Create With Us
Stay inspired by participating in our art challenges. This page is a work in progress so please bare with us as we create. Visit this page often for opportunities to engage in fun art marking!
Past Project: Seat at the Table
Chair Challenge
We asked local artists to take ordinary chairs and transform them into works of art that tell a story, spark conversation, and celebrate creativity. Each chair created was a reminder that art lives everywhere: in our homes, along our streets, in our classrooms, in our plans and celebrations, and in the quiet details of daily life. This effort speaks to our mission of making the arts accessible to everyone.
Pull up a chair. Take your seat. Join us in building a community where the arts have a place at every table.
Proceeds from this project will support participating artists and programs that bring inclusive, community-centered art opportunities to people of all ages and backgrounds at the Watauga Arts Council.
A special thanks to all that joined us in giving the arts a seat at the table.
Past Project: Art Instrumental
The new Seat at the Table chair repurposing challenge was inspired by our original project titled Art Instrumental.
Art Instrumental was a collaboration with the Downtown Boone Development Association in 2021 where we asked artists to turn retired instruments into new works of art. Artists of all mediums participated and produced an impressive body of work. The finished instruments were installed in businesses in Downtown Boone. We created a scavenger hunt to encourage people to find them all. Instruments were collected for a final exhibit and silent auction.
We are collecting retired instruments, in all conditions, so we can do another Art Instrumental challenge in the future. Please contact Krista at admin@watauga-arts.org if you have an instrument you would like to donate for this project!
