Arts Wake Forest

ARTS Wake Forest is a nonprofit that supports artists and art programs around Wake Forest. It started in 1990 as the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association and is run today by volunteers, with its office on Barnford Mill Road.

The mission it works to is building community through the arts. Funding comes from the Town of Wake Forest, United Arts of Wake County, the North Carolina Arts Council, event sponsors, and businesses and individuals who give. The work shows up as concerts, markets and painting events through the year.

What to know

• The Wake Forest Guild of Artists promotes visual arts and local artists under the organization.
• Guild member meetings include educational programs and chances to exhibit work.
• A Spring Artisans Market and a Holiday Artisans Market are both organized downtown.
• Six Sundays in Spring is a concert series the organization runs each spring.
• Paint the Forest is a four-day plein air painting event held with The Makery.