Our mission is to promote, inspire, encourage, and support visual art for uplifting the human spirit in the Cary community.

Through partnerships with other non-profit organizations, as well as the Town of Cary and local businesses, CVA facilitates the commissioning and placement of art throughout the community. Our goal is to promote public access to visual art through the support of public art projects and educational programs.

Cary Visual Art is supported by our members and sponsors and receives grants from a variety of public and private sources. Learn more about our supporters here.

What's New at CVA:

Finalists Chosen for Cary Visual Art's Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

The ten finalists for CVA's 2008 Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition are:

Paris Alexander, Raleigh

Charlie Brouwer, Willis, VA

Jim Gallucci, Greensboro

Paul Hill, Wilmington

Hanna Jubran, Grimesland

Charles Pilkey, Charlotte

Mike Roig, Carrboro

Adam Walls, Red Springs

Dale L. McEntire, Saluda

Tripp Jarvis, Holly Springs

Congratulations! Each participating artists will receive a $1,000 stipend and the possibility to compete for a $5,000 Grand Prize. The Grand Prize winner will be announced at Lazy Daze, August 23. A total of 39 professional artists from around the country submitted 68 sculptures for consideration.

The exhibition will open to the public on August 17, with festivities planned to coincide with the Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival on August 23.

Our dedicated website www.carysculpture.org will be updated soon with exhibition information.

Brad Spencer, Reidsville artist, selected for Black Creek Greenway Project

Mr. Spencer was one of 18 artists from around the country who responded to Cary Visual Art’s limited call for the project. Click here to learn more.

To Build a Community, a work by Brad Spencer, located at the Peters Creek Wal-Mart in Winston-Salem.

Cary Visual Art Announces 2008 Scholarship Winner

Cary High School student Nicholas Fair is the most recent recipient of CVA's Scholarship. Click here to learn more.

Gilding the Lily, by Nicholas Fair

Cary Visual Art's 12th Annual Art Ball Art Raffle

Click here for information about the 2008 Art Ball at the Umstead Hotel and Spa, November 8, 2008

Several fine works of art donated by local artists and one art gallery will be raffled in conjunction with the event. Raffle tickets will go on sale at the Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, August 23. Winners will not need to be present at the Art Ball to win.

A public exhibition of the art works is planned for early Fall. Information regarding the exhibition and raffle ticket sales will be posted to this website.

CVA's Spring Public Art in Focus Lecture Series Draws to a Close

Cary Visual Art is proud to have featured three well-known public artists for its Spring lecture season: Brett Cook, Larry Kirkland, and Elizabeth Conner. Our fall schedule will be posted here in the upcoming months. Click here to learn more about our lecture series.