Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
The Orange County Arts Commission offers Artist Project Grants to encourage artist-led community projects and programs. Funds are approved by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. Application period: May 15 - June 15, 2023 Grant limit: $2,000 Training session: Tuesday, May 23, 6-7pm on Zoom. FULL INFO: artsorange.org/ocacgrants/artist-project-grant
Since 1977, the N. C. Arts Council’s Grassroots Arts Program has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences. The program distributes funds for the arts in all 100 counties of the state primarily through partnerships with local arts councils. The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) serves as the N.C. Arts Council’s partner in... Read More →
Come decorated in color and join us for the Pride Promenade to kick-off Chapel Hill-Carrboro Small Town Pride. Gather at Peace and Justice Plaza and march alongside performers and other revelers in celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. The march will end at 140 West Franklin Plaza for a social gathering with music and activities.
For this very special 2nd Friday ArtWalk, the Ackland has partnered with Melanated Wine and the Underground Collective to curate an evening of wine, food, and local art connecting with and celebrating the Museum’s current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE by MELANATED WINE Prepare your taste buds... Read More →
Celebrate Black community and culture with live performances, Black-owned small business and non-profit expos, kids activities, food trucks, and more. More information coming soon. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro proclaimed the observance and commemoration of Juneteenth on... Read More →
The Northern Orange Branch of the NAACP, Spirit Freedom, and the Orange County Arts Commission present JUNETEENTH 2023 Portraits of Freedom 2-6pm at the Eno Arts Mill Free and open to all! Art exhibits by Donn Young, TJ Mundy, and Michelle Spaulding Poetry with Fred Joiner and Katie Bowler Young Performances by Soteria Shepperson, Regina... Read More →
Last Fridays & the Art Walk are FREE monthly celebrations of art & community in downtown Hillsborough, March-November 2023. With 20+ participating venues, each events includes a new monthly variety of gallery openings, live music, roaming poets, Living Arts Collective drum circles & dancewaves in River Park, Makers Markets (May-Oct), family activities/crafts, and so much... Read More →
CARRBORO, N.C. -- Carrboro Mayor Damon Seils is pleased to announce that the Town of Carrboro will hold its 10th Annual Community Reading of the Frederick Douglass essay "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The reading will occur from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Carrboro Century... Read More →
Last Fridays & the Art Walk are FREE monthly celebrations of art & community in downtown Hillsborough, March-November 2023. With 20+ participating venues, each events includes a new monthly variety of gallery openings, live music, roaming poets, Living Arts Collective drum circles & dancewaves in River Park, Makers Markets (May-Oct), family activities/crafts, and so much... Read More →
Join us on Second Friday in August from 6 to 9pm for the opening reception of our newest Featured Artist Exhibition. Explore and celebrate the work of member artists R. Scott Horner, Kaidy Lewis, Susan Filley, and Polina Varlamova and guest artist Joe Grant.
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