Raleigh Artist Chosen to Create New Public Art Piece in Downtown Hillsborough
By Torey Mishoe HILLSBOROUGH, NC (August 1, 2019) – The Hillsborough Arts Council (HAC) and the Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) along with representatives from the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County are pleased to announce the final artist for the River Park Public Art Project. Jonathan Brilliant, a Raleigh-based installation artist, was chosen following… Read More →
Chapel Hill Gauging Future Possibilities for Varsity Theatre
Calvin Street tree project committee seeks community assistance
The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with the Hillsborough Arts Council and the Town of Hillsborough, seek community assistance for the upcoming Calvin Street Tree Project. The project committee will oversee the use of the wood for an artist-created entranceway into River Park in Downtown Hillsborough, beginning next year. The Southern Red Oak located… Read More →
Gold Park Bee Hotel to be unveiled Nov. 4 with workshop
The Gold Park pollinator garden will be abuzz the morning of Saturday, Nov. 4, with the unveiling of a large bee hotel, a workshop to help people make their own bee habitats, information about native pollinators and arts programs, and fun crafts for kids. The event starts at 10 a.m. with the unveiling of the… Read More →
ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES PUBLIC ART UNVEILING JUNE 29, 2017
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC), in partnership with Orange County Animal Services (OCAS), invites the public to the unveiling of the public art piece, Calypso Cat at OCAS. Calypso Cat, designed by Chapel Hill artist Mark Elliott, is a hand-made, painted steel sculpture. The unveiling reception will be held Thursday, June 29 at 6pm… Read More →
Vitamin O: Floraffiti
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Through her Floraffiti project, founder and event-coordinator Carter Hubbard works with spoken word poet Josephus Thompson and local youth. Floraffiti’s tagline is “Bringing Words to Life and Life to Words.” Participants write and distill poetry into one significant word which is then planted in crimson clover in locations throughout Chapel Hill… Read More →
Mark Elliott Selected for Art for Animals
The Orange County Arts Commission, in partnership with Orange County Animal Services, announces the selection of Mark Elliott for the Art for Animals public art project. Elliott was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. He received a BFA from UNC Chapel Hill. After graduating, Elliott moved to Italy where he maintained a studio In Umbria… Read More →
RFP: Art for Animals
The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) and Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) are seeking an artist to design, fabricate, and install an exterior, permanent art piece for OCAS. The facility, located at 1601 Eubanks Road in Chapel Hill, NC, completed construction in 2009 as a state-of-the-art center for the animal control and sheltering services for… Read More →