Hillsborough, N.C. – The owners and artists of Mike’s Art Truck are happy to return to the Orange County Main Public Library in Hillsborough with a new collection of self-taught art. “Folk Art in the Library” on display through February 25, 2019, features work by three popular folk artists: Ruby C. Williams, Michael Banks, and… Read More →
“Folk Art in the Library”
The owners and artists of Mike’s Art Truck are happy to return to the Orange County Main Public Library in Hillsborough with a new collection of self-taught art featuring work by three popular folk artists: Ruby C. Williams, Michael Banks, and Sam Ezell. Roadside paintings by Ruby C. Williams like those in the exhibit once… Read More →
Writing About Family Violence: A Poetry Workshop led by Pam Baggett
Pam Baggett will create a safe space in which to write about childhood abuse and/or intimate partner violence. Writers who have not experienced abuse are welcome to explore their thoughts on the violence ingrained in our society. Pam is a former volunteer at the Compass Center in Chapel Hill, where she co-wrote and facilitated a… Read More →
No Longer Silent: Poets on Family Violence
The Orange County Main Library honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a reading by four poets who write with courage and candor about experiences with family and/or intimate partner violence and the journey through pain to empowerment. Featured readers: Pam Baggett, Terri Greco, Janis Harrington, and Priscilla Webster-Williams. The event is free and open to… Read More →
Writing About Home: A Poetry Workshop led by Pam Baggett
Where is home? What do you love about it? What if you had to leave your home and move to another country? In this generative workshop, we’ll write about homes we love, past or present, then turn our attention to the theme of immigration, exploring the work of poets who write about what it’s like… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: June 15-21, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS NC names its first African-American Poet Laureate to be ambassador for spoken word | News & Observer OdysseyStage Theatre and OdysseyStage Present ‘NC 10 By 10: A Festival Of 10-Minute Plays’ | Broadway World YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART FRANK presents Brumley Forest Travel Journal Session Tomorrow, 9am | Brumley Forest Trails Untitled, 2018 Tomorrow 8am-5pm | John and June Allcott… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 11-17, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Longleaf Film Festival showcases North Carolina filmmakers | The News & Observer Photography exhibit of southern musicians coming to Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center | The Virginian-Pilot A Home Filled With 1,200 Miniature Buildings In Hillsborough Captures History | The State of Things on WUNC YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART Tibetan Buddhist Monks construct sacred… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 4-10, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS This public art uses flowering words to show just how much the Triangle is blossoming| The News and Observer A Documentary on Astronaut Program Training Launches Kickstarter Campaign | Digital Journal They’ve collected 1,200 tiny buildings inside their home. It’s a very small world after all. | The News and Observer The Cave… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: April 27-May 3, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Fascination and Delight: Q&A With Marsha Gordon, Co-Director of ‘Rendered Small’ | NC State News The Cave Is Closed After Fifty Years, Marking the End of an Era for Music in Chapel Hill | INDY Week Local 506 Gets New Ownership But Keeps Its Local Roots Intact | INDY Week Local Creators and… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: April 21-26, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS April 21-26, 2018 Chapel Hill loses another institution. The Cave is closing. | The News and Observer ‘Revolt against Folt!’ Students march on UNC chancellor’s office, demanding arts money. | The News and Observer Chapel Hill artist, mom builds booming business online | WRAL In Versus, This Year’s Crop of UNC Studio Art MFA Graduates… Read More →