Press Release
Arts Educator Professional Developmental Grant Program Recipients
Katie Murray, Director ORANGE COUNTY, NC (November 10, 2019) – The Orange County Arts Commission has selected fourteen arts educators as recipients of its newly established Arts Educator Professional Development Grant Program. The educators listed below will receive grants to aid in their professional development as arts educators. Nikki Balderas teaches Photography, Sculpture and AP… Read More →
Commissioners approve project to provide affordable studio space for artists at Eno River Mill
A lack of infrastructure and equitable access are two primary barriers for a healthy creative ecosystem for Orange County artists and residents, but a new project approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners seeks to remedy those issues. The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with the Gold Family and its partner, Hedgehog Holdings,… Read More →
“More Outsider Art in the Visitors Center” exhibit in Hillsborough
The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and Mike’s Art Truck are pleased to present another special exhibit of folk art at the Alexander Dickson House in Hillsborough, NC. Highlighted by the work of Savannah artist Rudolph Bostic, “More Outsider Art in the Visitors Center” is the second in a series of shows featuring “outsider” art from… Read More →
The 2020 Piedmont Laureate Program is Seeking Playwrights and Screenwriters
The Piedmont Laureate program is accepting applications from writers of plays, musicals and screenplays (for film, television and video games). Authors must be residents of Wake, Durham or Orange counties. The deadline to apply is October 7, 2019 by midnight. The primary goal of the Piedmont Laureate program is “to promote awareness and heighten appreciation… Read More →