Arts Festival Information

Student Visual Arts Festival

Students from Raleigh middle and high schools are encouraged to participate and compete. The Arts Festival competition is also open to Home Schooled students. The categories of competition include Crafts, Visual Arts, Photography and Literature. The contest requires registration through Art teachers at each school.

Please contact the chairwoman of the Visual Arts Festival or info@womansclubofraleigh.org with Visual Arts Festival in the subject line for more information on categories, rules and registration deadlines.

The Woman’s Club of Raleigh Art Festival amateur winners advance to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of North Carolina Arts Festival.  Winners at the Club level advance to the District VI Art Festival held in February 2025 and District winners advance to the State competition held in March 2025.

Student Music Competition

The Student Music Competition is scheduled for Saturday morning, November 1, 2025 at The Woman’s Club of Raleigh, 3300 Woman’s Club Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612.

This competition is open to students in Grades 9-12 who are residents of the nine counties in GFWC District VI: Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, Orange, and Wake counties.

Contestants may enter into one of the following categories: Vocal, Piano, Strings, and other instruments (brass, woodwinds, percussion, etc.)

Deadlines: There are two important deadlines for the Student Music Competition. The Intention Deadline is October 15, 2025. The Application Deadline is October 24, 2025.

For the Student Music Competition rules and application, please CLICK HERE. Download and save the application, fill in and save again before printing or emailing.  If mailing, mail to 3300 Woman’s Club Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612, ATTN: Student Music Competition.

The competition is juried. Cash prizes and certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category will be awarded.  The 1st and 2nd place awardees in each category will compete for two top awards for the District VI Arts Festival and will perform there in February.

For questions about the music competition, please email Nancy Canterbury at WCRstudentmusiccontestinfo@gmail com.