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Promote and Strengthen the Artistic and Cultural Development
of Orange County, North Carolina.

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5th Annual Hillsborough Holiday Bazaar November 21

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Crazy Chester Carries the Weight

Last year, the final vestige of The Band passed into memory with the death of Garth Hudson, the pioneering Canadian/American ensemble’s last living member. But the group’s spirit lives on… Read More →

Cosmic Rays Film Festival Audience

Waking Up to the Arts: Cosmic Rays Film Festival

– by Nic Cameron Johnson The 9th Annual Cosmic Rays Film Festival will take place March 19–21, 2027, and its call for submissions is open through November 16, 2026. Filmmakers… Read More →

2026-27 Arts Grants Winners

ArtsOrange Announces 2026-27 Arts Grants Recipients  

ArtsOrange is pleased to announce recipients of the 2026-27 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. This year, ArtsOrange awarded thirty-seven grants to seventeen artists or artist-groups, fifteen nonprofit organizations,… Read More →

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#OCNCArts News

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Elizabeth Keckly Center, WHUP FM present Hillsborough Harvest Festival – The News of Orange

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Orange County Artist Guild Studio Tour Preview Show – The Times News

Local film production studio strays from the typical Hollywood set – The Daily Tar Heel

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Cat’s Cradle’s New Carrboro Venue to Debut With Roy Cooper Rally, Built to Spill Show – Hoodline

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Art’s Healing Journey: Exhibit illustrates artist’s path toward a healthier mental state – News of Orange

Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton raises his Eddie Ray Lifetime Achievement Award during the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony - Orange County Arts News

Chapel Hill rockers to Dr. Funk, music takes center stage at NC Music Hall ceremony – North State Journal

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