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Mar 03 2017

Arts Matter: A Day without Arts


Several weeks ago, immigrants across our country observed the Day without Immigrants to illustrate what our communities would look without them.  It was a way to showcase their impact, and… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Blog Posts, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: Ackland, Americans for the Arts, arts day, Arts Matter, Arts North Carolina, blog, Carolina Performing Arts, FRANK gallery, hillsborough arts council, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Endowment for the Arts, Playmakers, Ryan Fox, The ArtsCenter, UNC, Winston Churchill

Mar 02 2017

Vitamin O: “Martin Luther King, an Interpretation”


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O “Each group sees the same thing, but they see it in a different way” says actor John Ivey about Martin Luther King, an Interpretation. Ira Knight… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: Ira Knight, performing arts, The ArtsCenter, theater, vitamin o

Feb 27 2017

Mark Elliott Selected for Art for Animals


The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with Orange County Animal Services, announces the selection of Mark Elliott for the Art for Animals public art project. Elliott was born and… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Press Release · Tagged: mark elliott, Orange County Animal Services, public art

Feb 24 2017

Weekend Culture Fix for February 24-26


Here’s your #weekendculturefix from OCAC! VISUAL ART Hillsborough • It’s Last Friday ArtWalk tonight in Hillsborough! 6-9pm in Downtown Hillsborough. • Opening reception for “It’s all about the story” at… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Weekend Culture Fix · Tagged: art, carrboro, chapel hill, chapelhill, classes, comedy, concerts, dance, events, exhibits, families, happenings, hillsborough, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, kids, Last Fridays Hillsborough, live music, music, NC Comedy Arts Festival, orange county, performing arts, shows, theater, UNC, visual arts, weekend culture fix

Feb 17 2017

Weekend Culture Fix for February 17-19


Here’s your weekend menu of artsy happenings around #OCNC! The biggie this weekend (through the 26th) is the NC Comedy Arts Festival, including headliner Aparna Nancherla (pictured) with Hannah Strom… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Weekend Culture Fix · Tagged: 2nd Wind, Ackland, art, carrboro, Cat's Cradle, chapel hill, chapelhill, classes, comedy, concerts, dance, DSI, events, exhibits, families, frank, happenings, hillsborough, kids, live music, music, NC Comedy Arts Festival, orange county, performing arts, shows, The ArtsCenter, theater, visual arts, weekend culture fix

Feb 15 2017

OCAC is seeking board applicants


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: board

Feb 15 2017

Attend Arts Day 2017


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: arts advocacy, arts day, artsnc

Feb 10 2017

Weekend Culture Fix for February 10-12


Here’s your #weekendculturefix from #OCAC. Don’t miss #2ndFridayArtWalk / #SHIMMER tonight in Chapel Hill/Carrboro, and #LivingHistoryDay tomorrow in Hillsborough! Scroll through the list for all the details. LIVE MUSIC Hillsborough •… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Weekend Culture Fix · Tagged: 2nd Friday ArtWalk, alexander dickson house, carrboro, chapel hill, chapelhill, classes, comedy, concerts, dance, events, exhibits, families, happenings, hillsborough, kids, live music, living history day, music, orange county, performing arts, SHIMMER, shows, theater, visual arts, weekend culture fix

Feb 09 2017

“Animal Spirits: Visionary Folk Art” at Alexander Dixon House


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“Animal Spirits: Visionary Folk Art” showing at the Alexander Dickson House February 3, 2017 through April 6, 2017 Hillsborough, N.C. – The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and Mike’s Art Truck are now… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Exhibits · Tagged: alexander dickson house, Bailey Jack, Brian Dowdall, Buddy Snipe, exhibits, Floria Yancey, hillsborough, James Dean, Kurt Zimmermann, mike's art truck, Pete the Cat, R.A. Miller, Ruby Williams

Feb 02 2017

Arts Matter: Meg McGurk Gets the Arts


A recent blog post explained how Orange County is an under-cover arts mecca.  How, in almost every category in which you can gauge the significance of the arts in a… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Blog Posts, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: 2nd Friday ArtWalk, art, Arts Matter, chapel hill, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, chapelhill, events, happenings, Meg McGurk, orange county, SHIMMER, visual arts

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