PARTNERING

Artsplosure could not present large-scale festivals without the participation and support of downtown Raleigh businesses, churches, schools, government agencies, its fellow arts presenters and statewide cultural institutions.
Artsplosure's current roster of programming partners includes:

Arts Together, outreach program partner
Arts Access, providing assisted listening and Interpretation of First Night programs
Carolina Ballet, button card partner
Christ Church, First Night Raleigh performance venue
Church of the Good Shepherd, First Night Raleigh performance venue
Edenton Street United Methodist Church, First Night Raleigh performance venue
Exploris, host of Artsplosure spring arts festival Deborah Clark Gallery, Artists' Hospitality and performance venues
First Baptist Church, Salisbury Street, First Night Raleigh performance venues
First Baptist Church, Wilmington Street, First Night Raleigh performance venue
First Presbyterian Church, First Night Raleigh performance venues
The North Carolina Museum of Art, co-presenter of a spring festival concert
The North Carolina Museums of History and Natural Sciences, hosts of First Night Raleigh's Children's Celebration
PineCone, co-presenter of First Night Raleigh's traditional music venue
Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, First Night Raleigh performance venues
Raleigh City Museum, First Night Raleigh venue
North Carolina Department of Transportation, First Night Raleigh performance venue
North Carolina Symphony, button card partner
North Carolina Theatre, button card partner
Raleigh Department of Parks and Recreation
Raleigh Little Theatre, button card partner
Wake County Schools, outreach program partner

In the last two years, Artsplosure professional staff members have provided programming and production assistance to Raleigh's Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, the Carolina Hurricane's Stanley Cup Celebration, Exploris, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the Raleigh Street Painting Festival, International Festival, and First Night organizations in other states. Artsplosure has also been an active participant in the regional audience development initiative being led by the Durham Arts Council.