Come join us for the Opening Reception:
CAG Annual Fall Judged Art Show, 2024

You are invited to the Guild’s Opening Reception on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 at 2pm ,in the Main Gallery at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, 223 Crowell Drive NW, Concord (Enter at main entrance on Crowell Drive NW). Winners will be announced and light refreshments will be served. Come and meet local artists and join us in celebrating their artwork. This is always a terrific event. Don't miss a moment!

No pre-registration is required.
Free event.

Public UPDATE Meeting: Skate Park & Pump Track; Sculpture Garden at ClearWater Field

We’re gearing up to put your bond dollars to work! As we continue with design on the new Skate Park, Pump Track and Sculpture Garden at Academy-Gibson Park and ClearWater, we invite you to join us for a community meeting to provide updates on the amenities, project timeline, and more.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be in the Greenway Gallery, on the lower level of ClearWater's Main Building; just inside the glass double-doors facing Kerr Street.

(The Main Entrance to ClearWater, opening into the Main Gallery, faces Crowell Dr. NW; if you enter there, you'll need to make your way downstairs and all the way through the building to the far end, -OR walk around outside, down the hill to the far end - to get to the Greenway Gallery).

Come join us for
The CAG Annual Spring Judged Art Show, 2024
Opening Reception

You are invited to the Guild’s Opening Reception on Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2pm at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, 223 Crowell Drive NW, Concord (Enter at main entrance on Crowell Drive NW). Winners will be announced and light refreshments will be served. Come and meet local artists and join us in celebrating their artwork. This is always a terrific event. Don't miss a moment!

No pre-registration is required.
Free event.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT RECEPTION —

Join us Friday, May 24, 5-7pm to announce and celebrate the winners of the first ClearWater Arts and Studio Print Shop T-Shirt Design Contest! FREE with Free parking onsite!

Following the 3-week Exhibition of and Online Voting for/ Judging of the entry Designs for the contest, we’ll announce the winners LIVE at this special event! Featuring live music, refreshments and a gala-style Photo Backdrop! Stay Tuned here for new details as they develop!

A Collaborative Project between ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, and Studio Print Shop apparel printing company. The designs are to be done by local designers and artists (See Contest Rules & Guidelines, on the Contest Webpage for Eligibility limits). The goal is to encourage local diverse talent, and showcase a message of Creative and Cultural Inclusion. Four (4) Winning Designers will each earn a $1,000 stipend towards supporting their creative work!

This project is made possible by a Cabarrus Arts Council Grassroots Grant, supported by the North Carolina Arts Council.

See our Facebook Page and Facebook Event Page for ongoing photos, comments and updates!

The exhibit of the designs will be on view in the ClearWater Main Gallery from Saturday, May 4 through Saturday, May 2, 2024.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Artwalk in Downtown Concord is bringing YOU to ClearWater!

Join us on Saturday, April 6th from 11 am - 4 pm for Spring Art Walk hosted by Cabarrus Arts Council  and @concorddowntown and sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

Art Walk is an all-day arts festival for artists and makers to sell their handmade artwork. Art Walk will feature live music, food trucks, local brews and wines, and participation from the boutiques, shops, and restaurants throughout Downtown Concord.

Artist Info Meeting for the 2024 ClearWater Arts

T-Shirt Design Contest!

A Collaborative Project between ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, and Studio Print Shop apparel printing company. Funded by a Cabarrus Arts Council Grassroots Grant!

Seeking Local Designers and Artists!

Design a new T-Shirt for ClearWater Arts Center & Studios, to convey a message of Creative and Cultural Inclusion (and/or how cool and fun it is to come here) and possibly to win $1,000 towards supporting your creative work!

Learn More by attending our Artist Info Meeting: Saturday March 30th at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Gallery at ClearWater Arts Center & Studios. Attendance is not required, but highly recommended. 

Entry DEADLINE is April 30, 2024 before Midnight. Applications must be submitted using our Online Application Form at the button below;

See the Contest Rules & Guidelines PDF (at the Contest Webpage) - which includes Eligibility, Rules and Design Guidelines-- please make sure to READ IT CAREFULLY!!

Public UPDATE Meeting: Skate Park & Pump Track; Sculpture Garden at ClearWater Field

We’re gearing up to put your bond dollars to work! Before we begin construction on the new Skate Park, Pump Track and Sculpture Garden at Academy-Gibson Park, we invite you to join us for a community meeting to chat about the amenities, project timeline, and more.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be in the Greenway Gallery, on the lower level of ClearWater's Main Building; just inside the glass double-doors facing Kerr Street.

(The Main Entrance to ClearWater, opening into the Main Gallery, faces Crowell Dr. NW; if you enter there, you'll need to make your way downstairs and all the way through the building to the far end, -OR walk around outside, down the hill to the far end - to get to the Greenway Gallery).

NEW SKATE PARK COMING! 😃🎶🎉
🛹🛹🛹💃🏻🕺🏾 INPUT WANTED 🛹🛹🛹🛹
Community Input Meeting, May 18 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM

We welcome you to an in-person survey and community input session with pro skaters and representatives from our design team with American Ramp Company, as we plan the City's new skatepark & pump track.

We'll see you at ClearWater's Market Space beside the new Ceramic Center.

Also - please be sure to give your views and ideas in the Online Survey!

You asked for it, now help us design it! Take the short survey to let us know the features you want to see in the design for #ConcordNC’s first skatepark & pump track.

👉 https://americanrampcompany.com/surveys/concord-skatepark-and-pump-track/

The new skatepark & pump track will be next to ClearWater Arts Center & Studios (tag) at the corner of Kerr St. and Cedar Dr.  It’s one of the voter-approved Parks and Rec bond projects currently in design.  

We can’t wait to open this new park feature, help us by taking the survey before it closes on May 21st!

 
#skatepark #pumptrack #clearwaterartiststudios

Preview Our New Upcoming Ceramics Center!

Please join us next Wednesday, October 26th at 2:00pm for a ribbon cutting ceremony and preview of the new @clearwaterartsnc ClearWater Arts Center & Studios Ceramics Center!

The new ClearWater Ceramics Center will open soon to the public and will feature a retail space, studios for local artists, a large, open classroom space for pottery wheels and work tables, as well as a glazing room, mixing room, and kiln room. At the event we’ll also be asking the community to share opinions and ideas for future ceramics classes and programs.
We hope to see you there!

Many thanks to @concordncgov and our Community Development Team in the Planning Dept., which has leveraged HUD grants and other grant funding over the years to transform these old buildings into our Arts Center!

Stay tuned for more new developments by signing up for our E-Newsletter, The Splash - click 'Subscribe' on our website home page and just enter your email! www.clearwaterartists.com.

Thanks and see you soon!