ZELDA LOCKHART NEW PIEDMONT LAUREATE

Highly acclaimed Durham County novelist Zelda Lockhart has been selected as the region's 2010 Piedmont Laureate.

With the key goal “to promote awareness and heighten appreciation for excellence in the Zelda Lockhartliterary arts throughout the Piedmont region,” the Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together and celebrate the art of writing. The Laureate will present public readings and workshops, participate at select public functions, and propose at least one original activity to expand appreciation of literature.

The program is co-sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, Durham Arts Council, Orange County Arts Commission, United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, Alamance County Arts Council and the Johnston County Arts Council. 12/10/09 Press Release (PDF)

Applications were received from novelists living in a 5-county area. The Laureate will receive an honorarium of $7,000 and serve for 1 year. For more information and to read Zelda's "Words of the Month", please visit www.piedmontlaureate.com.

2009 Piedmont Laureate Jaki Shelton Green's Poetry


Photo of Michael J. Brown Mural by Laura Shmania
Mural by Michael J. Brown, Chapel Hill, NC


Pamela Pease Shows Pop-Up Book
Artists' Salons
Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:30-9 pm, West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter (300-G East Main St.), Carrboro. Free. For artists of all disciplines.
Planning to attend? RSVP to arts@co.orange.nc.us or 919/968-2011.

Topic: Writer's Grants with Krista Bremer, 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award Recipient
John Kernion Birdbath, 2006 Open Studio Tour
Arts Incubation
The Arts Incubation Program strives to create successful local nonprofit arts organizations by offering up to 3 years of financial support. Past recipients are the Orange County Artists Guild, Arts Advocates, Inc. (dba FRANK on Franklin), and Carolina Culture Zone.
2002 Orange County Participants
Congressional High School Arts Competition
This national competition, sponsored by members of the US Congress in their districts, features 2-dimentional work. Winning entries are displayed in the corridor of the US Capital (Washington, DC). Deadline: April 9, 2010 for Orange County high school visual art students. Contact your art teacher; download the form & guidelines.
18 Thumbs Project
18 Thumbs Website Images Project
OCAC is replacing the 18 thumbnail images (on upper left side of our webpage) with local artists' images hotlinked to their websites! Submit 1 digital image (emailed or on CD) and the URL to your active website. Local artists in all arts disciplines are welcome. Images are rotated regularly. OCAC reserves the right to resize images, or to reject or suspend links and images due to content. Ongoing.
Updated July, 2010