Arts Access North Carolina

Here's a sneak peek at our free craft for @marblesraleigh 's monthly sensory-friendly playtime. See you there on April 16 at 5:30 p.m. The event is free, but don't forget to register! /production/sensory-friendly-playtime/

Pop Quiz: Do you know why this man is speaking into a mouthpiece? No he's not a court reporter. He is an audio describer. Audio describers bring concerts, plays, dance performance, visual art exhibitions and films alive for people who are blind and have low vision through verbal descriptions. Want to learn more? Join us for a free virtual information session on May 12, 2026 at 6 p.m. Register: /what-we-do/workshops/

More photos from Arts Access NC at @drink321coffee Block Party celebrating #NationalDownSyndromeDay on March 21. We had a great turnout!

Saturday's @drink321coffee Block Party in honor of National Down Syndrome Day was full of art thanks to our Arts Access NC volunteers and artists! We had volunteers and artist @calbrett creating a chalk mural, dozens of kids and adults visiting our pop up art making lab with recycle items donated from @scrapexchange and origami demonstrations by @roaorigami (with a few magic tricks thrown in!

A few months ago, we collaborated with artist @patriziaferreira for her public art project Air Chrysalis. Thank you to everyone who participated. That project is now installed at the Walnut Creek Wetland Park! #RaleighArts #SeekRaleigh You can check it out here: /p/DV1K3A6DjOL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

TOMORROW! March 21st (aka 3-2-1 Day) we're throwing down in the Bloc[83] courtyard for World Down Syndrome Day, and we want to you there!🥳 The first 100 guests get a $10 321 Coffee gift card, a brand new pair of 321 socks, and goodies from some incredible inclusive businesses. Talk about starting the day right! 📅 Tomorrow, Saturday, March 21 ⏰ 11 AM – 1 PM ☕ 321 Coffee – Downtown Raleigh 📍 615 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh Join us in the Bloc[83] courtyard behind the shop where @dinkers.co , @discodifferences , @artsaccessnc , and some adorable pups from @canineorg will be spreading joy. ☕🐶 Bring your friends, wear your crazy socks, sip some coffee, and celebrate inclusion with us! This is a party you won’t want to miss. 🎉 #321Coffee #BLOCParty #WorldDownSyndromeDay #InclusionMatters #RaleighNC #CoffeeWithPurpose

In about 24+ hours we will transform part of the area into a free creative art lab as part of @drink321coffee 's Block Party on March 21, 2026 in honor of #NationalDownSyndromeDay. Join us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 615 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh and let your creativity loose with a range of art supplies that includes recycled items from the @scrapexchange . See you there!

Come check out the Artist Link Project pop up market this Friday, Feb. 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Durham Marriott. You're likely to find artist Alexander Roa selling his origami and doing free demos.

Tactile Tour Alert: You can see and touch musical instruments before the free Valentine's Day concert hosted by the NC Chamber of Music. The tactile tour will run from 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 15 at Church of the Nativity, 8840 Ray Rd. in Raleigh. The concert begins at 4 p.m. Arts Access will be providing audio description for guests who are blind or have low vision. Wheelchair accessible seating is available and other accommodations can be made by contacting [email protected].

Welcome to the Jobe House, 909 W. Morgan St., a new shared home in Raleigh for creativity, access, and collaboration. The Jobe House brings together Visual Art Exchange (VAE) : exhibitions, programs, community, and resources @vaeraleigh Arts Access: advocacy, accessibility services, and community work @artsaccessnc Artspace: Emerging Artist in Resident Housing @artspacenc PineCone: Occasional Musician Housing and workshop space @pineconenc This partnership creates a place where ideas, communities, and access can grow alongside one another. ⭐🌟Please save the date for a ribbon cutting and opening event on March 7 from 2:00 - 5:00. 🌟🌟 We look forward to welcoming you soon. *An ADA ramp is currently being permitted and will be ready by mid March. We will have a temporary ramp on March 7th. Be on the lookout for a video tour of the space and parking recommendations.*

Join us in the Arts Access Gallery for an Artist Talk with Annie Leist! Saturday, November 8 from 1pm to 2pm Annie Leist’s artwork evokes the light, color, and life of public spaces from the perspective of a pedestrian with low vision. Originally from North Carolina, she currently lives and works in New York City. “Real Paintings” marks Leist’s first solo exhibition in her home state since 2017. The exhibition includes fresh reflections on familiar elements of urban architecture, including revolving doors, crosswalks, and scaffolding. It takes its name, however, from a brand new project exploring the tension between the world according to AI and the one created by the painter. "What happens when you ask an AI chatbot for a verbal description of one of your paintings… and it describes a painting you never made?" Arts Access Gallery 444 S. Blount St. Suite 115B Raleigh, NC 27601 (Located on the corner of S. Blount & E. Cabarrus St.) Free & Open to the public #ArtsAccessGallery #ArtistTalk #ArtsAccessNC [ID- Photo of Annie Leist, a white woman with short curly red hair wearing a black top, red framed eyeglasses and black dangling earrings, standing outdoors in soft sunlight.]

Discover the artificial realities in Annie Leist's Real Paintings. Annie Leist: Real Paintings is on view now through December 12, 2025 at the Arts Access Gallery. 444 S. Blount St. Suite 115B Raleigh, NC 27601 (Located on the corner of S. Blount & E. Cabarrus St.) Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12pm to 5pm Or by appointment. Artwork Pictured: Real Painting: Revolving Door (The Met) by Annie Leist [ID- Abstract oil painting with rich reds, blues, and golds blending vertically, with human like forms, hanging on a white gallery wall with two pages of text to the left]