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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 →
For Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Donovan Livingston, Poetry “Builds Communities”
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline In the mid-nineties, Donovan Livingston, who is now Chapel Hill’s 2025-2026 Poet Laureate, heard a song that would change his life. Growing up with a… Read More →
Fiddler Joe Thompson’s musical legacy remains very much alive
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Fiddler Joe Thompson has been gone for more than a decade, since passing in 2012 at age 93. But his musical legacy remains very much… Read More →
Artist Relief Grants Now Open
Orange County Artist Relief Grant Program Thanks to the generosity of our community, the Orange County Arts Alliance will soon begin distributing over $100,000 in support grants to artists residing… Read More →








