“I love Jersey cows because of their eyelashes,” says Allison Sturgill, herd manager at Chapel Hill Creamery. She finds “draft animal power amazing.” The farm is “passionate about cows as… Read More →
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 7 pm – Reading/Discussion: The Laureate’s Gift Durham Arts Council (120 Morris Street), downtown Durham Join Jaki Shelton Green, Scott Huler, Ian Finley, John Claude Bemis, Carrie… Read More →
“Navigating Social Media” November 20th Artists’ Salon
The Artists’ Salon Series is a professional development series for artists, offered free to the community on a quarterly basis. We welcome any suggestions for topics you feel would benefit… Read More →
Fall 2015 OCAC Arts Grant Cycle
Fall 2015 Orange County Arts Commission grant applications and guidelines are now available. The deadline to apply is by 5 pm on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Please visit the Fall… Read More →
2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance
Tap dancer Michelle Dorrance has been earning acclaim and awards for years, but none bigger than the one recently announced. Dorrance, who grew up in Chapel Hill, is one of… Read More →
October 30th “Silent as Dust” Reading by 2015 Piedmont Laureate
2015 Piedmont Laureate James Maxey will read his Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) Award nominated short story “Silent as Dust” on the eve of Halloween (7-8 pm, Friday, October 30,… Read More →
October is National Arts and Humanities Month!
Every October, we celebrate the profound impact that the arts have on our lives, our schools, and our nation. As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of National Arts & Humanities… Read More →
Spring 2015 OCAC Arts Grant Recipients
The Orange County Arts Commission awarded the following nonprofit organizations, schools and individuals with Orange County Arts Grants. These grants support arts programming in Orange County during the Spring 2015… Read More →
Arts Are Smart (Part 1)
Laura Casey, an art educator for 13 years and current teacher at Cameron Park Elementary School in Hillsborough is a champion of arts education. Since 2006, she has received Arts… Read More →
OCAC’s 30th Anniversary Poster
The design submitted by artist and graphic designer Michael Brady was chosen as the Orange County Arts Commission’s 30th Anniversary Poster. The Arts Commission recently sponsored a design competition for… Read More →
