In October, Triangle ArtWorks and Triangle Community Foundation are launching a workshop series specifically for arts administrators in the Triangle. This is the biggest series we have produced yet and it’s going to be a great one!

We are excited to welcome Courtney Napier to the ArtWorks Board of Directors.

We are so excited to welcome photographer and accountant Susan Jones to the TAW Board of Directors.

Our recent panel discussion on getting your show and gallery apps just right was recorded and is now available as a podcast or YouTube video thanks to a partnership with Art Studio Insights.

We are so excited to welcome curator and arts writer Charlotte Russell to the TAW Board of Directors.

Regional art and craft markets are taking applications for fall and holiday shows. After a year of no shows, or online only shows, artists are looking forward to getting back to work!

If you register for one of our events or workshops, you might notice that we are asking more questions than we have in the past. This is due to our revitalized commitment to developing the most effective and helpful programming possible.

As our country works to address the effects of long-standing inequity, arts organizations are starting to work to address inequity in their boards, staff and work. To help arts organizations help each other, we are creating an Equity Resource page on our website. We will be loading it with local and national resources to make it easier for arts organizations to get started. But we need your help!

The work of Teaching Artists exists at the intersection of performance or craft and education and impacts our next generation of painters, dancers, drummers and all artists.

Do you wonder if Teaching Artist programs are for you? In this roundtable discussion that took place in April of 2021, arts administrators and artists who are experts in these programs discussed what Artists-In-Schools programs look like now.

Podcasts are a great way to connect with an audience and two artists from the Triangle have created a podcast about the business and life of being artists with Art Studio Insights, recorded from their studios at ArtSpace in Raleigh.

It’s Grant Season again! Here are the available grants and deadlines we know of right now…

Outdoor art markets are booming and busy - our Market Runners Forum connects the folks that bring you events like the outdoor Apex Night Market, shown here.

Do you have have skills to share with the Triangle’s art community? Our board of directors is actively seeking board candidates. Learn more about what we are looking for and why your voice is wanted as we work for the future of our arts business sector.

With masks, distancing and lots of hand sanitizer, our area art markets are really hopping. Artists are reporting that their sales are up, with ed tickets or multiple days. We are all looking forward to a safe market experience this year. At this time, the following art and craft markets are taking applications:

Just a little over a year ago, we launched an ambitious new initiative, ArtSwell. With a goal to create a comprehensive program of professional development for artists and arts administrators in our region and the support of The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, we partnered with the City of Raleigh: Office of Raleigh Arts, the Orange County Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County to begin creating the kind of programming we knew our region needed.

Changes to PPP eligibility in March opened up the potential for self-employed artists to gain larger forgivable loans under the PPP. The SBA previously used net profit as a stand-in for payroll costs for businesses with a sole employee. The March change allows those who are self-employed to use gross income, which usually qualifies them for a larger PPP loan.

Our Market Runners Forum group is looking forward to a busy spring and summer season. Markets are increasing spacing and in some cases limiting the number of vendors or visitors using timed tickets or multiple days. We are all looking forward to a safe market experience this year.

Even though SMASH! has been canceled this year, you won’t miss your annual chance to Quick•Connect, for free, with local business experts. On March 6, we are hosting a Quick•Connect Online.

As the vaccine rollout continues, we are seeing more art and craft markets planning for their 2021 seasons.