Beginning with the construction of famed Thalian Hall more than 150 years ago, Wilmington, N.C., has been a leader in the South in supporting the arts. Today, Wilmington's thriving arts community includes theater, dance, music, writing, crafts, film, literary arts and visual arts.
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Chamber Music WilmingtonPO Box 4717Chamber Music Wilmington (CMW) is a nonprofit organization that brings world-class chamber music concerts to southeastern North Carolina. Now going into its 17th season, Chamber Music Wilmington performs in UNCW's 280-seat at Beckwith Recital Hall. Tickets for all CMW concerts are available at the UNCW's Kenan Auditorium Box Office by calling...read more
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts310 Chestnut St.Built in 1858, this majestic performance center has gone through several restorations. A tenth renovation was begun in October of 2009 and offers three performance spaces. Housed within are a 675-seat main theater, the 225-seat Wilmington City Council Chamber and a 100-seat studio theater. With a lively local performing arts community...read more
An avant-garde renovation of an old warehouse is the perfect home for this artist-owned and operated studio. The working environment zings electric with artists running their drills, welding with their blowtorches and dueling airbrushes on bold mats of color. The gallery space is upgraded with track lighting, and opening exhibits are...read more
Constructed in 1888, St. Andrews Church was once the cultural, spiritual, and social center of Wilmington's bustling Brooklyn district. Now, elegantly restored as the Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews, it is an ideal location for weddings, concerts, charitable galas, banquets, fundraisers, art expositions, recitals, business conferences and more. In its...read more
The Cameron Art Museum is the only art museum in southeastern North Carolina. It regularly presents changing special exhibitions, lectures and programs. The museum occupies a 42,000-square-foot facility designed in 2002 by the renowned architectural firm of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates (NYC). Cameron Art Museum is sited on a 9.3-acre woodland...read more
This fearless festival of independent film has brought a wide variety of movies and their makers to the Port City. A showcase for the best that creative filmmakers can offer, Cucalorus prides itself on a maverick approach to the festival concept. Organizers group like-minded shorts together in tidy blocks and screen...read more
The Hannah Block Historic U.S.O./ Community Arts Center is located in the center of historic downtown. Primarily a learning facility where anyone may go to take low-cost lessons in a full range of disciplines, the center also serves as a rehearsal space for most of Wilmington's community theater groups. The Thalian...read more
The Hugh Morton Amphitheater @ Greenfield Lake is a newly renovated, 1,000-seat outdoor event venue nestled in the heart of Greenfield Lake Park near downtown Wilmington. A great setting for concerts and theater alike, the amphitheater is also home to Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green. When the weather's fine, come...read more
Composed of professional and amateur visual artists and art enthusiasts, Wilmington Art Association (WAA) holds art shows throughout the year and conducts an annual juried exhibition, the Spring Juried Art Show and Sale, held during the Azalea Festival activities in April. They currently do not have a gallery space, but are...read more