1. Portraits of Resistance and Resilience: Honoring African American Women with Wake County Roots
Cary Town Hall | 316 N Academy St
February 4 - March 27, 2026
Medium: Fibers
2. Betsy Matthews
Herbert C. Young Community Center
February 4 - March 27, 2026
Meet the Artist: Friday, February 27 | 6 - 8 p.m.
Medium: Acrylic
3. Christopher Evans: Within the Light: Finding the Balance
Page-Walker Arts & History Center | 119 Ambassador Loop
January 7 – March 7, 2026
Meet the Artist: Friday, January 30 | 6 - 8 PM
Media: Acrylic/ Oil / Mixed Media
4. Michael Weitzman: Photography
Cary Senior Center | 120 Maury Odell Pl
January 6 - March 6, 2026
Medium: Photography
5. Michael Andrews: Cosmina Becomes a Bear
Cary Arts Center Gallery | 101 Dry Avenue
January 28 - March 22, 2026
Medium: Photography
6. Emily Wang: Postcards, Briefly and Forever
Bond Park Community Center
January 7 - April 12, 2026
Meet the Artist: Friday, January 23, February 27, and March 13 |6 – 8 p.m.
Medium: Oil paint
7. Sid Thakur: Papercutting
Cary Arts Center Principal’s Hall | 101 Dry Avenue
January 28 - March 22, 2026
Meet the Artist: Friday, February 6 | 6 – 8 p.m.
Medium: Papercutting
8. Shannon Bishop: Broken Together
Cary Arts Center Display Cases | 101 Dry Avenue
January 28 - March 22, 2026
Meet the Artist: Friday, January 30 | 6 – 8 p.m.
Medium: Mosaic Sculptures

For more information on current exhibitions, click here.

2026 Current Exhibitions

Archived Exhibition List

Exhibition Program

Apply now!

The Town of Cary announces solo and group art exhibition opportunities at Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary Arts Center and other facilities around town. Artists working in any medium are invited to submit an application anytime.

Application deadlines are February 1 and August 1, 2026.

Download an application, pick one up at Page-Walker Arts & History Center or Cary Arts Center, or contact Denise Dickens, public art coordinator.

Exhibition Application Guide: A guide for how to put an application together, and how to make your work look its best.

What's New

Celebrating 100 Miles of Cary Greenways Photography Competition

Deadline to Apply: midnight (EST) | September 1, 2026

Wow—Cary now has over 100 miles of greenways! From our very first greenway built back in 1979 to the vibrant network we enjoy today, we’ve come a long way. To celebrate this exciting milestone, Cary invites you to grab your camera and capture the beauty, the many ways people enjoy the trails, and the moments of joy and discovery that make our greenways so special.

The Town of Cary is looking for photographers to submit photos of the greenways and trails that run throughout Cary. Selected photographs will be on view at the Bond Park Community Center October 7, 2026 - December 13, 2026.

Download and application.

Galleries are open! Check out our list of current exhibitions.

GLOW Outdoor Public Art Exhibition See what's lighting up the nighttime sky this winter season in downtown Cary!

Patrick Dougherty Residency

Exhibition Space & Hanging System

If you have an upcoming exhibition, review the document above for a successful install and show!

Gallery Locations

• Cary Arts Center | 101 Dry Ave. | (919) 469-4069
• Page Walker Arts & History Center | 119 Ambassador Loop | (919) 460-4963
• Cary Senior Center | 120 Maury O’Dell Pl. in Bond Park | (919) 469-4081
• Herbert C. Young Community Center | 101 Wilkinson Ave. | (919) 460-4965
• Town Hall | 316 North Academy St. | (919) 469-4061
• Bond Park Community Center | 150 Metro Park Dr.| (919) 462-3970

Artist Directory

The Cary Visual Artist Directory is a centralized place to find visual artists in Cary for those researching local artists, wishing to engage their services, and/or see more about the artist and their artwork. 

This directory will be a pilot, and if after evaluation of the site, services, and feedback from both artists and consumers of the artist’s information, we envision it could be a resource for finding visual artists living and working in our community in order to promote the arts in the Cary community.

Are you an artist interested in having your work added to the directory? 

Fill out the form today!

Cary Art Loop

Cary Art Loop highlights Triangle arts and culture in the Cary area, offering extended hours for participating art galleries, restaurants, coffee houses, and other businesses that showcase art, music and more! Tours of downtown artwork are also offered through October on Final Fridays.

Final Fridays of the month from 6-9 p.m.

ASAP GLOW 

Academy Street Artwork Projects (ASAP) presents GLOW, an outdoor display of light art installations on view in downtown Cary that pop up during the darkest winter months! Be on the look out for 2026 GLOW installation.

Contact

Denise Dickens
Public Art Supervisor & Curator of Exhibitions| Collection
(919) 465-4791
denise.dickens@carync.gov

Hannah McCarthy
Senior Administrative Assistant - Exhibitions and Collections
(919) 319-4506
hannah.mccarthy@carync.gov

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