First Friday is celebrated on the first Friday of each month throughout Downtown Raleigh to showcase the best of our city’s creative community.

Artspace's First Friday also includes a sensory-friendly time with smaller crowds and no amplified music from 4-6pm. First Friday is always free and open to everyone!

August First Friday will feature:

• 辫（biān) / 彼岸 (bǐ àn) exhibition with work by huiyin zhou + Laura Dudu in Gallery 1
• Year of the Zebra exhibition with work by Molly Lastra, 2025 Universal Access Artist in Residence in Upfront Gallery
• Meet and shop with our 30+ studio artists
• Tactile Collage Art Activity in the Learning Studio
• 6-9pm Dog Walk performance by Vera Weinfield, 2025 NC Emerging Artist in Residence
• 6-8pm First Friday series made possible by Sharefile.

Este evento se celebra el primer viernes de cada mes en Downtown Raleigh y muestra lo mejor de la comunidad creativa de nuestra ciudad. Una de las organizaciones fundadoras del Primer viernes, Artspace, abre sus puertas de 5 a 10 p. m. el primer viernes de cada mes. ¡El Primer viernes siempre es gratuito y abierto para toda la comunidad!

Parking and Accessibility //

Explore accessibility information with our Know Before You Go Guide.

https://artspacenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/KnowBeforeYouGo_2025.pdf