The Arts Department focuses on bringing cultural experiences to both club members and the Raleigh community.

There are categories for Club members in visual arts, crafts, sewing, photography, literature, drama and public speaking.  In addition to these categories, there are contests in music, voice and piano for students.   The painting contest is open to students in grades 6 - 8.All categories are open to students in grades 9 - 12. Cash prizes are awarded to student winnersThe local Arts Festival is a part of the GFWC - NC Arts Festival with winners at the club level advancing to District VI Festival and District winners advancing to the State competition.  The Arts Festival competition is open to Home Schooled students. Contests require registration.  Please contact Artsfestival@womansclubofraleigh.org for more information on categories, rules and registration deadlines.

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Our Programs
Woman's Club Singers,
Community Festivals,
North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women,
North Carolina Naturalization Ceremony

Our SPECIAL PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

Sit 'n Sew WorkshopArt and the Cathedral in the Age of Dante
Know Your Antiques: An Overview of Glass, China and Silver Workshop
Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism - NC Museum of Art Exhibition Tour / Presentation
Stamping Craft Workshop
Temple Theatre Trip

Your VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

ArtSpace, Artsplosure, Carolina Ballet, Community Music School, Community Theater, International Festival, NC Museum of Art, NC Symphony, Raleigh Boychoir, Capital Opera Company

GFWC PROGRAMS GFWC-NC ARTS FESTIVAL

The Arts Department Literature Contest for Students North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs Literature Contest for Students Categories and Grade Groups Grade Level 6-8

1.  Short Story limited to 2,000 words
2. Poetry - lyric poem, narrative poem or sonnet of at least 8 and no more than 30 lines
3. Essay on any subject, limited to 5,000 words

Grade Level 9-10

1. Short Story limited to 2,000 words
2. Poetry - lyric poem, narrative poem, or sonnet of at least 8 and no more than 30 lines
3. Essay on any subject, limited to 5,000 words

Grade Level 11-12

1. Short Story limited to 2,000 words
2. Poetry - lyric poem, narrative poem, or sonnet of at least 8 and no more than 30 lines
3. Essay on any subject, limited to 5,000 words

Rules of Contest:
Authors must be amateur status.  (Earnings from writing must not exceed $500 annually.)
Student is limited to one entry per category.
Manuscripts entered may not have been published prior to the competition and must be the original work of the author.
Entries must be typed on word processors or typewriters, double spaced, with minimum margins of 1", one side only, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
Entries must be written during the contest year.
State winners in categories grade levels 7-12 will be eligible for the national contest.
Labeling with the information with * below is required on top right-hand corner of each page.

To Enter:
THREE COPIES of each manuscript must be submitted by January 10, 2008, 2008 along with a 3 x 5 index card including the following information and mailed to:

Arts Department Chairperson
Arts Festival Literature Contest
Woman's Club of Raleigh
3300 Woman's Club Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612-4811

Please Type of Print
*Title of Manuscript:
*Nom de Plume:                                    *Category:
*Student's Name:                                  *Grade:
*Address:
*City:                                       *State:                                 *Zip:
Parents Name(s):
School:                                                      Teacher:
Sponsoring Club: Woman's Club of Raleigh, District VI
Name of Clubwoman Contact:  Arts Festival Literature Contest WCR Chairperson

AWARDS:
Arts Festival awards in Literature will be given at Local, District and State levels. 
Local:
First Place cash awards and entry in District competition at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on TBA, 2008.
Second and third place winners receive ribbons and certificates.
District:
All winners receive ribbons and certificates.  First Place will be entered in the State competition at Salem College, Winston-Salem, TBA, 2008.
State:  First Place $150.00, Second Place $75.00, and Third Place $25.00.


For more information contact: arts@womansclubofraleigh.org