Several creatives in our Orange County community have generously pledged to donate percentages of their art sales to the Orange County Arts Support Fund. Here is more information about their offers. PAM BAGGETT Writer Pam Baggett’s poetry chapbook Wild Horses has been described as a “a barebacked, buck-naked ride on the slick haunches of fate… Read More →
Renzo Ortega
See Work From Eight Triangle Artists at the NC Arts Council Fellowship Exhibition
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 →
Vitamin O: Artist Renzo Ortega
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission Artist Renzo Ortega, a Peruvian immigrant, moved to Carrboro last year after 17 years in New York City. “Art changes a lot based on the place where you live.” His work features themes that matter to him such as immigrant issues, displacement, and gentrification. Ortega… 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 →