—Emilie Menzel When I call Chapel Hill artist Meredith Haggerty on the phone for her interview, she greets me like an old friend, her warmth and energy abundantly clear from the moment she answers the phone. It’s an interview to highlight her work and her accomplishments, but throughout she continually expresses curiosity and excitement about… Read More →
Monthly Features
Down on Copperline: H.C. McEntire
—David Menconi Place has always loomed large in Americana singer/songwriter H.C. McEntire’s music, but never more so than on her second solo album Eno Axis (coming out this month on Merge Records). There’s that title, of course, establishing the name of the river alongside which McEntire lives in Orange County as the album’s through line…. Read More →
OCAC ANNOUNCES 2020-21 ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM, TRAINING SESSIONS
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announced the opening of the 2020-21 Arts Grants Application Period on Wednesday, July 15. Approximately $60k, funded by the North Carolina Arts Council and Orange County, will fund artist, school and nonprofit arts programs and projects taking place between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Two grants are… Read More →
Orange County Arts Support Fund
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting our entire economy, but particularly the artists whose livelihood depends on audiences, and the organizations that give these artists a platform. Every cancellation impacts everyone from the artist to the venue staff and keeps critical revenue from our important cultural organizations. The Orange County Arts Commission has created an Orange… Read More →
July Featured Artists: Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo’s Redbud Writing Project
By Emilie Menzel July. July! Surely it is still late March and spring only blooming. Surely it is already late next year. I am thinking this morning about the importance of feeling control over our narratives and our experiences of time, of how life during a pandemic and quarantine can feel bereft of both of… Read More →