ARTivation

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Downtown Raleigh Alliance is committed to encouraging and producing public art to enhance our streetscape and create a thriving city center. Our ARTivation program brings energy to downtown’s pedestrian experience and celebrates the authentic creativity rooted throughout our community.

Currently On Display

Raleigh Rhythm

On view evenings through Winter 2027 | Daily hours 6pm-2am 

Raleigh Union Station Plaza, 230 S West Street

Raleigh Rhythm is an interactive public art installation that transforms your movement into a vibrant display of color and light! Hop on, take a boogie break, and watch as it responds beneath your feet with ever-changing patterns, making every experience unique.

Follow the colors, challenge a friend to a dance-off, or see what happens when multiple people move across the installation together. Then continue your Downtown Raleigh adventure, where shops, restaurants, and even more public art are just a short walk away.

 

ArtPutt

May 1st – September 30th, 2026 | Debuting May 1st at 5pm, daily hours 8am-2am 

Bloc[83] Courtyard, 621 Hillsborough Street 

ArtPutt presented by UNC Health Championship is a surrealist mini-golf course where every hole is a work of art. The self-serve, pop-up course features only local artists showcasing what makes the great state of North Carolina so colorful and unique. You may remember this experience from City Plaza last summer, and now it’ll pop up in Bloc[83] with a refreshed look through the end of September.

Use the lockbox code 0621 to access putters, balls, and scorecards from the garden box on-site, then return and lock them up when you finish.

Artists: Zac Bender, Jenn Hales, Graymon Ward, and Nico Amortegui

ArtPutt is presented by

Interested in sponsoring ARTivation? Please email IleanaRodriguez@downtownraleigh.org.