‘Their ancestral cultures have been oppressed and forbidden, and yet they rise up singing’
Piedmont Laureate presents Talking and Singing the Gospel
Join 2019 Piedmont Laureate David Menconi with Music Maker Relief Foundation founder/president Tim Duffy and recent Grammy-winner Bill Ferris for a talk about gospel and blues music, culture and photography — as well as the fabulous new book “Blue Muse: Timothy Duffy’s Southern Photographs.” With a live performance by the acclaimed gospel group Dedicated Men… 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 →
This Week in the Arts: June 1-8, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS ‘I’m the same person I was before.’ Michelle Obama’s portrait artist is a star. | News and Observer Michelle Obama Painter Amy Sherald Visits Chapel Hill for a Portrait Exhibit that Looks Refreshingly Like America Today | The Indy Carrboro Kicking Off Pride Month with ‘Pride Piper Walk’ | WCHL Rainbow flags all around:… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 26-31, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS UNC’s Ackland Art Museum Hosting “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today” | Chapelboro.com Tar Heel Tripping | Winston-Salem Journal Your guide to (mostly free) outdoor summer movies | News and Observer YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART John and June Allcott Gallery: Untitled, 2018 All Weekend | Hanes Art Center A Conversation with Amy Sherald,… Read More →
Vitamin O: Music Maker Relief Foundation
By Alicia Stemper / Vitamin O Music Maker Relief Foundation receives its primary funding through private donors who understand the importance of preserving the musical traditions of the South and supporting the musicians who built, contributed, or continue them. Founded by Tim and Denise Duffy, the Hillsborough based non-profit has worked with 425 artists since… Read More →