2011 July- NC Arts Everyday

The Rite of Spring at 100

Carolina Performing Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill has received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the classical music portion of “The Rite of Spring at 100,” a project marking the centennial of the 1913 Paris premiere of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Artists...

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Fiber artist Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither captures the history of the National Black Theatre Festival in an artwork quilt to be unveiled during a reception at the Womble Carlyle Gallery Lobby at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem, Wednesday, Aug. 3, from noon to 3 p.m. Marvtastic Memories of...

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Museum of History Highlights Cherokee Carvers

North Carolina Heritage Award–winning Cherokee carvers Virgil Ledford (1995) and Amanda Crowe (2000) are among 16 Cherokee artisans living and working in western N.C. who will be showcased in Cherokee Carvers: Tradition Renewed, opening Friday, Aug. 5, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The free...

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Todd resident William Maynard Hutchins has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the translation of the Arabic novel New Waw by Ibrahim al-Koni. The grant is one of 16 literature translation fellowships totaling $200,000, many resulting in the first English...

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An Interview with Charles Reinhart

This interview is composed of three separate videos which will load automatically as the previous video ends. The N.C. Arts Council commemorates American Dance Festival director Charles Reinhart’s retirement after 43 years with the internationally-renowned institution. Following Reinhart’s retirement,...

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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...

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities on 07 20th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Performing Arts and Cultural Industries Add Jobs

New National Endowment for the Arts research finds that spending on the performing arts generates new jobs in North Carolina. An estimated 50 new jobs are generated for every additional million dollars in performing arts production, a greater number than in most states. The increase in the GSP (Gross State...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Creative Economy on 07 19th, 2011 | No Comments

NC Dance Festival Announces its 21st Season

Courtney Greer. Photo by Scott Chmelar This fall the NC Dance Festival will launch its 21st season with five performances around the state. This year’s artists include Caroline Calouche/Caroline Calouche & Co. (Charlotte), Robin Gee (Greensboro), Courtney Greer (Raleigh), Lindsey Kelley (Asheville),...

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Prospective grant writers can take advantage of a free federal grants workshop at Alamance Community College in Graham, Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Organized by N.C. Congressman Brad Miller, the sessions will include beginning grant writing for nonprofits, grant reporting basics and key...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Miscellaneous on 07 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Photo Credit: Roger Haile Rev. Faircloth C. Barnes, a 2000 N.C. Heritage Award recipient, passed away on Monday, July 11, at the age of 82. The Wilson resident was renowned for what he called “old timey” singing —“The old original gospel, like back when we were singing without music.” Barnes spent...

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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...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Trips on 07 14th, 2011 | No Comments

In tight budget times it’s even more important to prove how Creative North Carolina is an economic engine. Arts and culture groups across the state are helping to document how much is spent by their audiences and visitors. The Arts and Economic Prosperity IV national economic impact study is being...

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A rarely seen collection of Dr. Seuss’ prints and sculptures is on display at Duke Hospital. Artwork by Theodor Geisel, the author of beloved books such as Green Eggs and Ham and Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, is available to view through Monday, Aug. 22, in the Mars Gallery at Duke Hospital located in the...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 07 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Union County Public Library in Monroe is the recipient of a $15,600 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host a Big Read project between September 2011 and June 2012. It will use the award-winning 1968 fantasy book A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin for its community-based program. The...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 07 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Artists associated with Durham’s 2011 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival are the subject of two episodes of DocTalk, a weekly, 30-minute original series on the Documentary Channel. On Friday, July 15, DocTalk features interviews with Andrew Rossi (Page One: Inside the New York Times), Academy Award®...

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