LEVEL retreat

An oasis for multidisciplinary artists to temporarily live, create, and be inspired to produce enduring works.

08/28/2026

Join artist and instructor Jamie McPhail for a magical weekend of encaustic exploration at LEVEL. Lodging, meals, instruction, studio time & high-quality art materials included.

Learn more: levelretreat.com + jamiemcphail.com

05/26/2026

Meet our 2025–26 artists-in-residence! Following our Winter (), Early Spring (), and Late Spring () local artist residencies, we’re welcoming folks to LEVEL for a casual meet-and-greet on Saturday, June 6, from 2-5 PM (rain date: Sunday, June 7). This event is free and open to all, but space/parking is limited. Head over to https://levelretreat.com/openhouse2026 or check the link in our bio to reserve your spot! 💖

Made possible by funding and support from . Thank you, always and forever!

03/07/2026

🔊We’re entering the final week of the application period for our 2026 Late Spring Local Artist Residency! Apply now via link in our bio, or levelretreat.com. Deadline is midnight, Saturday, March 14!

✍️Applicants for our Winter & Early Spring Residencies are welcome to re-apply!

🙏Thanks, as always/infinitely, to , whose grant funding makes this all possible, as well as our wonderful panelists who are helping us make hard choices among so many incredible submissions.

04/26/2025

✨ Thanks to everyone who came out to the Forest Theatre to see perform (and special thanks to and for making it happen)! 💖

☀️ Be sure to catch his installation, "Meditation with Sun Boxes", now in its final days at ! ☀️

• Tomorrow, Sunday, 4/26, 10AM-4PM @ Lake Raleigh
• Monday, 4/27, 10AM-4PM @ The Corner

More info in our bio link!

04/24/2025

✨ TONIGHT! ✨ The weather looks *perfect* for 's live appearance at the Forest Theatre at 7PM.

Join us for a pastoral evening of blissed-out drones as Craig performs his composition, "Mr. Blue and His Tongue", for bowed guitar and bass clarinet.

FREE and ALL AGES!

Thanks to and for making it all possible! 💖

04/18/2025

Reminder! Next Thursday, 4/24 @ 7PM, performs live at the Forest Theatre! FREE and ALL AGES!

Craig will be performing his long form semi-improvised drone composition, “Mr. Blue and His Tongue”, for electric guitar and bass clarinet.

We’re keeping an eye on the weather, with a potential rain date and/or venue change of Friday, 4/25. Watch here or sign up for our email list at levelretreat.com for updates!

Thanks to – their generous support makes all of this possible. And don’t forget to check out Craig’s Sun Boxes at the , on display through April 28. See details at https://news.dasa.ncsu.edu/sun-boxes-music-as-a-tool-for-community-and-environmental-engagement/

03/27/2025

LEVEL is pleased to announce one of our favorite artists and humans, sound sculptor , will be presenting work in North Carolina next month!

First, be sure to check out his “Meditation with Sun Boxes” – a meditative installation comprised of 20 solar-powered speakers, each playing a distinct guitar note that converges to create the harmonious Bb6 chord – on display at from April 8-25th, as part of the the “Your Brain on Art” exhibition curated by the . The soothing sounds of the Sun Boxes form a perfect backdrop for mindfulness, encouraging wandering, pauses and reflection.

Then, on Thursday April 24th (rain date Friday April 25th), LEVEL presents a free, live performance of Craig’s “Mr. Blue and His Tongue” at the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill, an extended and semi-improvised piece for bowed electric guitar and bass clarinet. Truly not to be missed, this singular voice in contemporary sound and sculpture playing in a perfectly suited setting!

Presented with thanks to for their generous financial support!

Additional thanks to and for making all of this possible! 💖

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