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Welcome to the Yadkin Arts Council
and Yadkin Cultural Arts Center Website

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The Yadkin Arts Council owes its beginning to a small group of dedicated local people with a common desire to promote the visual and performing arts in their rural community...and eventually, to find a permanent home for the arts. The latter would take some time. The Yadkin Arts Council has been housed over the years in a number of unusual buildings, including a freezer locker (click on About Us>>A Slice of History).

 

The Yadkin Valley has undergone a sea change: where tobacco once was king, vineyards thrive. Responding to the changing needs and broadened scope of its community, the Council is transforming a historic landmark building in downtown Yadkinville into a 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art cultural center, the YCAC.

 

The Yadkin Cultural Arts Center

  • Will build community
  • Attract new residents
  • Play a crucial role role in economic development
  • Grow social capital and cultural tourism.

Learn more about the Cultural Arts Center>>

Save the Date...September 18

The Grand Opening of the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center will be held on September 18th - the day of the annual Harvest Festival. We're closing the streets for the Festival and celebrating the opening of the Cultural Center at the same time! You won't want to miss this!

Click here for details>>>

 

Call for Artists

We are seeking painters, textile artists, potters and warm glass artists for YARD - Yadkin Artists Residing  Downtown, a working artist colony. Studio bays are available for sharing.  Artists will be juried in. Please contact YAC at 336-679-2941.  Artists do not need to live in Yadkin County. 

 

 

 

Click here for YARD details>>>