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Spark the Arts

We are excited to share that the Foothills Arts Center has been awarded a Spark The Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. The North Carolina Arts Council announced support for 130 nonprofit organizations through their new Spark The Arts grant category during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. In total, the Arts Council is investing $2,484,071 to support programming centered around audience re-engagement and inclusion. Grant amounts range from $3,000 to $30,000.

The arts spark vitality, healing, and fellowship. These qualities are what kept North Carolina’s arts sector resilient through the pandemic. The Spark the Arts grant category places a special emphasis on strategies to engage audiences and participants in this effort.

Our Spark the Arts grant funding will reactivate, expand, and deepen the quality of learning experienced by youth and adult students, with funds split evenly between four programs: ceramics, fiber arts, violin luthier, and youth art. We are so honored to be a recipient of the Spark the Arts grant!

Fri, Mar 03

| affiliates | foothills theatre presents doublewide, texas

This February, the Foothills Theatre dessert theatre production of Doublewide, Texas featured a hilarious plot set within a tightly-knit community.

Thu, Feb 09

| small expressions (big impressions)

| small expressions exhibit |

Small Expressions is on display through March 31, 2023 at the Yadkin Valley Fiber Center, 113 West Main Street in downtown Elkin, and can be viewed during the Open Studio on Friday, March 10 from 5:00-8:00 PM or by appointment by contacting

|events | exhibits|

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| second friday open studio | leslie fesperman, fiber artist | danny kerr, metalsmith, dan butner, sculpture artist, stacey griswell, oil painter

| who | Everyone is welcome!

| when | Friday, March 10 from 5:00-8:00 PM

| where | The Yadkin Valley Fiber Center, 113 W Main St, Elkin, NC 28621 and Fae Folk Studio, 150-C E Market St, Elkin, NC 28621

| details | Tour the studios of Leslie Fesperman, Danny Kerr, Dan Butner, and Stacey Griswell. ALL SALES FROM FAE FOLK STUDIO BENEFIT THE FAC.

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| small expressions exhibit |

| who | Everyone is welcome!

| when | Friday, March 10 from 5:00-8:00 PM (exhibit on display through the end of March; available to view by appointment)

| where | The Yadkin Valley Fiber Center, 113 W Main St, Elkin, NC 28621

| details | “Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary small-scale works using fiber techniques in any media.

Small in scale but visually compelling, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) Small Expressions exhibit features work that speaks to the intricacy of expression, intimacy of design, thoughtful communication, and visual excitement.”

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| art instruction|

| art instruction | the foothills arts center |

If you love the scent of sawdust almost as much as you adore the sound of lively tunes played on fine instruments, you're in luck! It’s not too late to begin your violin luthier adventure with the renowned master luthier Joe Thrift on a prorated basis!

| violin 72 (4 hours per week)

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| violin 144 (8 hours per week)

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| violin summer intensive

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| art instruction | the yadkin valley fiber center |

Monday-Friday, March 13-17 | Instructed by Leslie Fesperman | click the image for more information and registration

Learn to weave rag rug style in this beginning course. Students will have the option of weaving a set of placemats or a table runner. Experienced beginners needing a refresher may choose to weave a rug.

Saturday, March 25 | Instructed by Patty Bagley | click the image for more information and registration

A creative day of wrapping and embellishing river stones using traditional basketry techniques.

Saturday, April 15 | Instructed by Leslie Fesperman | click the image for more information and registration

This half-day course covers all the basics to get you started weaving on the rigid heddle loom, from preparing the loom to planning and weaving a project.

Thursday-Friday, April 20-21 | Instructed by Amanda Robinette | click the image for more information and registration

Learn about the history of traditional sakiori fabric and how to reuse discarded luxury materials in this two-day class.

Saturday, April 29 | Instructed by Leslie Fesperman | click the image for more information and registration

Learn all the basics of how to weave on the inkle loom, including loom set up, planning a pattern, and weaving belts and straps.

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