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Feb 16 2018

This Week in the Arts: February 9-15, 2018


#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS February 9-15, 2018 Curious about those new Obama portraits? You can see the artists’ works at Triangle museums | News and Observer New Performing Arts Space Opens… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: This Week in the Arts · Tagged: 2nd Wind, Burwell School, carrboro, Cat's Cradle, chapel hill, chapel hill public library, concerts, dance, events, happenings, hillsborough, Hot Tin Roof, LIGHTUP, live music, Local 506, mystery brewing, Nash St. Tavern, Nightlight, Oasis at Carr Mill, Orange County Public Library, performing arts, Playmakers, Sister's Voices, The ArtsCenter, The Cave, The Kraken, The PIT, The Station

Jan 06 2017

Chapel Hill LIGHTUP Festival Rings in Chinese New Year


Followers of the OCAC on Facebook probably noticed our post this week showing off beautiful hand-painted lanterns hanging in our Hillsborough office.  These “work samples” were submitted by The Chinese… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Events, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: chapel hill, chapelhill, Chinese School, events, happenings, kids, LIGHTUP, orange county

Dec 29 2016

Fall 2016 Arts Grants Awarded


The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2016 Fall Arts Grants. The OCAC awarded twenty-three arts grants, totaling $25,440 to the following projects taking… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Grants · Tagged: art, billy jonas, carrboro, Carter Hubbard, cedar grove, chapel hill, chapel hill-carrboro public schools, chapelhill, concerts, dance, events, exhibits, families, Frances talenti, FRANK gallery, grants, hillsborough, jaki shelton green, kids, Last Fridays, LIGHTUP, Mike wiley, music, NC Arts Council, NC Symphony, NC Youth Tap Ensemble, One song productions, orange county, orange county public schools, paperhand puppet, performing arts, phillip shabazz, teachers, Women's Voices Chorus

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