Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join us for our monthly open mic night! Starting April 30th, Justin Ellis of Happy Abandon & To Be Heard Booking, hosts. We will have a featured performance each time! Sign up at 5pm. Students welcome! Check us out on Facebook @JohnnsGF & instagram @johnnys901wmain.
In 1993 Nancy Peacock (Life Without Water, A Broom of One’s Own, The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson) was struggling to write her first novel. She was not enrolled in a university or a writing class, and with the exception of a smattering of friends who were also trying to figure out how to... Read More →
!!PLEASE NOTE!! THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING A SEPARATE TRAINING SESSION FOR OUR ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS. THE GRASSROOTS PROGRAM GRANTS ARE FOR GROUPS ONLY. THE ARTIST PROJECT GRANT TRAINING WILL BE HELD MAY 8 AT THE ARTCENTER AT 6:30PM. Come learn more about the Orange County Arts Commission's Grassroot Arts Program Grant Program! These grants... Read More →
In this magical experience for children of all ages, performers and audience members move, play and paint in the air as they witness the slow metamorphosis of chrysalis to butterfly. Blurring the lines between art and play, the whimsical Italian theater ensemble Compagnia TPO creates wondrous immersive environments in which performers and audiences interact. With... Read More →
!!PLEASE NOTE!! THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING A SEPARATE TRAINING SESSION FOR OUR ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS. THIS SESSION IS JUST FOR ARTISTS - IF YOU'RE PART OF A GROUP, REFER TO OUR GRASSROOTS TRAINING SESSIONS. Come learn more about the Orange County Arts Commission's Artist Project Grant Program! These grants are for visual, performing and... Read More →
!!PLEASE NOTE!! THIS YEAR WE ARE DOING A SEPARATE TRAINING SESSION FOR OUR ARTIST PROJECT GRANTS. THE GRASSROOTS PROGRAM GRANTS ARE FOR GROUPS ONLY. THE ARTIST PROJECT GRANT TRAINING WILL BE HELD MAY 8 AT THE ARTCENTER AT 6:30PM. Come learn more about the Orange County Arts Commission's Grassroot Arts Program Grant Program! These grants... Read More →
This May OCAG hosts a show at FRANK’s Outreach Gallery in University Place located at 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. This generous space provides us with an opportunity to show many samples of the participating artists’ work. You’ll find a range of mediums on display…paintings, photography, ceramics, pottery, textiles and other works of unique... Read More →
The lecture is $10 and will be followed by typewriter consultation and ribboning, which is complimentary with your ticket purchase. Space is limited! Tickets are available for purchase through Eventbrite. See you there!
The Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Drepung Gomang Monastery will return to The ArtsCenter in Carrboro to construct a sacred sand mandala to show their compassion and loving kindness for the ongoing support of the Chapel Hill Carrboro community. The group will construct a mandala over a 5 day period beginning May 15th in the Nicholson... Read More →
Deadline alert! The Bakwin Award, for a book-length prose manuscript by a woman writer, closes 6/15. One winner, chosen by our incredible judge Carmen Maria Machado, will receive $1000 and publication by Blair. https://carolinawrenpress.submittable.com/submit #readwomen #womenwriters
Reception: May 17, 5-7 pm Why do we have so many inequalities in America. Who or what is responsible? How can we fix them? There may be no clear solutions, but there can be progress. Action is necessary to invoke change. As an interdisciplinary artist, much of my work is guerrilla or public intervention. I... Read More →
John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including... Read More →
Durham’s Vox Virorum Men’s Chorus presents their Spring Concert for 2018. Featured works include “Barb’ra Allen”, ” Shenandoah”, “Red River Valley” and Handel’s “Hallelujah Amen”. Directed by Jeremy Nabors, accompanied by Deborah Coclanis. Free admission; $10 suggested donation. email voxvirorum@gmail.com for more info Vox Virorum is a community men's choral ensemble, comprised of amateur singers... Read More →
Pottery by Garry Childs, Photography by Eric Saunders and paintings by Pat Merriman. May 21 – June 24. Opening reception during Hillsborough's Last Friday Art Walk, May 25th 6-9pm. Founded in 2006, the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is owned & operated by 22 artists and features painting, sculpture, photography, glass art, jewelry, wood, pottery, fiber... Read More →
Curator Dorothy Moss interviews 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition winner and former First Lady Michelle Obama's portraitist, artist Amy Sherald. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required.
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