Wilmington, NC has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Small Art Towns in America".  Explore the local cultural resources below and find out why...

CULTURAL ARTS CALENDARS
StarNews Events Calendar
UNCW Arts Calendar
WHQR Cultural Calendar
Wilmington/Cape Fear Coast CVB

FESTIVALS & SERIES
Airlie Gardens Summer Concert Series
Cape Fear Blues Festival
Cinematique Film Series
Cucalorus Film Festival
Fourth Friday Gallery Night
North Carolina Azalea Festival
North Carolina Jazz Festival
Southern Coastal Bluegrass Festival
Wilmington Riverfest

VISUAL ARTS & GALLERIES
Art Fuel
Bottega Art & Wine
Fountainside Fine Art Gallery
Independent Art Company / Wabi Sabi Warehouse
New Elements Gallery
Pedestrian Art (PED ART)
Spectrum Art & Jewelry Gallery
Walls Fine Art Gallery
WHQR Gallery

MUSEUMS
Bellamy Mansion Museum
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science
Children's Museum of Wilmington
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
USS Battleship NC

PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Big Dawg Productions
Cape Fear Jazz Society
Chamber Music Wilmington
North Carolina Symphony - Cape Fear Series
Opera House Theater Company
Thalian Association
Wilmington Concert Association
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Arts North Carolina
Creative Cultural Council
North Carolina Arts Council
NC Film
WIlmington Regional Film Office

PERFORMING ARTS VENUES
Kenan Auditorium
Level 5 / City Stage
Minnie Evans Arts Center
Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
UNCW Cultural Arts Building

PUBLICATIONS
Encore
Focus on the Coast
Lumina News
Star News
The Wilmington Journal
Wrightsville Beach Magazine