ORANGE COUNTY, NC (May 29, 2019) – The Orange County Arts Commission is excited to announce the election of three new officers to the advisory board. Fred Joiner has been appointed Chair of the board, Tinka Jordy Vice-Chair, and Delia Keefe Secretary. Fred Joiner is a poet and curator living in Carrboro, NC, where he… Read More →
Vitamin O: Tinka Jordy and Sculpture in the Garden
By Alicia Stemper / Vitamin O Tinka Jordy has been hosting Sculpture in the Garden, now known one of the finest outdoor sculpture showcases in the region, for 25 years. Tinka and her husband moved to Orange County from New Orleans almost 30 years ago, attracted by the weather, the location, and the diversity. The… 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 →
Vitamin O: Artist United “The Walls We Build”
Click here to see a schedule of Orange County exhibits: Chapel Hill & Carrboro – Opening during Second Friday ArtWalk, June 8 Hillsborough – Opening during Last Friday ArtWalk, June 29 By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O During Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy, photographer Donn Young envisioned a statewide art exhibit organized around the theme The Walls We Build. Young… Read More →
Vitamin O: Hillsborough’s Solstice Lantern Walk
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission When the third phase of Hillsborough’s Riverwalk was completed in 2014, Tinka Jordy thought it “seemed the perfect place to bring the community together to celebrate the Winter Solstice with a Lantern Walk.” The first year, organizers hoped for maybe 200 participants; well over one… Read More →
23rd Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational
The 23rd Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational opens this Saturday, May 6, at the home of Tinka Jordy and Mark Donley. Since 1994 Tinka and Mark, owners of the Eno Gallery in Hillsborough, have opened their garden as a venue for regional and national sculptors. The Jordy-Donley home is located at 1902 Borland Rd Hillsborough, NC… Read More →
Solstice Celebration Lantern Walk Shines Light on Strength of the Hillsborough Arts Council
In 2015, Hillsborough sculptor Tinka Jordy, the mastermind behind the wonderfully unique Hillsborough Handmade Parade, presented the idea for a lantern walk to the Hillsborough Arts Council (HAC). They decided to give it a go; they hosted a lantern-making workshop for the community and spread the word to meet at Hillsborough Riverwalk where they would… Read More →