2026 Gala
A Time To Shine
Please join NC Arts in Action as we celebrate keeping the arts at the heart of Triangle elementary students’ lives through our joyful dance and live music programs. Our annual fundraiser event “A Time to Shine Gala” honors community champions and fuels education for thousands of children each year. Be a part of this shining day—sponsor, purchase tickets, or make a donation here:
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to our honorees! We are excited to honor Vera Tayeh, Beverley Clark, and Tricia and Stuart Phoenix, whose leadership and generosity have helped NC Arts in Action grow and flourish. Thanks to their dedication, thousands of children have discovered confidence, resilience, and joy through dance.
Arts in Action is so much more than a dance program. These children have learned extraordinary lessons that they can apply to many other areas of life. Arts in Action gave them an opportunity to excel, inspired them to care about themselves and their peers, and set a high standard of excellence that many would have thought unreachable. I can’t say enough about what Arts in Action did for my students.
– Queen Bass Scarborough, Principal, Fayetteville Street Elementary School