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Digital Gallery

  • Thu Fri Sat Sun
  • Thu-Sun 4-10p
  • 228 Fayetteville St

A chance for the whole community to see the work of a variety of local artists.

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POD Installation Project

  • Fri Sat Sun
  • Fri: 3–10p Sat&Sun: 10a-5p
  • Fayetteville Street

Artists (Jenny Eggleston, Andre’ Leon Gray, Michael Webster, Jeff Bell and Seo Eo) will be creating temporary installations in moving PODS (Portable On-Demand Storage). The artists will work on their projects at the POD company site for a few weeks and then the units will be transported to Fayetteville Street for the SPARKcon!

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Street Painting

  • Fri Sat
  • Fri: 3–10p Sat: 10a-5p
  • Fayetteville Street

The 11th annual Raleigh Street Painting Festival will be held on Fayetteville Street as a part of SPARKcon. Visual Art Exchange produces the festival, which last year had a record number of artists (over 400!) chalking for an intense 27 hours and transforming the street into a work of art.

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Experimental Video Lounge

  • Fri Sat Sun
  • Fri: 5-8p, Sat: 1-4p & 7–10p, Sun: 11a-1p
  • Fish Market Gallery

Single screen projections, installations and interactive works will all be exhibited by local experimental artists!

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artSPARK Gallery

  • Fri Sat Sun
  • Fri: 6–10p Sat: 11a-5p Sun: 11a-4p
  • 230 Fayetteville St

ArtSPARK gallery featuring local visual artists.

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Plein Air Painters

  • Sat
  • 10a-4p
  • Fayetteville St.

VAE Plein Air Painters Forum will be painting Saturday during SPARKcon

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Barrel Monster & Art Car

  • Sat Sun
  • Sat 11a until Sun 4pm
  • Fayetteville St

New Barrel Monster for SPARKcon & Joe Carnevale’s Art Car!

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kidSPARK

  • Sat
  • 11a-6p
  • Fayetteville St.

Fun, Free Creative play area for kids!

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Burning Coal Theatre Company Production

  • Sat
  • 4:00p
  • Fayetteville St.

The cast of Burning Coal Theatre Company’s production of HAIR will appear at SPARKcon.

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Image Slam

  • Sat
  • 730p
  • Fayetteville Street

A SPARKcon tradition! Artists work will be showcased online and projected on a wall in the center of it all (Fayetteville St.) throughout SPARKcon weekend. It’s a chance for the whole community to see the great and diverse work of our local art community.

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Abstract Artists

  • Sun
  • 10a–4p
  • Fayetteville Street

Notable group of regional and international abstract artists (Marianne Conti Burt, Allen Clapp, Debbie Crawford, Juan Di Giulio, Larry James, John McFadden, Sys Oppenlander, Constance Pappalardo, Juley Striegel Reider, Carol Joy Shannon, Mary Storms, and Rebecca Worters) will be painting live, with an ongoing silent auction of their works.

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artSPARK Info

artSPARK Contacts:

Main Contact: Sarah Powers
Experimental Video Lounge Contact: Lia Newman
Site Specific Installations Contact: Nancy Baker

artSPARK Team:

Nancy Baker, David Greway, Molly Miller, Nancy Novell, Artspace: Lia Newman, CAM: Nicole Welch, Jerry's Artarama: Tom Dowd, Mz. JuLee, NewRaleigh: Jedidiah Gant, VAE: Rachel Berry, Sarah Powers

artSPARK Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor:
Eliza Kraft & Michael Olander, Jr.
Digital Gallery Presenting Sponsor:
Progress Energy
Education Partner:
IBM
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Street Painting Sponsor:
Jerry's Artarama
*see Street Painting Event for Square Sponsors and Award Sponsors
Installation Sponsors:
PODS
Hamlett Associates
Gallery Sponsor:
Empire Properties
Video Lounge Sponsors
Artspace
Contemporary Art Museum
COD Fish Market Student Gallery
newraleigh.com

Abstract Painter Sponsors:
Jerry's Artarama
Bob Rankin
Liquitex Artist Materials

311 Galleries and Studios
Crema
SPARK Sponsors:
Shanahan Law Group, catherine powers

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