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» Roanoke Self-Portrait Project: THIRD MONDAY Gallery Talks!
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Join neighbors, artists and new friends at the Third Monday Gallery Talks as we explore the role of art in connecting us around the world and across the city. Prior to the third Monday evening City Council Meetings, the Municipal Building at 215 Church Avenue, SW will be open for a 6 PM Gallery…
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Golden Key Scavenger Hunt through October 8
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There’s one more week for the Golden Key Scavenger Hunt. Funded through ARPA arts and cultural marketing funds, Virginia Children’s Theatre has led the charge to market arts and cultural offerings and bring shoppers into downtown businesses. The effort ends on Saturday, October 8. Learn more at the Golden Key…
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» Congratulations to our 2022-23 Grantees
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We’re pleased to announce that the Roanoke City Council supported a consistent level of funding for arts and cultural programming at $336,500 for FY 2022-23. The Agency Funding Advisory Committee (AFAC) worked hard this spring reviewing applications for the coming year. They looked at past performance and the work of…
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» June Newsletter
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This month, see the work in progress…a miniature by Amanda Kelly for the Roanoke Self-Portrait Project. Get all the news in this month’s newsletter!
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» First ART MATTERS Grants Announced
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We’re celebrating our first ten Art Matters grant awards with a Virtual Meet the Artist. Learn all about the awards in this press release and in this article from the June 1 Roanoke Times, “Roanoke Arts Commission funds 10 art projects.” Read the June 7 Roanoke Times editorial, “Art Matters…
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» National Youth Poet Laureate Program Launching in Roanoke
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In Fall 2023, the City of Roanoke will have its first Youth Poet Laureate. Funded through an Art Matters grant, local leader, spoken word artist, and musician Bryan “Harvest Blaque” Hancock, will work with community partners through the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023 to provide opportunities to area…
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» Free Youth Artists Workshops for Roanoke City Youth
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Calling Roanoke’s top youth artists! Attend free workshops this summer to help produce work that will be added to the City of Roanoke’s permanent collection. The workshops, led by artist Heather Marshall will result in six works to be installed in the Oliver Hill Justice Center waiting room for Juvenile…
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» Designing Creative Communities: Book read begins April 11
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Got a creative project that will make the community a better place? We’re taking a look at creating change locally through in our next Change Academy read. We found a fun book that is available at Book No Further. While the book is self-published by Spud Marshall through Amazon,…
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» Call for inlet art! Use your creativity to help keep our river clean
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THIS CALL HAS CLOSED. STAY TUNED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARTISTS. The City of Roanoke is seeking up to eight artists or artist teams to transform storm drains in the City of Roanoke into works of art. Artists will be provided materials, safety equipment, and an honorarium of $400 for…
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» City of Roanoke Artists in Residence
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THIS CALL CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY, MARCH 31 To demonstrate the role of creativity, innovation and arts-based citizen engagement in addressing tough community challenges and improving the lives of residents, the Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) seeks ten (10) City of Roanoke Artists in Residence to engage in a year-long…