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Public Art - Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble

Raleigh Arts Commission

In 2001-2002, the Raleigh Arts Commission sponsored a fun temporary public art festival called the Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble. Over 100 red fiberglass wolves were placed throughout the city in public parks, pedestrian thoroughfares, shopping centers, businesses and downtown area locations. (The red wolf was selected because it is an endangered species special to North Carolina.) Each fiberglass form provided a canvas for North Carolina artists to enhance with paint and three-dimensional add-ons. Artists were selected through an open call as well as an invitation process. Raleigh's City Council endorsed the installation of sculptures on city property and provided seed money, which was repaid through business sponsorships of the Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble as well as a successful "wolf auction" on April 5, 2002.

Additional activities surrounding the exhibit included an unveiling at a Red Wolf Jamboree and Storytelling Festival, a grand opening at the Street Painting Festival, a howling, wolf sightings, radio contests, scavenger hunts, an event linking wolf myths and Native Americans in November (Native American month) and the closing auction at the North Carolina Museum of History. Many local art and nature organizations joined in with co-celebrations of the Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble, including the Contemporary Art Museum, Visual Art Exchange, First Night Raleigh, People for Parks, North Carolina State University and Meredith College.


To learn more, please see links to the right.


Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble CatalogAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

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