On July 6, 2025, Tropical Storm Chantal devastated Orange County. After receiving one-third of its annual rainfall in a single day, floodwaters swept through the towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill,… Read More →
Press Release
OCAC ANNOUNCES 2025-26 ARTS GRANTS RECIPIENTS
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2025-26 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. The OCAC awarded thirty-one grants to twelve artists or… Read More →
2025 Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out Winners Announced
The Orange County Arts Commission and the Orange County Arts Alliance are pleased to announce the winners of the 9th Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out, presented by Hometown… Read More →
Rekindling: Coming to the Eno Arts Mill April 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Katie Murray Director, Orange County Arts Commission 919/245-2335 kmurray@orangecountync.gov Hillsborough, NC – The Orange County Arts Commission and Orange County Arts Alliance, in partnership with End Solitary NC/Disability Rights… Read More →
Uproar Festival of Public Art – Featuring 60 Large-Scale Works in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough – to Return in August
MEDIA CONTACT: Andrea Cash, andrea@andreacashcreative.com, 336-471-6939 Hillsborough, NC, Feb. 13, 2025 – Together with its community partners, the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) announces that the second Uproar Festival of… Read More →



