CRAVEN ARTS COUNCIL & GALLERY
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        • ROY G BIV
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        • The Warrior and the Artist
    • Upcoming Exhibitions >
      • BOA National Juried Exhibition
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2020 Past Exhibitions
      • 2021 Past Exhibitions
      • 2022 Past Exhibitions
  • Events
    • ArtWalk
    • Little Talks
    • ATG 2021
    • Develop It Yourself: Artist Support Conference >
      • DIY Conference Registration
    • Facility Rental
  • contribute
    • Year End Giving & Giving Tuesday
    • membership
    • donate
    • volunteer
  • COMMUNITY
    • Art & Gardening
    • Artist opportunities >
      • Artist Support Grant >
        • ASG Webinar
        • ASG Page 1 (Applicant Profile & Project Outline)
        • ASG Page 2 (Work Samples)
    • public art
    • Unity Project
    • 2022 Banner Project
    • Grassroots Grant
  • Sales Gallery
  • Peace by Piece

Staff and board of directors

The mission of the Craven Arts Council & Gallery is to create an environment where the arts thrive, bring joy, and enrich the cultural experience in our community.

Founded in 1974 as a volunteer organization to promote countywide cultural initiatives, the Craven Community Arts Council merged in the 1980s with the New Bern Art Gallery to become the Craven Arts Council & Gallery. Located in a former bank building donated by First Citizens Bank, the building is known as The Bank of the Arts.

Programs of exhibitions and concerts in the gallery and in the community are provided in partnership with other organizations, including Tryon Palace, Craven County Schools, Havelock Cultural Arts Committee, Twin Rivers Artists' Association and other art groups.
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Craven Arts Council & Gallery serves as a cultural resource for the community and school system. The Council continues to offer a variety of artistic expressions to the community and surrounding schools. The Bank of the Arts also serves as a ticket sales center for other arts agencies' cultural events. Countywide programming includes sub-grants to diverse cultural arts groups through funding from the North Carolina Arts Council.

Staff

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Jonathan Burger
​Executive Director
director@cravenarts.org
 The arts have the power to express the unknown, unite communities, and heal the downtrodden.
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Dara Morgan
​Gallery Director
gallery@cravenarts.org

 The New Bern arts community has a great energy and positive vibe that makes those in the community feel included and I love being a part of that.
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Mairin Gwyn
Development Director
programs@cravenarts.org
  Art is too important to not be shared

Board of Directors

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Kathy Patton- Board President
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Sharon Bryant - Board Vice President
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Chris McCrudden - Board Treasurer
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Antoinette Boskey-Chadwick - Board Secretary
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Suzanne Richey
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Sandy Bruno​
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​Dre'Nix
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Foster Hughes
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Talina Massey
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Catherine Little
Renata Brewington
​Nelson McDaniel
​Robert Carr
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Craven Arts Council & Gallery

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Hours

T-S: 10am - 5pm

Telephone

252-638-2577

Email

info@cravenarts.org
  • Home
    • Staff and Board of Directors
    • Hours and Location
    • Community Input
  • Exhibitions
    • current exhibitions >
      • Main Gallery >
        • ROY G BIV
      • Director's Gallery >
        • The Warrior and the Artist
    • Upcoming Exhibitions >
      • BOA National Juried Exhibition
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • 2020 Past Exhibitions
      • 2021 Past Exhibitions
      • 2022 Past Exhibitions
  • Events
    • ArtWalk
    • Little Talks
    • ATG 2021
    • Develop It Yourself: Artist Support Conference >
      • DIY Conference Registration
    • Facility Rental
  • contribute
    • Year End Giving & Giving Tuesday
    • membership
    • donate
    • volunteer
  • COMMUNITY
    • Art & Gardening
    • Artist opportunities >
      • Artist Support Grant >
        • ASG Webinar
        • ASG Page 1 (Applicant Profile & Project Outline)
        • ASG Page 2 (Work Samples)
    • public art
    • Unity Project
    • 2022 Banner Project
    • Grassroots Grant
  • Sales Gallery
  • Peace by Piece