The Orange County Arts Commission has awarded a second round of emergency relief grants totaling $22,600 to 28 members of the Orange County arts community and seven art-related nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts for individuals ranged from $200-$600 and will help recipients with essential needs such as groceries, bills, and healthcare expenses. Seven organizations also received… Read More →
Women's Voices Chorus
Women’s Voices Chorus Winter Concert: Breathe Hope, Sing Hope
Women’s Voices Chorus Winter concert takes its title from Gwen Hall’s composition, “I Sing that My Voice May Be Heard.” Hall’s song captures the grace of the heroic girls who inspired it and expresses the concert’s central message of hope. Other works include an arrangement of Jane Siberry’s mournful “The Valley,” and a setting of… Read More →
Women’s Voices Chorus names Laura Justus Sam as new artistic director
By Barrie Wallace (Chapel Hill, NC) – Women’s Voices Chorus, the premier Triangle chorus for sopranos and altos, has selected Laura Justus Sam as its new artistic director. Sam is an accomplished and skillful practitioner with a demonstrated commitment to excellence. She deeply values the sense of community and joy inspired by choral singing, and… Read More →
Women’s Voices Chorus Spring Concert: Still I Rise
Marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in this country, WVC’s spring concert will celebrate strong women, past, present, and future. The chorus will sing the words of American poets such as the incomparable Maya Angelou, with music by contemporary American composers including Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Ysaye Barnwell. Featuring the world premiere of… 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 →