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TO-DO LIST Clockwise from top left: St. Philips African Moravian
church is a cultural gem; the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
is fast-paced; embark on a self-guided tour of Art-o-mats
throughout the city.

PHOTOS: JAY SINCLAIR

 Winston-Salem's past, present, and
future meet in Art-o-mats, former cigarette vending machines repurposed as art
dispensers. These brightly colored relics
appear all over town - a self-devised
Art-o-mat trail would take you to the
Winston-Salem Visitor Center and a
number of local restaurants, bakeries,
museums, and attractions. The locally
founded concept was such a hit that there
are now more than 100 machines across
the world, from San Francisco to
Austin and Minneapolis to Boston -
and even Austria and Australia.
 Engage in walk-by viewing of various
murals throughout downtown. Many of

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Black Repertory Company, the state's
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The organization produces an average
of four shows per year of Black theatre
classics, with the annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Birthday Celebration and
Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity"
as their signatures.

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rt abounds in Winston-Salem, and it's
often intertwined with other aspects of
the city's identity. Spend an inspired day seeking
creative public installations.

them exemplify community art,
including "Tree at Last" on the side
of a Liberty Street building, with a
tree trunk and branches made of almost
200 handprints gathered during a
four-week span of Downtown Arts
District street festivals. On the corner
of Sixth and Trade streets, the mural
on the side of Artworks gallery was
painted during an eight-week summer
art camp and inspired by other public
art throughout the city.

 Ingenuity meets nature at Unleashed
on the Green. Tucked within a small
green space on Sixth Street, the outdoor
art gallery displays a rotating collection
of locally painted works. The art is
available for purchase, and proceeds
fund the next cycle of selections.

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 Attend a show by the North Carolina

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of the African diaspora. "The largest
collection of public art in Winston-Salem
is on our campus," says Endia Beal,
director of Diggs. Much of the art isn't
even in the gallery; "come to our campus
and just walk around, and you'll see work
by artists from all over the world." Two
miles down the road, the Delta Fine Arts
Center, founded by the Winston-Salem
Alumnae Chapter of historically black
sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. hosts
poetry readings, artist discussions, and
exhibits from local and regional artists.

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