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OC Arts series to offer new kind of open mic experience
Coalesce Broadside Available for Purchase Online
Uproar: Call for Artists
CALL FOR ARTISTS ABOUT UPROAR Uproar Festival of Public Art is a new arts festival coming to North Carolina, July 14 – August 12, 2023. High-impact, bold works of art… Read More →
Third Thursday Songwriter Sessions kicks off January 19
WHUP-FM: Local Is Where the Niche Is
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline On the one hand, Orange County’s community radio station WHUP, 104.7-FM in Hillsborough, is a modern enterprise. Founded in the wake of the U.S. Congress’… Read More →
Coalesce: An Exhibit Where Poetry and the Visual Arts Alchemize
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Art and poetry belong together in an almost “elemental or alchemical” way, according to local visual artist Max Dowdle. Indeed, for husband-and-wife team Max and Morrow… Read More →
OCAC Announces new open mic “Weave & Spin”
Orange County Arts Commission Launches Monthly Performance Series and Open Mic at Eno Mill Gallery On January 11, 2023, the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) will introduce Weave & Spin,… Read More →
Spoken Word Artist Dasan Ahanu Selected as 2023 Piedmont Laureate
Dasan Ahanu, a Durham-based spoken word artist/poet, has been selected as the region’s 2023 Piedmont Laureate. During 2023, Ahanu will appear at virtual and in-person programming, including workshops, reading programs… Read More →









