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 →
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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 →
2016 Piedmont Laureate Call for Mystery Fiction Authors
The Piedmont Laureate program is accepting applications from mystery fiction authors for 2016. Authors must be residents of Wake, Durham or Orange counties. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30th,… Read More →
Art for Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh
The Orange County Arts Commission has chosen an oil on canvas by Hillsborough artist Jennifer E. Miller to be on permanent display at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. The… Read More →
2016 Emerging Artists (Durham Arts Council)
Online applications are now available for the 2016 Emerging Artists Grant Program. The Emerging Artists Program (EAP) is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established… Read More →
