2010 August- NC Arts Everyday

Public Art Conference in Asheville

Registration for the Public Art 360 conference in Asheville ends on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The three-day conference focuses on public art, from theory to case studies and logistical details, concentrating on specific examples in the Southeast. It’s geared toward public art administrators, visual artists,...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 08 31st, 2010 | No Comments

“The Laureate’s Radio Hour” Podcast – 8/22/10

Sebastian Matthews August 22, 2010 Sebastian Matthews joined Cathy and Jeff to share some of the work of his father, the poet William Matthews, and to treat us to some of his own new poems. Musical breaks by Charlie Mingus, Bill Evans, and McCoy Tyner. Listen or download the show here. “The...

Posted by ncarts in Poet Laureate on 08 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Charlotte arts groups plan Arts for Education efforts

Rising to the challenges of the recession that has cut the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools arts programming budget, Charlotte organizations led by the Arts & Science Council (ASC) are stepping up to raise new funds. In this current school year there will be $1 million less to expose students to the arts...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 08 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Helen Simoneau, of Winston-Salem, is dancing across the globe this summer, sharing the work that won her a recent North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship Award for Choreography. Until September 3 she will be in residence at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts to choreograph two new works to be...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 08 25th, 2010 | No Comments

The Triangle McCoy Tyner Two legends from different ends of the musical spectrum are part of Carolina Performing Arts’ new season this September. Renowned for his work with Hamlet, N.C. native saxophonist John Coltrane, pianist McCoy Tyner has earned four Grammy Awards and recorded nearly 80 albums with a...

Posted by ncarts in Fall 2010 on 08 24th, 2010 | 1 Comment

This past year has seen the opening of remarkable new museums and new opportunities for citizens of North Carolina to explore their collections of world-class art and craft. In Charlotte, the Bechtler Museum and Gantt Center will soon be joined by the Mint Uptown, opening Oct. 1 at the Levine Center for the...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Trips, Fall 2010 on 08 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Fall Literary Festivals

Cathy Smith Bowers FOUND POEM By Cathy Smith Bowers Beyond the parking lot of Jack’s Convenience Mart, halfway between the clinic and Lincoln High, it finds me, insinuates itself under the sole of my left shoe, Winter Poem by Nikki Giovanni, scrawled sloppily in ink and torn from a spiral notebook. I...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Traveler, Artful Trips, Fall 2010 on 08 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Historic Happy Valley Old-time Fiddlers’ Convention

Now in its sixth year, the along the scenic Yadkin River presents music competition, dance, children’s activities and instrument-making demonstrations along with the music of the Kruger Brothers, Bobby Hicks and the Harris Brothers Friday, Sept. 3 through Sunday, Sept. 5. Situated on the Jones Farm...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 08 21st, 2010 | No Comments

National Endowment for the Arts Chair to Visit North Carolina

Rocco Landesman. Photo by Chicago Tribune Milton Rhodes, the president of The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, has a national reputation as a savvy arts leader, and is one of America’s most distinguished nonprofit advocates and administrators. A new arts center in Winston-Salem will be...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 08 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Bring North Carolina’s Poet Laureate to Your Community

State poet laureates serve as ambassadors of North Carolina literature past and present and for all North Carolina writers — especially living writers. During their term, they seek to raise appreciation of the reading and writing of poetry throughout the state. The poet laureate is available for...

Posted by ncarts in Poet Laureate on 08 10th, 2010 | No Comments