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Jan 16 2019

FIRST LADY KRISTIN COOPER VISITS ARTS SITES OF HILLSBOROUGH


On January 10, 2019, North Carolina First Lady Kristin Cooper visited Hillsborough to learn about the prolific music and arts scene existing in Orange County. She was joined by Secretary of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Susi Hamilton and representatives from the North Carolina Arts Council. The day began with presentations by Music… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Press Release

Jan 16 2019

Author Allan Gurganus on Entering Duke’s Archives, His Other Life as a Visual Artist, and Finishing His Magnum Opus


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

Jan 08 2019

The winners of the 2020 Academy Awards’ “Best Original Musical” might be Tar Heels


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

Jan 02 2019

Orange County Arts Commission Announces Arts Educator Professional Development Grant Program


Beginning January 2019, public school arts educators in Orange County Public Schools and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will be able to apply for small grants of up $250 to help with costs related to their creative and professional development. The new grant program is designed to assist arts educators in advancing their careers by helping… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Grants, News, Press Release

Jan 02 2019

David Menconi selected as 2019 Piedmont Laureate


Featured photo courtesy of Scott Sharpe David Menconi, a Raleigh-based writer of creative non-fiction, has been selected as the region’s 2019 Piedmont Laureate. During 2019, Menconi will appear at workshops, reading programs and speaking engagements throughout Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The Piedmont Laureate program is dedicated to building a literary bridge for residents to… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News, Piedmont Laureate, Press Release · Tagged: literary arts, non-fiction, piedmont laureate

Jan 02 2019

Our Top 5 Art Shows of 2018


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

Dec 27 2018

Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Carol Blackmore


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Carol Blackmore started teaching herself to weave on a pot holder loom when she was six or seven years old. “My mother didn’t really understand why I was addicted to this but she facilitated… I just had to do every single combination of color I could think of.” Meanwhile, Blackmore’s paternal… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured, Monthly Features, Vitamin O

Dec 26 2018

“Hidden Hillsborough” wins award for Best Nonfiction Book in the Southeast


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

Dec 21 2018

Solstice Lantern Walk photo contest announced


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

Dec 21 2018

Local artisan’s business booms with online sales


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News

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