (910) 343-4370
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