A - Arts, Culture, & Humanities

HFR conducts home tours, member functions at historic homes, galas and showhouses, all to acquaint their members and guests with this very special village, a National Historic District.

The Mission of Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild is to support and perpetuate the professional pursuit of outstanding design and craftsmanship, to encourage opportunities for artistic growth, and to promote education in and appreciation of the art of fine craft.

To strengthen communities in Western North Carolina with cultural, educational and environmental initiatives.

Redress Raleigh cultivates a more responsible ecosystem for the fashion industry by educating and mobilizing consumers to be positive advocates while leveraging industry-related partnerships.

Zing Zumm, Children’s Museum of Jacksonville NC in a non-profit children’s museum with a focus on interactive, imaginative, educational play.

The African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County is an annual celebration of African American culture as expressed through art, music, food and community. Over the past seven Labor Day weekends, the two day festival has connected diverse people and families from across our region with local, national and international artists, performers, food vendors, area business owners, and our local media outlets.

To build a more just and inclusive world, the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice (PMC) engages a diversity of communities to lift up the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, a 20th century African American human rights activist, lawyer, feminist, poet, Episcopal priest and LGBTQ community member. The Center stewards Murray’s childhood home as the anchor for our National Historic Landmark site and advances story and truth-telling as powerful tools for healing and advancing human rights.

To enrich, empower, include, educate, and entertain.

The Peanut Factory supports emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers, and other creative individuals through residencies in a setting grounded in local history, while emphasizing international understanding. Guided by the belief that creative expression transforms lives on a personal scale while enriching the framework of society, The Peanut Factory develops strategic partnerships to facilitate cultural growth and economic development in eastern North Carolina and beyond.

Laertes is an independent press committed to literary translation -- to the furthering of that particular art. Our aim is also to relay works from far and wide, in any genre, that render the full human weight.