As part of its continuous support of the arts, the council organizes and runs Arts in Education, an outreach program of performances and artists' presentations designed to enrich and integrate the arts through an educational curriculum. The energetic support of the Craven Arts Council and Gallery in integrating arts activity throughout the county and region is recognizably effective in its explosive growth. The council publishes a bimonthly newsletter, Luminary, that informs of upcoming arts events. Classes in oil, watercolors and other art forms are often taught at the Bank of the Arts. The Twin Rivers Artists Association sponsors two shows each year.
Work is limited to two-dimensional paintings in any medium, including multimedia.
The group exhibits its work at River Bend Town Hall, Bank of the Arts and Twin Rivers Mall. The Crystal Coast chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild is an educational, nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of needlepoint. Meetings are held at 10 AM the first Monday of each month at the West New Bern Recreation Center on Pinetree Drive. Programs consist of stitching projects, instruction and demonstrations as well as fellowship. This professional theater company, which followed up its successful 1999 debut of Romeo and Juliet with a performance of The Winter's Tale in 2000, will perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2001.