Raising Our Voices Opens Crosscultural Exhibit

Raising Our Voices Community Art Project will open its first travelling exhibition on December 3 from 7 to 9 p.m., at the ARTERY in the River Arts District of Asheville. This unique project documents the lives and journeys of “new North Carolinians” through a dynamic multimedia experience created by local artists from the region.

The project is supported by a grant from the NC Arts Council,
Asheville Area Arts Council and the Center for Diversity Education and
is being sponsored by the Coalition of Latin American Organizations,
Latino Advocacy Coalition, Center for Participatory Change, WNC Workers
Center, and Nuestro Centro.

The Artery, located at 346 Depot
Street in Asheville’s River Arts Disctrict,  is the gallery for the
Asheville Area Arts Council, www.ashevillearts.com/artery. For more
information about the NC Arts Council visit www.ncarts.org.

Raising Our Voices exhibition is open to the public, and donations will be accepted at the door.