To promote the cultural arts in the Wake Forest Community and surrounding areas.
To support and inspire individual creativity by engaging the community in the process of the visual arts.
To transform lives and inspiring community through outstanding and accessible arts education.
To entertain, educate, and enrich through the practice and celebration of the theater arts.
To promote and preserve the art and history of quilts through education of its members, and to inspire community involvement.
Baran Dance creates, presents, and offers contemporary dance performances and classes for a wide spectrum of performing artists, audiences, and student demographics. Through professional concert work in a range of formats and venues as well as educational and mentoring programs for emerging dance artists, we cultivate appreciation for and accessibility to contemporary dance as a staple of arts, culture, and community engagement throughout Charlotte, NC and regional areas. Known for our creative collaborations with local musical, visual, and literary artists, Baran Dance utilizes bold physicality and poignant nuance to craft a uniquely human experience for existing and unrealized dance fans. As a multifaceted organization, we provide paid performance opportunities for professional performing artists, internships for university students, and mentorship for high school dancers. Through every aspect of our artistic and educational endeavors, Baran Dance is committed to elevating bodies and creative voices from diverse histories, particularly minority and female identifying movement artists, and works to further accessibility, inclusion, and equity in contemporary dance throughout the Southeast.
To publish "The Blotter," a free monthly art and literature magazine.
To promote the visual arts, history and heritage of the mountains.
Our mission is to change lives through music by providing accessible, exceptional music education to students of every age and skill level in order to create competent musicians and better global citizens.
The Cabarrus Arts Council is dedicated to providing a wide variety of cultural arts programs that celebrate the rich diversity of our county and our world.