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Tennessee Williams Lecture Kicks Off 2010 Ava Gardner Festival

Tennessee Williams Lecture Kicks Off 2010 Ava Gardner Festival
The life of playwright Tennessee Williams will be the subject of a lecture by UNC-Chapel Hill literature professor Dr. Joseph Flora at the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, Thursday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. A Smithfield native, Gardner starred alongside Richard Burton in the movie version of Williams’ The...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 27th, 2010 | No Comments
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Author Ron Rash Wins Big Prize for His Short Story Collection

Author Ron Rash Wins Big Prize for His Short Story Collection
Author Ron Rash has captured the world’s richest prize for the short story literary form, the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award, for his collection Burning Bright. Rash, a Boiling Springs, N.C., native, received the award — equivalent to $45,300 — during a ceremony held Monday, Sept. 20, in Cork,...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 24th, 2010 | No Comments
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Piedmont Craftsmen – Celebrate North Carolina Craft

Piedmont Craftsmen – Celebrate North Carolina Craft
Jane Doub, Executive Director, Piedmont Craftsmen in Winston-Salem, recalls the craft guild’s history and the benefits it offers to artists and the community today. To learn more about North Carolina Craft, visit the First Gentleman’s Celebrate North Carolina Craft web site. You can also visit the...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Traveler on 09 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
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Founding Father Celebrated With Exhibition in Raleigh

Founding Father Celebrated With Exhibition in Raleigh
An iconic portrait of George Washington painted circa 1798 by artist Gilbert Stuart is one of approximately 100 original objects associated with our first president now on view at the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. A version of the painting appears on the U.S. one dollar bill. It’s...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 17th, 2010 | No Comments
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Fall Music Festivals

Fall Music Festivals
Bull Durham Blues Festival Now in its 23rd year, the Bull Durham Blues Festival, a program of the St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation Inc. is North Carolina’s largest celebration of the blues, with fans attending from more than 175 North Carolina cities, 25 states and five countries. This year it presents...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Traveler, Fall 2010 on 09 16th, 2010 | No Comments
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Open Studio Tours Offer Authentic North Carolina Craft

Open Studio Tours Offer Authentic North Carolina Craft
Celebrate North Carolina Craft Craft artists across North Carolina open their studios this fall, giving you the opportunity to meet them one-on-one, talk about their work and support our local economy with your purchase of handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays. Spend a day or a weekend in...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Trips, Fall 2010 on 09 16th, 2010 | No Comments
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SPARKcon Sparks Creativity

SPARKcon Sparks Creativity
SPARKcon returns to Raleigh Thursday, Sept. 16, through Sunday, Sept.19, to energize the Triangle’s creativity. For four days, Raleigh’s Fayetteville Street, public spaces, clubs and stages will be filled with art, music, dance, film, fashion, design and more. SPARKcon showcases local cultural richness...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 15th, 2010 | No Comments
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NC Arts Council Wins 2010 Accessibility Leadership Award

NC Arts Council Wins 2010 Accessibility Leadership Award
Rocco Landesman (Photo by Lloyd Aaron) National Endowment of the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced that the North Carolina Arts Council is the recipient of the 2010 National Accessibility Leadership Award for its outstanding accessibility work during stops in Winston-Salem and Greensboro over the...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 15th, 2010 | No Comments
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25th Anniversary Concert with Ciompi Quartet

25th Anniversary Concert with Ciompi Quartet
Duke University’s Ciompi Quartet will headline a gala celebration at The Chapel of Rest on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. The festivities mark the 25th anniversary of the chapel’s annual concert series as well as the Chapel of Rest Preservation Society’s purchase of the building and adjoining...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 14th, 2010 | No Comments
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Triad Cities Win Creative Cash

Winston-Salem and Greensboro are among 21 winners of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Mayors’ Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary Initiative (MICD 25). Recognized for art as the focus of downtown development, both cities are including public art in their infrastructure projects. The...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 12th, 2010 | No Comments
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Environmental Sculptor in the News

Environmental Sculptor in the News
Chapel Hill sculptor Patrick Dougherty uses tree saplings as construction material to create woven installations of architectural fantasy that rise playfully and provocatively from the landscape. Since 1980, he’s gone from small works in his backyard to monumental site-specific installations that require...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 8th, 2010 | No Comments
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Greetings from Tryon, N.C.

Greetings from Tryon, N.C., childhood home of the inimitable Nina Simone, once beloved retreat of F. Scott Fitzgerald and final residence of poet Sidney Lanier. I moved to this foothills town, population 1,700, about seven years ago to hideout and write between my teaching in the low-residency M.F.A. program...

Posted by ncarts in Poet Laureate on 09 8th, 2010 | No Comments
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NC Invests in the Arts

NC Invests in the Arts
Our North Carolina legislature continues its proud policy of funding the arts. Unlike other states making cuts in the economic downturn, our leaders recognize that arts grants create jobs supporting the state’s creative industry. The N.C. General Assembly affirmed the arts as a good public investment by...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
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Feed Your Spirit at North Carolina Theatre

Feed Your Spirit at North Carolina Theatre
North Carolina Theatre will present Little Shop of Horrors, Saturday, Sept. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 26, at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Other productions include A Christmas Story in December and their new 2011 season which includes The Producers,...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
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