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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…

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, announced today 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 year, we end our weekend of art for all by awarding six of our art market artists with prizes totaling $3,500. This year, ceramicist Luis Enrique Gutierrez of NICA Ceramic Art was our Best In Show! 2D artist Michelle…

Fidelity Investments sponsoring the Artsplosure mobile app, free to guests with smartphones during The Raleigh Arts Festival. Artsplosure, the presenter of Artsplosure – The Raleigh Arts Festival, today announced that its 2018 mobile app is now in the Apple App…