Looking for weird, wonderful, and affordable art finds?  The yART Sale is a treasure-hunt-style yard sale hosted by the Durham Arts Council and The Durham Art Guild to help raise funds for the arts!

We’re clearing out shelves, closets, and studio corners at the Durham Arts Council and DAG Galleries with a mix of abandoned artwork, art supplies, art books, crafting materials, and other fun odds and ends artists will love. Think of it as an art world yard sale where everything deserves a second life.

The best part? Everything is low-cost, with prices ranging from $1 to $30, so you can stock up on materials, snag something weird and wonderful, or start your next project without spending much.

Swing by Saturday, April 11 from 10 AM–1 PM, bring a bag (maybe a big one!), and dig through the goods. You never know what creative gem you’ll find at the yART Sale.

The Durham Arts Network brings Durham’s creative community together in one place, helping artists and arts organizations connect and be discovered. Artists in any discipline can promote their businesses, find commissions or gigs, and initiate collaborations. Each month, we will shine a spotlight on artists from the Network to celebrate their work and impact!

Gabriel Eng-Goetz is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Durham, North Carolina who received his BFA from Syracuse University. His work explores our human connection to the natural world and the cultural history of identity, including his own as a Chinese American born and raised in the South. Gabriel is also the founder of Runaway, award-winning apparel & lifestyle brand.

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Registration for Summer Teen Intensives is now open! We have a variety of classes for your creative teen to choose from taught by amazing local artists.

Meghan Gambling (Scene Writing)
is an Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and TV producer. UNC–Chapel Hill alum and former Durham Arts Council camper, now back in NC writing and pitching new work.

Rahela Laquidara (Portraiture, Oil & Chalk Pastels, Mixed Media Collage)
is a Durham mixed-media artist, musician, and dancer. Former art teacher and co-illustrator of the surreal hand-drawn coloring book Book of the Bizarre.

Larry Downing (Clay Hand-Building) 
Durham sculptor with a BFA from UNC–Chapel Hill. Former Durham School of the Arts teacher who now teaches clay hand-building and exhibits across NC.

Looking to explore something new without committing to a full class? Check out our Weekend Roundup to see the awesome workshops we have available for the month of April. From scent storytelling to book binding, we have it all at the DAC School!

Friday Night Makes: Zentangle – Black Tile Brilliance (Ages 16+)

with Dawn Meisch

Friday, 6PM – 7:30PM

April 3

Friday Night Makes: Practical Mending (Ages 16+)

with River Takada

Friday, 6PM – 8PM

April 10

Looking for more classes? Check out the full class list here!

The Durham Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local arts agency dedicated to supporting the arts in Durham and the NC Triangle Region since 1954. Each year DAC serves over 400,000 visitors and participants, over 2,000 artists, and more than 300 arts and cultural organizations through classes, workshops, events, grants, and advocacy.

DAC is a catalyst in the cultural development of Durham – it leads, inspires, and promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience, and active support of the arts for all the people of our community.