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… Read More →
Press Release
Kelly Starling Lyons Selected as 2021 Piedmont Laureate
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… Read More →
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… Read More →
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… 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… Read More →




