Our Mission

Artworks Gallery is an artist-run cooperative gallery located in Winston-Salem’s downtown art district since 1984. The Gallery is committed to offering local artists of all media a creative and responsive environment in which to exhibit and sell their work. Learn more about Artworks’ long history in the Winston-Salem arts scene.

The Gallery is located in a large and versatile exhibition space in the Ron Propst Studio Building which is on the corner of Trade and Sixth streets and includes the studios and shops of painters, potters, photographers, calligraphers, and sculptors.

“Since Artworks Gallery opened its doors, it has been a constant presence in the art-based commercial district that has grown up around Sixth and Trade Streets.“
Winston-Salem Journal on the occasion of the Gallery’s fifteenth-anniversary exhibition in 1999

Artworks Gallery provides increased exposure for each artist member’s work, networking with other artists, and an opportunity for the artist members to learn skills involved in running a gallery.

The Gallery exhibits individual and group shows of its members’ work every five to six weeks throughout the year, which are free and open to the public.

More about our gallery offerings. Plan a visit today!

Gallery Management

Artworks Gallery controls all policies concerning the management of the gallery. Monthly artist-member meetings are held to discuss the direction of the gallery and to exchange information and ideas. The Artworks Executive Committee meets monthly. Prospective members are juried by the current membership. More information about becoming a member.

Members

Artworks membership includes twenty to twenty-five artist-members who each pay monthly gallery dues and share in its operation. The Gallery takes a commission, determined by the membership, on all work sold through the gallery, and the artists have control of the number of works exhibited and their installation. Meet our members on their member profile pages and hear more about being an ArtWorker in this video of interviews with our members.

Interested in becoming a member? See the application page for more details.

Volunteers

Volunteers are a vital part of Artworks. They help with Gallery operations, receptions, communications, and just about anything else as well. Learn more about becoming a volunteer and meet some of the Artworks volunteers. We can find the perfect volunteer role for you!