Volunteer Opportunities
We are looking for volunteers to help direct visitors and provide support as needed. Please email us at catawbavalleyfestivalofthearts@gmail.com if you or a group with which you are affiliated can help in any way.
We thank EVERYBODY who joined us for the third annual Catawba Valley Festival of the Arts
to celebrate our distinctive, diverse, creative voices as we tell a bigger story that speaks to the magic of the Catawba Valley.
The 2023 CVFA was sponsored by Wanzl North America and was supported by a grant from the United Arts Council of Catawba County.
The Catawba Valley Festival of the Arts is a celebration of the creativity and talents of our visual, literary and performing artists and designers. The 2023 Festival was a pivotal year for the event, occuring in partnership with the Downtown Newton Development Association and the Lenoir Rhyne University "Art of Compassion" series. The Festival featured a theatrical reading of the anti-bullying themed musical, “Zazzie Sings” on September 29th at the Hickory Community Theatre and on September 30th at the Green Room Community Theatre. Main stage live music occured on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in Historic Downtown Newton in conjunction with the city of Newton's "Carolina Makers Market." In addition, the Festival honored local music legend Larry Simmons with a House Concert on the evening of September 30th at the historic Warlick House in Newton. Local businesses rounded out the art offerings with a showcase of visual art, musical performances and other exhibitions. All events except for the House Concert were FREE and open to the public!
The mission of The Catawba Valley Festival of the Arts is to celebrate our distinctive, diverse, creative voices as we tell a bigger story that speaks to the magic of the Catawba Valley.
This Festival, from inception in 2020, has been supported by a grant from the United Arts Council of Catawba County.
There's nothing better than live music. It's raw energy, and raw energy feeds the soul. -- Dhani Jones
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A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. -- Laozi
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Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythm of your life. It's the expression in time and movement, in happiness, joy, sadness and envy. -- Jacques d'Ambroise
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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We are looking for volunteers to help direct visitors and provide support as needed. Please email us at catawbavalleyfestivalofthearts@gmail.com if you or a group with which you are affiliated can help in any way.
We welcome your contributions in whatever forms they may take. Please contact us