Art in the Park: Guerilla Street Art Printmaking

Free

Art in the Park: Guerilla Street Art Printmaking

Saturday, Jul 18, 2026

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Overview

Let the park, streets, and built environment become your studio during an outdoor printmaking session

Explore the landscape to collect textures from manhole covers, grates, and other surfaces. Simple printmaking techniques will be used to transfer these textures onto t-shirts and other materials, with direction from artist Kim Varnadoe.

This Art in the Park session will be led by Winston-Salem-based painter and printmaker Kim Varnadoe, who mentored artists for over 25 years before retiring as a Professor of Art at Salem College. Varnadoe is a member of Artworks Gallery, serves on the boards of Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and the Downtown Arts District Association (DADA), and maintains a studio at Culture WS collective. She is also a Founding Artist of the online fine art gallery, Artfolios, where her work can be found online.

Art in the Park

Art in the Park is a free, pop-up series presented by NCMA Winston-Salem and Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks. Designed for all ages, Art in the Park invites you to explore your creativity at scenic local parks. Drop by between 10:00 and 1:00 to enjoy a unique, hands-on tutorial led by our featured local artist. Materials are provided, and if you can’t stay to create, we’ll happily send you off with supplies to help spark your imagination later.

Free

Book Club: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

Thursday, May 21, 2026

6:00 PM

Overview

Join us to discuss Sayaka Murata’s latest work of speculative fiction, Vanishing World

VANISHING WORLD BY SAYAKA MURATA takes place in a speculative Japan where sex is taboo and reproduction occurs artificially. Themes of love, family, and societal norms are explored through the eyes of a woman who is an anomaly because she was conceived through intercourse.

This season, NCMA WINSTON-SALEM BOOK CLUB is found in translation, exploring foreign landscapes both internal and external in search of the feelings and realizations that make us human. The book selections, all originally published in languages other than English, introduce us to characters and cultures different from those that occupy much of American and British literature. What do we gain when such stories are brought into English? How is our understanding of the world—and ourselves—affected by stories from other countries? Join us for what might be our most ambitious set of novels yet.

Free

Art in the Park: Paper-Mâché Clouds

Saturday, May 16, 2026

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Overview

Create whimsical 2D paper-mâché clouds using pages from upcycled books

With guidance from local artist Mackenzie Yarbrough, explore layering, texture, and decoupage techniques to build soft, cloud-like forms. Materials are provided and all ages and skill sets are welcome.

In the event of rain, Art in the Park: Paper-mâché Clouds will be held indoors at Hanes Hosiery Community Center (501 Reynolds Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105).

MACKENZIE YARBROUGH is a student at UNC Greensboro. With a longtime passion for art, especially watercolor illustrations, she has recently uncovered a penchant for paper-mâché creations. This medium has allowed her to create sculptures that translate her illustrative style into three-dimensional concepts, including cloud sculptures that exude the same sense of whimsy and playfulness conveyed in her illustrations.

ART IN THE PARK is a free, pop-up series presented by NCMA Winston-Salem and City of Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks. Designed for all ages, Art in the Park invites you to explore your creativity at scenic local parks. Drop by between 10:00 and 1:00 to enjoy a unique, hands-on tutorial led by our featured local artist. Materials are provided, and if you can’t stay to create, we’ll happily send you off with supplies to help spark your imagination later.

Free

Park Hangs: Blue Cactus

Friday, Apr 24, 2026

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Overview

If you’re missing House Hangs while the Hanes House is closed, join us for Park Hangs, a brand new concert series at Bailey Park.

NCMA Winston-Salem has teamed up with Innovation Quarter to offer unique, laid-back hangouts with local musicians and easygoing vibes, reminiscent of House Hangs events at the Hanes House. Join us to unwind and socialize with live music at Bailey Park, with food truck service beginning at 5:00 pm and live music from 6:00–8:00 pm.

Kicking off the new series is Blue Cactus, hailing from Chapel Hill, NC. After getting started in honky-tonk, the band developed a twang of its own that pulls from folk, alt-country, and rock ‘n’ roll to create a sound that connects with audiences around the country.

About Blue Cactus

Brimming with cracked-open honesty and electrified twang, Blue Cactus has become a leading force in modern country and roots music. Led by songwriters Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, the group’s third album, Believer, showcases Stewart’s instinct for cadence and lyricism, evoking Emmylou Harris’ spacious storytelling and the dusty Southern folk melancholy of Gillian Welch. Meanwhile, Arnez holds space for each song, tending the soil with layered folk textures, genre-hopping arrangements, and bittersweet hooks.

Recording in the buzzy indie-folk scene of their home in the Piedmont of North Carolina, and later among the country sheen of Nashville, TN, Believer‘s songs transform and journey through genre and mood. The result is a shock of color and energy, with the album blooming as delicate, prickly, and bold as a field of wildflowers.

About Park Hangs

NCMA Winston-Salem has teamed up with Innovation Quarter with additional support from Atwell Ford Real Estate to offer unique, laid-back hangouts with local musicians, easygoing vibes, and food and drinks by local vendors. Join us at Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem to unwind and socialize this season.

Park Hangs are held on the Upper Lawn of Bailey Park (445 Patterson Ave. in Winston-Salem), with food truck service beginning at 5:00 pm and music starting at 6:00 pm. Food and drink will be available for purchase from vendors in the park, or you can bring your own snacks or purchase food from your favorite iQ restaurants. Drinks from Incendiary Brewing will be available for purchase; outside alcohol is prohibited. Limited street parking is available for this event, with additional paid parking in the Link Parking Deck (530 North Patterson Ave.).

To keep the concert visible for everyone, please bring a blanket or a low-backed chair to enjoy the music. Well-behaved dogs are welcome to hang out, too, but make sure they are leashed throughout the event. In the case of inclement weather, cancellations will be announced via social media by 4:00 pm on the day of the event.