Officials Show Support in Raleigh

Coordinator Annah Lee commented that Raleigh/Wake County had another wonderful turnout for their 2014 NAP exhibition.  Along with the increase in overall participation from the previous year, she was especially pleased to note that the number of both youth and teen participants had increased and that one of the teen participants had even been awarded Best of Show by the judges. 

 

In addition to the general increase in participation, Annah stated that, ”we saw a more diverse representation of the departments across the city.”  More than twenty different departments ranging from the City Manager’s Office to Solid Waste were represented in the exhibit, which was on display in the Block Gallery located in the City of Raleigh Municipal Building.

 

This year, Annah also had the opportunity to utilize the artistic experience found within the new leadership of both the City and the County.  The new City Manager, Ruffin Hall and County Manager, Jim Hartmann were asked to be two of the judges.  Interestingly enough, Jim had previously been a participant of our Seminole County, FL show when he was their County Manager so he was extremely familiar with our program!

 

The support from City and County leadership didn’t stop at judging as Jim and four other officials, including Jerry Bolas, Director of the Office of Raleigh Arts, were present at the opening reception.