• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Orange Co. Arts Commission

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

  • COVID-19
    • Donate to the relief fund
    • Apply for funding
    • Funding Updates
    • Resources for artists and organizations
    • Artists Helping Artists
  • About
    • Advisory Board
    • Programs
    • Contact Us
  • Discover
    • Artist Directory
    • Arts Map
    • Economic Impact of the Arts
    • Guest Blogs
    • Classes
    • News
  • Resources
    • For Artists
    • For Organizations
    • Grantee Resources
  • Grants
    • OC Arts Support Fund
  • Events & Projects
    • Big Night In for the Arts
    • Events Calendar
      • Submit an Event
    • Eno Arts Mill
      • Our Artists
  • Search this Website

Press Release

Feb 18 2021

For Immediate Release: National and Local Artists Unite with Four Local Arts Organizations to Raise Funds for the Arts


FEBRUARY 18, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Murray Director, Orange County Arts Commission kmurray@orangecountync.gov 919/245-2335   NATIONAL AND LOCAL ARTISTS UNITE WITH FOUR LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ARTS Big Night in for the Arts Set to Bring the Triangle Together on March 11   HILLSBOROUGH, NC—We are so accustomed to… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Monthly Features, News, Press Release · Tagged: Big Night In

Feb 04 2021

For Immediate Release: Save the Date for Big Night In for the Arts


JANUARY 27, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Katie Murray Director, Orange County Arts Commission kmurray@orangecountync.gov 919/245-2335   SAVE THE DATE FOR BIG NIGHT IN FOR THE ARTS, FEATURING ARIANA DEBOSE, MANDOLIN ORANGE, BRANFORD MARSALIS, MIKE WILEY Four Local Arts Organizations Join Forces to Rally Financial Support for the Arts on March 11   Hillsborough,… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Events, News, Press Release · Tagged: Ariana DeBose, arts relief, Big Night In for the Arts, Branford Marsalis, Chatham Arts Council, COVID-19, durham arts council, mandolin orange, Mike wiley, United Arts Council of Raleigh Wake Co, WRAL

Jan 15 2021

Kelly Starling Lyons Selected as 2021 Piedmont Laureate


Kelly Starling Lyons holds several of her children's book titles

Kelly Starling Lyons, a Raleigh-based children’s literature writer, has been selected as the region’s 2021 Piedmont Laureate. During 2021, Starling Lyons will appear at virtual programming, including workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements, throughout Orange, Durham, and Wake counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to come together… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Monthly Features, News, Press Release · Tagged: Kelly Starling Lyons, piedmont laureate, writing

Oct 30 2020

Arts Educator Grant Recipients Announced


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 →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Grants, Monthly Features, News, Press Release · Tagged: arts educator grants, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools, Chelsea Kutner, grants, Matt Laird, Meagan Kimbrough, orange county public schools, paul estrada, Rome Buttner

Oct 07 2020

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 →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Grants, Monthly Features, News, Press Release · Tagged: artist grants, Artist Project Grants, Arts Grants, grants for artists, Grassroots Program

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 11
  • Go to Next Page »

Footer

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021 Orange County Arts Commission
(919) 245-2335
Website by Tomatillo Design

Search Orange Co. Arts Commission