The Arts Center is a division of Parks and Recreation of the City of Rocky Mount. The Arts Center sponsors one of North Carolina's oldest and largest competitive art shows each spring on Mother's Day, as well as one of the state's few outdoor sculpture exhibitions. It produces a community theatre season and is home of one of the finest theatrical training programs for youth in the southeast. The Arts Center is a division of the City of Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department. T he Friends of the Rocky Mount Arts Center is a non- profit, community based organization dedicated to providing material and volunteer support to the Rocky Mount Arts Center.
Membership is open to all.
The Friends's organization contributes extra manpower for the production of Art Center programs and funds not covered by the city of Rocky Mount's budge, such as outreach and educational supplies, art objects for the permanent collection, t-shirts for the Playhouse casts and crews, gallery opening receptions, unexpected major repairs, art show prize monies, and many others. It works to promote Art Center programs and to expand arts awareness and appreciation throughout the community and state. About the Auction Donated works of art will be exhibited at the temporary Arts Center Gallery at 225 S. Church Street in downtown Rocky Mount. The art items donated will be divided into live or silent auction pieces by the Arts Center Staff after receipt of the donor forms. Artists may request an auction method if you have a preference.