Orange County Native Named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced his choice of Orange County native, poet, author and...
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Arts
Local Group Looking to Revamp Chelsea Theater as a Non-Profit
After the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town sent out a survey last week to gauge the level of community support in a revitalization of the Chelsea Theater, possibly as a non-profit art-house theater, CHALT founding member...
Read MoreStudy Finds Arts and Culture Generated $130+ Million in Economic Activity for Orange County in 2015
The Orange County Arts Commission announced on Monday that the nonprofit arts and culture sector generated $130.3 million in direct economic activity, supported 5,001 full-time jobs and generated $12.5 million in local and state...
Read MoreAckland Acquires New Collection
The Ackland Art Museum has been selected to acquire 12 works from the Atlanta-based Souls Grown Deep Foundation, which holds the largest collection of contemporary art from the African-American South. The Ackland is the only...
Read MoreNC Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship Winners Announced
The 2017-2018 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award has been awarded to 19 artists living in North Carolina. The winning artists receive a $10,000 fellowship to support creative development and the creation of new...
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Chancellor Folt Requests Initiative to Bring More Art to Chapel Hill
You can expect to see a lot more art around Chapel Hill soon, but not just in Ackland Art Museum...
Read MoreCarrboro ArtsCenter Benefits from DPAC Renovation
The Carrboro ArtsCenter is receiving approximately 180 seats from the Durham Performing Arts Center, DPAC, as it is undergoing renovations. The Durham City Council voted in July as part of the DPAC’s capital expenditure plan to...
Read MoreWinning Design Chosen for “Bee Hotel”
A winning design has been selected for Hillsborough’s first “bee hotel”. The project, which seeks to create a home for bees in Hillsborough’s Gold Park, is the product of a partnership between the Hillsborough Tree Board, the...
Read MoreInternationally Acclaimed Carrboro Artist Dies of Cancer
A local artist has died, but his work lives on in some of the most prominent galleries and exhibits around the world. Jesse Kalisher was a photographer who received his first camera from his father, Simpson, on his sixth...
Read MoreOrange County Arts Commission Announces New Grants Process
A grant of nearly $60,000 will be distributed among local artists and nonprofit groups by the Orange County Arts Commission to promote high-quality arts activities. Purveyors of those activities may be eligible to apply for a...
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