Join us for our annual fundraisng gala this Saturday night, April 14. "Studio Party 12: A Night of Sensory Explosion" invites patrons of the arts to work their way through out our neo-gothic revival building surrounded by contemporary art and installations from over thirty of our current and past resident artists. Studio Party 12 is presented by Bank of America. Keep reading to find out more.

Creative Capital is delighted to announce a new ancillary program, the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards, launched this fall in partnership with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). The Performing Artist Awards will support individual artists in contemporary dance, theater and jazz for extended professional and artistic development. The program is designed to empower, invest in and celebrate notable performing artists, allowing for long-term exploration and research needs unmet by traditional project support.

Foundation For The Carolinas has provided a matching grant of $10,000 for arts, science and history and heritage projects on power2give.org. Projects will be matched $1 for $1 beginning December 20, 2011. That means your gift of support will be doubled when you donate to the Center's project listed on power2give.com.

The National Endowment for the Arts believes artist residencies ‘play an irreplaceable role in this nation’s artistic creativity and vision.’ Continue reading to learn more about the NEA’s support of Artist Communities in from an article published in a newsletter by the Alliance of Artist Communities.

The New Gallery of Modern Art will present a solo show of new works by Maja Godlewska who was an artist-in-residence at McColl Center for Visual Art in 2002. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6-8 PM at the New Gallery.