Arts and Culture Community Service Program
The Arts and Culture Community Service Program focuses on bringing cultural experiences to both Club members and the Raleigh community. The Woman’s Club of Raleigh sponsors an Arts Festival and Music Competition at the Woman’s Club of Raleigh.
Be a Part of the Arts.
The Student Music Competition is held in November at The Woman’s Club of Raleigh. This competition is open to students in Grades 9-12 who are residents of the counties in GFWC Dogwood District (Chatham, Harnett, Lee, and Wake). For more information about the Music Competition, timelines and dates, click the link above.
The Student Art Festival invites Raleigh students and homeschoolers who are in middle and high school to participate and compete. The categories of competition include crafts, visual arts, photography, and literature. This contest requires registration through art teachers at each school. For more information click the link above.
The Arts Festival also invites:
- Adult and youth from the six North Carolina Developmental and/or Neuro-Medical Treatment Centers, group homes or from schools for the disabled (including public school programs). The categories of competition include Visual Arts and Crafts.
- Clubwomen who are either professionals in their field of art or amateurs. The categories of competition include Crafts, Visual Arts, Photography, GFWC Photography, and Literature. Click here for guidelines.
The Woman’s Club of Raleigh Art Festival will be held on January 7, 8 and 9, 2027. The categories include literature, crafts, visual arts, and photography for adults and students. Winners at the Club level advance to the Dogwood District Arts Festival held on February 6, 2027 in Asheboro and district winners advance to the State Arts Festival on March 5, 2027.
Please contact the chairwoman of the Arts Festival or info@womansclubofraleigh.org with Arts Festival in the subject line for more information on categories, rules and registration deadlines.
Our Programs
- Woman’s Club Singers who perform at long term care facilities in our community
- Community Art Festival for Students and Club Members
- Community Music Festivals for Students
- NC Symphony Friday Favorites, discounted tickets
The Arts CSP History
- In 1979, we established a student merit award in Music.
- In 1993 our club received the Raleigh City Medal of Arts Award for extraordinary achievement in the arts.
- In 2001 we sponsored a wolf in the Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble, contributing all proceeds to the NC Aquariums.
- The Woman’s Club of Raleigh is an Organization Member of the North Carolina Museum of Art.
