The following organizations and individuals were awarded Orange County Arts Grants by the Orange County Arts Commission to support arts programming during the Fall 2015 grant cycle (January 1 –… Read More →
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Click here to subscribe and receive news items delivered to your inbox.New Year – New Outlook for the Arts
The stage is set for 2016 to be a great year for the arts! In case you missed Americans for the Arts’ fabulous recap of 2015 arts policy wins, ARTS… Read More →
Vitamin O: Christian Hirni
Autumn is Christian Hirni’s favorite season. The NC Forest Ranger for Orange and Durham Counties says, “There is nothing more beautiful than a hardwood forest in the fall.” He loves… Read More →
Vitamin O: Chance Murray
Chance Murray, 26, does not have a television. “There’s too much to do.” Chance is an artist. He calls Cedar Grove “a quiet place. Things get buried deep. You have… Read More →
State Arts Council slated to participate in National Economic Impact Study
Raleigh, N.C. (January 12, 2016) — The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that it will participate in a national research study, Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, to measure the… Read More →
Vitamin O: Asia-Marie Terrell
Asia-Marie Terrell, 26, recently miscarried after being told for six years that she was unable to have children. Despite this, part of her was relieved by the loss; the experience… Read More →
Vitamin O: Laura Fenn
“Teachers are so often expected to do more and more. This is something teachers choose,” says Chapel Hill resident Laura Fenn about the Walking Classroom program she developed. Fourth and… Read More →
Vitamin O: Jeannie Petterson
Jeannie Petterson specializes in vintage boots in her Hillsborough Uniquitiques shop. “I want everyone who walks in to be able to find a pair.” Her favorite boots are from her… Read More →
Vitamin O: Elijah Belz
Elijah “Eli” Belz has owned Hillsborough Bike Shop with his father for two years despite being only 17. He likes bikes (“they are all mechanical with no electronics to go… Read More →
Vitamin O: Allison Sturgill
“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 →
