Vitamin O Artist of the Month: Sol Ramirez & 123 Puppetry
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O After becoming interested in puppetry at age three, Sol Ramirez founded 123 Puppetry while still in elementary school. Puppetry includes a much greater variety of form than the classic sock puppet. Explains Sol, “Anything with movement can be considered a puppet.” Sol has also been a “full-on member” of the well-known… Read More →
2018-19 Arts Grants Announced
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2018-19 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. The OCAC awarded twenty-four Grassroots Arts Program Grants and fourteen Artist Project Grants, totaling $61,394, to the following organizations and artists: The Art Therapy Institute: Operations support Boomerang Youth: The Citizen Artist Carrboro Elementary… Read More →
2017-18 Arts Grant Recipients Announced
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2017-18 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. The OCAC awarded twenty-five Grassroots Arts Program Grants and seven Artist Project Grants, totaling $57,713, to the following organizations and artists: Boomerang Youth: The Citizen Artist Carrboro Elementary School PTA: Cultural arts in-school performances… Read More →
Applications for Emerging Artists Grants now open
Applications for the Durham Arts Council’s Emerging Artists Grants are now open Emerging Artists Grants support career development projects for artists in all art forms who are at least 18, have been resident in the participating NC counties of Durham, Orange, Chatham, Person and Granville Counties for at least one year and are not currently… Read More →