By Emilie Menzel Sean T. Bailey’s photography exhibit Belonging opened at The ArtsCenter’s Nicholson Gallery on March 1st. On March 10th, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in North Carolina due to COVID-19, and on March 27th, The ArtsCenter joined businesses across the country in closing its doors until further notice as a safety… Read More →
Monthly Features
Creative Orange Works: The Writers
It takes work to be a creative. Work to develop a creative skill, yes. But often, it also means work to financially support a passion, the thing we do outside of the work week that refuels our spirit and stretches other parts of our brain. There are of course those rare few artists whose livelihoods… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys
By David Menconi The COVID-19 shutdown has darkened business across North Carolina, including live-music venues, with no end in sight. But there’s one regular long-running weekly performance event that is still going, although you can’t go see it in person. You can, however, watch it online every Wednesday evening. Named after a Piedmont blues classic by… Read More →
April Featured Artists: The Quarantined Arts Community Rises
By Emilie Menzel On March 30th, 2020, it was Vincent Van Gogh’s 167th birthday. On the morning of March 30th, 2020, his painting The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884 was stolen from the Singer Laren museum near Amsterdam where it was on display. My first thought—how apt a birthday present in this COVID-19… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Renzo Ortega & the Orange County Arts Support Fund
By David Menconi The Coronavirus quarantine going into effect across America has been devastating for the nation’s business, but even more so for the arts. Not only has the shutdown canceled or postponed arts events, it has also closed down the restaurants, bars and other businesses where artists work to supplement their income. It’s an… Read More →