Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Jun 16, 2023 5pm-8pm
Location
Artspace
201 E Davie St
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Did you know Downtown Raleigh has seven Black-led art organizations including 311 Gallery, Artsplosure, Artspace, CAM Raleigh, Good Trip Gallery, TheGifted Arts, and VAE Raleigh?!?!
To celebrate this moment and Juneteenth, Artspace and CAM Raleigh are teaming up to host For the Culture Crawl on Friday, June 16 from 5-8pm. Between stops at the art destinations, grab a to go drink from a participating Sip n' Stroll bar or restaurant, shop with Black-owned businesses, and see public artwork created by Black artists. This event is free, but registering will help us to anticipate attendance.
How does For the Culture Crawl work?
Step #1: Grab a drink from a Sip n’ Stroll participating business
Step #2: Stop by Artspace, tour their exhibitions, and enjoy music by Rony Thomas
Step #3: Take a photo with your favorite public artwork by a Black artist (See below) and share with us using #DTRCultureCrawl
Step #4: Shop with local Black owned businesses (See below)
Step #5: End the crawl at CAM Raleigh, explore their exhibitions, and groove to sounds by DJ K-Ward
PARTICIPATING BLACK LED ART DESTINATIONS
Artspace // 201 E. Davie Street
Maroon, Maroon exhibition curated by Duane Cyrus
Tejana exhibition with work by Tayler Drattlo
Scaffold exhibition featuring local women and non-binary artists
Shop with local artists
Live music by Rony Thomas from 5:30-7:30pm
CAM Raleigh // 409 W. Martin Street
Sounds by DJ K-Ward
An Introspective Retrospective exhibition with work by Beverly McIver
Home Coming, 50 Love Letters to North Carolina exhibition with work by Ransome
Yíngyǎng exhibition by Isabel Lu
Your Dream Body 1, 2, and 3 exhibition with work by Stella Rosalie Rosen
Untitled (Anna Julia Haywood Cooper) piece by Byron D. King
She Realized You Weren't the Sun piece by Aliyah Bonnette
NEARBY BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES (Check individual business hours)
Aesthetic Appeal Jewelry // 17 E Martin St
Black Friday Market // 23 W Hargett St
The Davie // 44 S Blount St STE 101
The Darby // 107 E Davie St
Nashona // 21 W Hargett St
Oak City Fish & Chips @ Morgan Street Food Hall // 411 W Morgan St
One of One Lab Boutique // 207 E Cabarrus St
ORO Restaurant & Lounge // 18 E Martin St
Rolley Private Showroom (By appointment only) // 206 Fayetteville St
Social Status // 308 Parham St
Unorthodox Vintage // 206 S Wilmington St
The ZEN Succulent // 208 S Wilmington St
Zenith Raleigh // 226 Fayetteville St
PUBLIC ARTWORK CREATED BY BLACK ARTISTS
Beauty and Greatness by JP Powell // Fayetteville St
Black Main St Murals by TJ Mundy // 112 E Hargett St
Black Roses by Cathy Foreman // 106 E Hargett St
Cardinal Capital by Kiara Sanders // 501 E Davie St
Do Good by OG Designs Creations // 19 E Martin St
I Am Her and He Is Me by Muslimah Shareef // 10 E South St
Know Where You Stand by Claire Alexandre // 500 S Salisbury St
Love Makes the World Go Round by Jerald "Mob Ross" Lesane // 105 E South St
Nommo Die and Nommo Titiyane by Mikael Owunna // 409 W Martin St
Pure Love by JP Powell // 400 S Wilmington St
Ride by JP Powell // 510 W Martin St
Untitled by Soniya Hardy // 237 S Wilmington St