Arts Together Presents
Arts After Dark:
What Stirs Your Soul?
Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 @ 6 PM
@ ARTS TOGETHER
114 Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC 27605
Arts After Dark, Arts Together’s annual fundraiser and party, is a perfect way for our supporters to come together to connect with fellow art enthusiasts and help raise funds for our scholarships and community programs.
This year’s theme, What Stirs Your Soul?, is an open invitation to experience the ways art speaks to the soul, dance moves the soul, and community inspires the soul. The event will be an evening filled with music, delicious bites and spirited libations from local favorites, a raffle selection that you won’t want to miss, artmaking, dancing, and opportunities to support transformative creative experiences for all.
When: Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, 6 pm – 9 pm (Doors open at 5:45 pm)
Where: Arts Together - 114 Saint Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC
Cost: $50 (flexible pricing for individuals with financial barriers)
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Whatever stirs your soul! Come as your creative and true self.
Arts After Dark is an outdoor event.
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Special thanks to a group of dedicated volunteer leaders who made Arts After Dark possible!
Cameron Robbin
Jenny Grant
Jessica Kasinoff
Susan Springer
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Art Making: Moon Lamps
Inspired by the theme What Stirs Your Soul, participants will create reflective moon mirrors using mixed media materials that capture personal reflections, emotions, or dreams. As each moon is uniquely crafted, the collective display will shimmer with the light and energy of what moves us individually and together. Let your inner light shine through the art you create!
Movement & Dance: Choreograph Your Soul
Create a dance that moves you, brings you joy, and stirs your soul. Our instructors will guide you through a fun choreographic process to create a unique dance that will give you the opportunity to explore the ideas that inspire you.
Music & Spoken Word: Language and Melodies in Community
Arts Together’s staff Justin Johnta Perry, a visual and spoken word artist, will perform and guide guests through a group poetry creating exercise under the big tent.
Musician Johnny G, and Arts Together Board Member & Vocalist Nitia Steward will create the soundtrack for the evening.
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Special thanks to Empire Eats and The Pit for the delicious food, Trophy Brewing for the local brews, and Wegmans for refreshments.
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The raffle ticket contest lineup includes:
Wilmington Weekend Getaway
Carolina Ballet Tickets for 4 & Vita Vite Gift Card
Gift Card at Angus Barn
Arts Together Artists Feature Package
Original Art Work by Debbie Robbins
Original Art Work by Grace Martin Franklin
Sweet Lovers Package
Nofo Gift Card & Mellow Mushroom $50 Gift Card
Arts After Dark Sponsors
If you are a business looking to connect with a generous and creative audience, consider sponsoring Arts After Dark today! When you become an Arts Together sponsor, we recognize your support throughout the year.
The continued commitment of Arts Together Board of Directors and staff make our mission possible.
Proceeds from Arts After Dark supports:
Expand Educational Programs:
SWAY is our multi-art approach to engaging young people and older adults living in marginalized communities with artmaking and the creative process. Donations will allow us to make the program free for participants.
Arts Together strives to remove all financial barriers to our programs for our community with high financial needs. Contributions directly support tuition stipends and full scholarships for AT preschool, classes, and summer camps.
Center Access for All Abilities:
Programs like the partnership with Dynamic Opportunities and Rainbow Dance Company ensure the power of dance and movement is experienced by all ages and all abilities. Gifts cover the costs of accommodations and to offset the expense of the annual spring concert to keep admission affordable.
Arts Together is supported by the Raleigh Housing Authority, the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, as well as the N.C Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.
