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.
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.
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.
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
Jonathan Burger
Executive Director director@cravenarts.org The arts have the power to express the unknown, unite communities, and heal the downtrodden. |
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. |
Mairin Gwyn
Office Manager programs@cravenarts.org Nothing beats serving the community through the arts, especially one like New Bern. |
Board of Directors
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
Suzanne Richey
Sandy Bruno
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Dre'Nix
Foster Hughes
Linda MacDonald
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Talina Massey
Catherine Little
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Renata Brewington
Nelson McDaniel
Nelson McDaniel
