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Apex Arts Council P.O. Box 1381 Apex, NC 27502 info@apexarts.org |
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 Rites of Spring Blues Festival The Apex Arts Council Rites of Spring Blues Festival is on stage at the Halle Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, 21 March 2009, starting at 7:00PM! Four hours of some of the best live blues music ever to be heard in this area! Tickets are available at the box office the day of the show or in advance at the Common Grounds Coffeehouse, 219 North Salem Street in Historic Downtown Apex. Date: Saturday, 21 March 2009 Time: Doors Open at 6:00PM Show Starts at 7:00PM Show Ends at 11:00PM Location: Halle Cultural Arts Center 237 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502 Admission: $15.00 all ages Headliners: Dave Cox - Native North Carolina Artist performing songs from his new album "3B's Please - Ballads, Boogies, and Blues" at recorded in Nashville. Canady Thomas - Country Blues singer, former Nashville recording artist, veteran stage performer with the Raleigh Ensemble Players The Peak City Sound - Apex's own local community R&B band, heard at events all over town And Featuring: Will McFarlane and Friends - "One of the finest guitar players in the business," former guitarist with Bonnie Rait, recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Musicians Hall of Fame, member of the famous Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section This is an evening none of us should miss! Come out for a great time with some great music and support the Apex Arts Council at the same time! See you there! |
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Apex Arts Council
and the American Tobacco Trail present Art Along the Trail A Celebration of Art in the Outdoors Saturday, 7 June 2008 – 9:00AM to 1:00PM (RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, 8 JUNE 2008 – 11:00AM TO 3:00PM) American Tobacco Trail White Oak Church Road Trailhead (1305 WHITE OAK CHURCH ROAD, APEX, NC 27523) Join us for
what promises to be one of the most unique art exhibitions ever to be
mounted in this area. Artist’s booths will be
located along a short stretch of the American Tobacco Trail running
south from the White Oak Church Trailhead. Each artist
registering to exhibit will be given a ten foot square area along the
trail where visitors on foot, bicycle, and even horseback can stop to
view and/or purchase their works.
Sale of any works during the exhibit must be handled through the Apex Arts Council sales table, but the Apex Arts Council will take no fees for providing this service. |
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Arts Council Meeting March 10, 2008 Apex Community Center Photographing artwork for non-photographers Join AAC President/photographer Tina Maloch and member/photographer Tim Telkamp for a conversation about photography for the non-photographiic artist. We'll be discussing basic techniques for photographing two and three dimensional artwork including paintings, watercolors, sculpture, jewelry and more. The quality and color of light will be discussed and demonstrated, as will important aspects of digital imaging such as color balance, sharpness, and resolution. We will also touch on sizing and preparing your images for the web or publication, and even touch on making slides when requested for juries. Lights and camera will be available! Members can have their artwork photographed on the spot for a $10 donation to the AAC. Please RSVP if you're bringing artwork. Admission: FREE Date: Monday - March 10, 2008 Time: 7:00PM Location: Apex Community Center 53 Hunter Street, Apex, NC 27502 |
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Arts Council Meeting February 11, 2008 Apex Community Center The voice for the growing arts scene in Apex, the Apex Arts Council, will be hosting a discussion February 11 about starting a local theater group in Apex. Lindy Blalock, a director/producer with almost three decades of experience with such groups, will join Council members and the general public to talk about what has been done in other communities, discuss plans for implementing a drama program in Apex, and help start such a group in the community. The meeting starts at 7PM at the Apex Community Center at 53 Hunter Street. The event is free and open to the public. Individuals interested in acting, singing, choreography, costumes, props, sound, lighting, special effects, or set-building are encouraged to attend. No experience is necessary in any category, with training available for those seeking to learn or develop their abilities further. Blalock offers 28 years of in-depth theater experience covering most of the nation. He has been a part of many productions as director, producer, writer, and actor, and is well qualified to teach drama and production. Admission: FREE Date: Monday - February 11, 2008 Time: 7:00PM Location: Apex Community Center 53 Hunter Street, Apex, NC 27502 |
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Arts Council Meeting January 14, 2008 Halle Cultural Arts Center of Apex The Apex Arts Council regular monthly membership meeting for January starts us and the year off with something new. We will be most meetings to a new facility, and in keeping with that, we felt a tour was in order. Please join us for our first meeting at the: The facility opens to the public this week, but once all that fanfare is over, we will have our own chance to view the shows on display for the opening and tour the whole Center for ourselves. This is an opportunity not to be missed. The HCAC is sure to become the core of the arts in Apex, and this is your chance to get acquainted with it. Three of the initial exhibitions at the facility include the work of three members of the Apex Arts Council, and we are sure to be able to cajole them into some special comments on the items on display. We will also have a preliminary discussion about our upcoming spring arts festival, Art Along the Trail, now scheduled for early June. We urge and encourage anyone interested in the arts in Apex to come to this important meeting. We look forward to seeing you there! Admission: FREE Date: Monday - 14 January 2008 Time: 6:30PM Location: Halle Cultural Arts Center of Apex 237 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502 |
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Cultural Arts Center of Apex Grand Opening - Friday January 11, 2008 Click here for a schedule of events |
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SALEM STREET
ARTS FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER AND FIREHOUSE GALLERY FORMS NOW ONLINE Click the following links to download the forms. Firehouse
Gallery Form VENDOR FORMS NOW ONLINE Click the following links to download the vendor application forms. Vendor
Application Form ONGOING PROJECTS The Apex Arts Council is working to develop and encourage events showcasing the strong, growing arts community in Apex. Current plans include: Art Around Town -
Working with our local business community to provide art, performances
and lectures for interested businesses. CLICK
HERE to download an application form (Adobe Acrobat). * NOVEMBER 13, 2006 - A conversation with Tim Telkamp, author/photographer on the challenges/motivation of publishing his first book. 7 p.m., Apex Community Center * DECEMBER 11,
2006 - Presenter TBD; 7 p.m., Apex
Community Center Apex Arts Festival -
This annual event would take the place of the recently cancelled "Today
and Yesteryear" Festival in the fall. |
NC ARTS LISTING
North Carolina
Writers' Network
American
Dance Festival
North Carolina
Museum of Art
North
Carolina Symphony
Playmakers
Repertory Company
United
Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
Artsplosure
(Raleigh)
North Carolina Arts
Council
North
Carolina Photographers Annual Competition
North Carolina
Museums Council
North Carolina
Department of Cultural Resources