Orange Co. Arts Commission

Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina

Monthly Features

New Uproar Festival of Public Art ­– First Experience of Its Kind in North Carolina – to Feature 60 Large-Scale Works in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough


MEDIA CONTACT: Andrea Cash andrea@andreacashcreative.com 336-471-6939 Hillsborough, NC, Jan. 13, 2023 – Together with its community partners, the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announces a new arts festival coming summer… Read More →

The Healing Power of the Arts in Del Valle’s Teen Arts Collective for LGBTQIA+ Teens


—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Natalia Torres del Valle’s passion for finding healing in the arts is longstanding: “Art definitely saved me as a teenager,” Del Valle said. “When I started… Read More →

WHUP-FM: Local Is Where the Niche Is


—David Menconi, Down on Copperline On the one hand, Orange County’s community radio station WHUP, 104.7-FM in Hillsborough, is a modern enterprise. Founded in the wake of the U.S. Congress’… Read More →