ARTIST GROUPS
VAE hosts several artist-run groups, giving them space to meet, connect and plan a path to world domination! All groups are open to anyone interested in attending.
Stay up to date with our group’s events!
Plein Air Painters Group
Meets the fourth Saturday of each month at varying locations (warmer months).
The group, led by Ann Neely, creates art in response to the surrounding area. Locations have included: Historic Blount/Polk Streets. Raleigh; Mordecai Plantation; Joslin Gardens; Historic Oakwood; City Market/Moore Square; Rebus Works/South Boylan; Jordan Lake; St Agnes Hospital at St. Augustine's University; Nash Square; Flowers Cottage, Dorothea Dix Park. This group is open to artists working in a wide range of media. Join the Plein Air Painters Group!
Tongue & Groove Open Mic Group
Meets the second Sunday of every month @ VAE
Open mic for poets, musicians, storytellers, & more. Doors and list open at 7 PM, show begins at 7:30 PM, 7-min slots. Covers welcome, originals encouraged! Learn more about Tongue & Groove!
Contemporary Artist Group
Meets the second Saturday of each month at 9:30am and the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7pm.
This group is similar in concept and practice to the original Painters’ forum but open to artists working with all contemporary concepts and techniques. Join the Contemporary Artists Group!
The Artist Link Project
Meets the second Thursday of every month at 7pm on Zoom
This group, coordinated by Arts Access, is open to all North Carolinian artists 18+ with disabilities: d/Deaf; neurodivergent; Blind or low vision; people with chronic illnesses, psychosocial, intellectual, developmental, learning, and/or physical disabilities; and more. All forms of art making (including visual art and design, performing art, literary art, and traditional craft) are welcome, and your work does not need to be about disability.
The Artist Link Project is free to join and comes with many perks! During our meetings we share ideas, inspiration, and new works of art. Occasionally we have guest artists and speakers! It is an amazing opportunity to engage with other disabled artists in a positive, fun and motivational environment!
Group meetings will be conducted online in a relaxed, sensory-friendly environment in spoken English, with Audio Description and plain language practiced by all members (we’ll teach you if you don’t know how!). We provide live ASL interpretation and zoom captioning. We will work to provide any further requested accommodations to participate. Please contact Max: max@artsaccessinc.org to request accommodations or any questions!
To join The Artist Link Project (ALP) please fill out this form: ALP Registration Form.
Photographers’ Group
Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at VAE
This group, coordinated by Ray Pfeiffer, provides a supportive network for photographers looking to explore ideas and techniques, as well as offer each other feedback and support. Conversations typically include discussing exhibition, technical, and professional development opportunities! Join the Photographers group!
