The Orange County Arts Commission has selected five arts educators to be recipients of its 2020/21 Arts Educator Professional Development Grant Program. This grant program was created in 2018 to provide financial assistance to arts educators in their professional and/or artistic development. This year’s recipients include: Rome Buttner – Theatre Arts, McDougle Middle School: Virtual… Read More →
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2020-21 Arts Grants Recipients Announced
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2020-21 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. The OCAC awarded thirty-four grants to eighteen artists and fifteen nonprofit organizations totaling $45,033. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on local school systems, Grassroots Arts Program Grants for schools were postponed and will… Read More →
Piedmont Laureate Program Issues Call for Writers of Children’s and Young Adult Literature
The Piedmont Laureate program is accepting applications from writers of children’s and young adult literature. Authors must be residents of Wake, Durham or Orange counties. The deadline to apply is October 9, 2020 by midnight. The primary goal of the Piedmont Laureate program is “to promote awareness and heighten appreciation for excellence in the literary… Read More →
$57,850 in Relief Grants Issued through Orange County Arts Support Fund
The Orange County Arts Commission has awarded a third round of emergency relief grants totaling $16,400 to 25 members of the Orange County arts community and two arts-related nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts for individuals ranged from $500-$600 and will help recipients with essential needs such as groceries, bills, and healthcare expenses. Two organizations also received… Read More →
OCAC ANNOUNCES OPENING OF ARTS EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT CYCLE
Public school arts educators in Orange County Public Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are invited to apply for small grants of up $250 to help with costs related to their creative and professional development. The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) created the Arts Educator Professional Development Grant Program in 2018 to assist arts educators… Read More →