Modern WSFC Schools Spring Art Extravaganza

Modern Automotive “Spring Arts Extravaganza”

to Showcase Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Art 

Exhibition is free and open to the public March 24 – 27 9:00am – 7:00pm 

Modern Automotive’s “Artist of the Future” Reception on Friday, March 27 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm, awards presented at 5:30pm 

Free Parking at 251 N. Marshall Street thanks to Modern Automotive 

Winston-Salem, NC (March 3, 2026) – Students from across Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools will showcase student art at the Modern Automotive Spring Arts Extravaganza March 24 through March 27 at Arts Council’s Milton Rhodes Center for the Artsand Sawtooth School for Visual Art. The exhibition will feature artwork from across the school system, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and mixed media. This event is brought to you by a partnership between Modern Automotive, The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and Sawtooth School for Visual Arts. 

"The Arts Council has long believed that access to the arts is essential to a student’s education. As the largest funder of arts programming in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, we are proud to partner with Modern Automotive and Sawtooth School for Visual Art to expand opportunity, nuture creativity, and celebrate the incredible talent within our schools,” said Shannon B. Henry President and CEO of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County Schools. 

The show will feature three divisions – Elementary School, Middle School, and High School – and will award prizes for each division. A reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Friday, March 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (251 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101). Modern Automotive’s “Artists of the Future” contest winners will be announced on Friday during the public reception at 5:30pm. Guests of all ages can participate in hands-on art activities hosted by Sawtooth School for Visual Art. 

Modern Automotive will sponsor student prizes. There will be a first and second place winner in each division – elementary, middle, and high school. The first-place winners will receive a $150 Sawtooth gift certificate. The second-place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate to Sawtooth. All six student winners will be awarded a one-year student membership to Sawtooth School for Visual Art. Art teachers of the first-place winners will be awarded a $100 gift card and second-place winners will be awarded a $50 gift card to purchase supplies for their classrooms, sponsored by The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. 

Modern Automotive has 17 dealerships across the state and has been family owned and based in Winston-Salem since 1933.

Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County is the lead advocate of the arts and cultural sector in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Arts Council’s goal is to serve as a leader in lifting up, creating awareness and providing support to grow and sustain the arts and cultural offerings throughout our region, ultimately bringing our community together and making it a great place to live, work and play.