Uplifting the Arts in the NC High Country

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Our Mission

The Watauga Arts Council (WAC) fosters a thriving, diverse, vibrant, creative community through arts advocacy, education, support, and inspiration.

Serving professional and emerging artists, WAC facilitates and provides a structure for arts initiatives that enrich the lives of artists, residents, and visitors alike in the North Western High Country region of North Carolina.

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See how WAC strengthens the arts in the High Country ↓

Advocate

Making the case for arts and culture in our region
Art in the Outdoors
Arts Blog & News
Arts impact

Educate

Providing arts education  for all
Take an art class!
Teach with Us!

Support

creating opportunities for creative work
Grants
Exhibit with us
First Friday Art Crawls

Inspire

inspiring through art, Experience, & connection
Youth Makers Markets
Art Gallery
Get involved

Out and About

View fullsize Details, details, details Check out these close-ups of some works installed for our first exhibit of 2026! If these sneak peeks have you excited, then we hope you'll come to the opening reception TONIGHT at our office from 6-8pm so you can see these
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View fullsize We're so happy to be AMB's Brewin' Good Pint Night partner this month! Each month, AMB partners with a different organization doing good in our community. This month, our Pint Night will be on Thursday, February 12, from 6-9 PM, where $1 from every
View fullsize What’s happening in the arts? Boone, Blowing Rock, and beyond are buzzing with ways for you to get involved! Link in bio for registration, applications, and more!
View fullsize Sorry friends, WAC will be closed today (2.02.26)! Our director will be unavailable, but please feel free to contact our Operations Manager Krista if you need anything: admin@watauga-arts.org Stay warm!
View fullsize 💘 February’s First Friday is here! Join us downtown on Friday, February 6th for an evening of art, music, and community connection in Boone. Here’s what’s happening: 🌱 Root & Rise: Full Moon Farm Fundraiser @fizz_ed_boone | 1
View fullsize Just one week until our first gallery reception of 2026! Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 5th from 6-8pm! Meet Dezi Beltran, one of the 16 artists selected to exhibit with us for Through the Lens: Exploring Photographic Art. Dezi Beltran
View fullsize We're sorry to keep doing this! We were sadly unable to get our parking lot scraped, and it is in no condition for our visitors. We will have to close tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, and our regularly scheduled community groups will be canc
View fullsize WAC will remain closed today, Tuesday, January 27th due to ongoing weather and road conditions. Staff will be reachable by email. Please send us a message if you need anything! Amber - director@watauga-arts.org Krista - admin@watauga-arts.org Stay
View fullsize WAC offices will be closed today, January 26, 2026 due to weather and road conditions. Staff will be working from home and reachable by email. Amber - director@watauga-arts.org Krista - admin@watauga-arts.org Please reach out if you need anything.
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View fullsize Call for Art! The Art of Jazz: A Painted Response We invite painters to explore the rhythm, spirit, and cultural energy of jazz through visual art. This juried exhibition will be on view May 5 through June 30, taking place in the lead-up to and duri