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N.C.’s creative industry accounts for nearly 300,000 jobs, just over 5.5 percent of the state’s workforce.

“Roots to Rap” Spotlights African American Musical Heritage

Roots to Rap: A Musical Conversation hosted by The Beast’s Pierce Freelon will bring African American music including original songs as well as standards from the spiritual, jazz and hip-hop canon to the N.C. Museum of History, Friday, Jan. 27 from 7–9 p.m. Michelle Lanier, acting director, N.C. African American Heritage Commission, will host the event, which features poet and spoken word artist Shirlette Ammons. Freelon, founder of...

Posted by ncarts on 01 27th, 2012 | No Comments

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s 8, a documentary play about the federal case for marriage equality will get a staged reading at two venues in the Triangle this spring: PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill and Raleigh Ensemble Players. The title refers to California’s Proposition 8, a successful 2008 ballot initiative which established that only marriage between a man and a woman would be recognized in the...

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“Mary Semans was an arts activist in the fullest sense of the word. A true pioneer, she generously shared her valuable time, intellect, and her warm ebullient personality,” said Mary B. Regan, Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, philanthropist and heiress of the Duke family, passed away in Durham on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at age 91. “She challenged you to accomplish big things and cheered you...

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Important Message: Today’s SmART Announcement Canceled

The announcement scheduled today at 2 p.m. about the SmART Initiative at the American Tobacco Campus with Linda Carlisle, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and Jim Goodmon and has been postponed. The SmART Initiative announcement will be rescheduled in the coming weeks. For more information visit...

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Arts Driven Economic Program Announcement Scheduled Thursday

A new arts driven economic development program will be jointly announced by Jim Goodmon, chair of The SmART Initiative Task Force and Linda Carlisle, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham. The announcement is open to the public and should be of interest to: Anyone who owns a vacant building in a downtown or central business district in a small...

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Artist Opportunities 1/18/12

The N.C. Arts Council is pleased to share the following opportunities for artists that have recently been submitted to us. Please contact the organization listed if you have any questions. The Arts Council does not endorse or recommend any specific opportunities, but provides this list for information only. We encourage artists to research each...

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New York Times Nod to Saxapahaw

The arts and cuisine of Saxapahaw, the small former mill town located between Chapel Hill and Burlington were spotlighted by the New York Times in an article entitled, “Saxapahaw, N.C., Middle of Somewhere, Becomes a Draw.” The article features the Haw River Ballroom, a music venue on the site of the historic mill; Saxapahaw Artists, a gallery featuring the works of 50 regional artists; the cuisine of...

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Spotlight on Creative Asheville

Asheville’s creative workforce is highlighted in a recent UNC-TV feature. The “North Carolina Now” segment focuses on the revitalization of downtown Asheville and the River Arts District and includes interviews with John Cram, owner of fine art and craft galleries including Blue Spiral 1, New Morning and Bellagio; artists Randy Shull and Hedi Fischer, co-founders of Pink Dog Creative; and Kit Cramer,...

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Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

551 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 (704) 547-3700 http://www.ganttcenter.org/ The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture in Charlotte has a 35-year history beginning as Charlotte’s Afro-American Cultural Center. Today, its new location at the Levine Center for the Arts is the permanent home for the John and Vivian Hewitt Collection, which includes 58 works by 20 renowned...

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Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary; Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor