October All Arts Market:

Get it while it’s hot! Vendor Registration opens Monday morning, October 1st, at 7:00 a.m. for the 2nd to last All Arts Market of the year.

Register at our website

Fall NoDa Studio Tour:

Come on out and support your local artists, October 5 & 6.

MAPS HERE

Volunteers Wanted: Children’s Halloween Crafts

As a returning feature of NoDaWeen, KiDaWEEN (Saturday, 10/27, noon-3pm) is back and badder than ever! We’ve got lots planned already: games, facepainting, music, inflatable rides, etc. for kids 12 and under.

We wanted to reach out to the artist community for volunteers who would like to lead a craft event (think glittery spider webs or construction paper jack-o-lanters) or another kid-friendly activity.  Organizations are encouraged to create an event as an in-kind sponsor.  Individual artists may ask NoDaRioty to fund materials. Please contact Lauren (nodatreasurer@gmail.com) for more details.

Chalk Art Day:

Every year, Thunder Road Marathon runs through NoDa, and the neighborhood views for the coveted “Most Spirited Neighborhood” Award as we cheer on the runners.  This year, we’d like to put the “Art Stamp” on our festivities by inviting EVERYONE (children, artists, & horrible drawers) to come out the night before (or the early morning of) to create a chalk-art path down that extends all the way down 35th Street.  Free chalk will be provided. Please remember to exercise caution and yield to all cars, as this is an at-your-own-risk event!!

Marathon: November 17th

Chalk available: at 35th & Davidson from Friday, 11/16, 9pm – Saturday, 11/17, 8am

(If you would like to lead a group, please email us to let us know, and we will arrange to get street chalk to you directly.)

Art Instructors: Job Opp. in Cornelius

The Town of Cornelius PARC Department is recruiting new art instructors beginning with the 2013 summer session at The Cornelius Arts Center. We have programming in all types of media and work with people of all ages. An informational Open House will be held on October 23, 2012 at 6:30pm at the Cornelius Art Center, 19725 Oak St. Unit 1. The positions available (but not limited to):

• Youth and Teen Art Instructors to teach art camps at various times of the day. Camps are 5 days long and go for 2-3 hours per day. Ideal candidates are those who love working with children and have knowledge of many mediums. Teaching experience desired but not required.

• Adult Art Instructors that have knowledge of a specific medium, basic or unique. Adult classes are provided at various times of the day and into the evening. Sessions are 4 or 8 weeks in length. Teaching experience preferred but is negotiable.

To RSVP for the open house or for questions about instructor positions, please contact Olivia Smallwood at osmallwood@cornelius.org or 704-892-6031 ext. 166.

Be a part of NoDa’s STANDING GALLERY

In conjunction with the Matheson Bridge unveiling party on May 19th, NoDaRioty will present the Standing Gallery.

ALL ARTISTS are welcome along North Davidson Street from 4 to 6 pm to showcase their talent. Just show up and set up, like an artist flash mob! Locations are first-come-first-served. Bring one or two pieces of your art, an easel/display, and a chair. This is a demonstration more than a market (so, please, no tables). We want to canvas the street with original art! It’s a great opportunity to see and be seen.

Location will be along N. Davidson Street starting at Matheson Bridge and heading toward 36th St. There will be areas designated for parking near the bridge. We suggest arriving a little early.

The Matheson Bridge unveiling party is a city-wide promoted event in conjunction with the May 20th Society. LOTS of people will be out for the event, so make an effort to be here! Email us with any questions.

NoDaRioty Monthly Meeting

If interested in the Arts or the Arts District please come and attend our Monthly Meeting. We meet at 7:00-9:00 pm on the 1st Thursday of every month at Salud Beer Shop on N.Davidson Street (location is subject to change).

All Arts Registration

Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 28th for the June 15th All Arts Market. Our May event sold out in one day, so don’t be late! Click here to register.

Guest Spotlight: Call to Artists

- the Underground

The Charlotte Art Social is an event for Artists, Musicians, Comedians, and fans of every kind of art in between! We hope to establish a recurring event to promote and spotlight the great art culture that is growing in Charlotte. The idea is to bring all of the arts together under one roof to celebrate the density and diversity of talent in our city. There will be bands, possibly an open mic, stand-up comedy, etc., while meanwhile the entire space is set up as a patchwork art gallery with work from local artists. All artwork is welcome … the more the merrier! This will be a platform for artists to gain exposure, meet new artists, and even sell your work if you are interested.

It’s a great time and it’s such a diverse event that it attracts people from all walks of life. We really want to grow this event in the community, so we are calling out to any artists, craftsmen, entrepreneurs, film-makers, book-readers, food-eaters, bike-riders, and anybody else that might be interested in helping establish Charlotte as an art-friendly city, instead of the Banking and Energy capital of the South East! We are hoping to plan our next show some time this Summer at the Neighborhood Theatre, on a Friday night Gallery crawl. Feel free to contact me if you have any ideas or questions.

We are also looking for organizations or individuals that would like to help out by sponsoring the event and help us raise money to cover the operating, planning, and advertising costs. This is all about the community, but it’s also just a great excuse to hang out and party with some interesting new people!

-Cody Gatlin, CodyGat@gmail.com