County and City to Sponsor
7th Annual Joint Employee Art Exhibit
as Part of National Arts Program®
7th Annual Joint Employee Art Exhibit
as Part of National Arts Program®
Wake County, the Raleigh Arts Commission, and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County invite all current City and County employees and their immediate family members to enter the 7th Annual National Arts Program® competition and exhibition, December 3, 2009, through January 11, 2010. The deadline for employees to submit intent to participate forms is Monday, November 9, at 4 p.m.
In the adult classifications, winners will receive $300 for first place, $200 for second place and $100 for third place. In the youth classifications, $75 will go to first-place, $50 to second-place, and $25 to third-place winners. A Best of Show award of $300 will be presented.
The National Arts Program® was conceived by Leonard E. B. Andrews, art collector, publisher, business executive and journalist, “for the encouragement and development of artistic expression.”
All accepted artwork will be displayed in the Avery Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett Street, from December 3, 2009 through January 11, 2010. The Raleigh Arts Commission will host a reception for the show’s opening on Thursday, Dec. 3, 5:00-7:00 p.m., for City and County employees and their families and elected officials. The event is free and open to public as well.
Each individual artist may submit one artwork. All entries must be labeled with the artist’s name, title of the work and department affiliation. Artists must bring the physical artwork to the first-floor lobby of the Avery Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St., from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 18. NO WORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE 4:00 p.m. deadline.
Rules for submitting artwork:
- Wake County employees and family members: A registration form (see attached) must be completed by each employee and/or family artist and returned to either: Sharon Brown, Community Services Outreach director, Wake County, fax 919-856-6181; or to Eleanor Oakley, United Arts Council, fax 919-839-6002. These forms are available online at: www.wakeemployees.com, www.raleighnc.gov/arts, or www.unitedarts.org.
- City of Raleigh employees and family members should submit their forms to, the City of Raleigh Arts Commission office, Room 504, Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street; fax: 996-7619. Forms available online at www.raleighnc.gov/arts.
- Not accepted: copies, kits, paint-by-number pieces, photocopies or photographs of artwork, magazine or book illustrations, and random snapshots.
- Two-dimensional artwork (painting, poetry, drawings and photographs) must be hardboard mounted and matted, or framed, and ready to hang with wire securely on the back. Artwork must measure no more than 48” in any direction or weigh more than 50 pounds. Artwork that does not meet size limitations or specifications will be disqualified before judging.
- Because there is no space to store work after the exhibition, all work must be removed from City Hall by the artist or family member on Wednesday, January 12, 2009, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Neither Wake County, the City of Raleigh, or the National Arts Program® will be responsible for unclaimed work.
- All delivery and pickup of work will be the sole responsibility of the artist.
For more information about the National Arts Program® exhibition, call Hannah Costner, City of Raleigh Arts Commission, at
996-3610; or Eleanor H. Oakley, United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, at 839-1498, ext. 203More Information