2012 January- NC Arts Everyday

Poets Gather in Winston-Salem

North Carolina Poet Laureate Cathy Smith Bowers and former Poet Laureate Fred Chappell will host workshops at the second annual Gathering of Poets, sponsored by Press 53 and Jacar Press, Saturday, April 7, from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. in Winston-Salem. The day-long series of workshops also features Richard...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 30th, 2012 | No Comments

“Violins of Hope” Makes First U.S. Appearance in Charlotte

UNC Charlotte’s College of Arts + Architecture will bring 18 rare violins recovered from the Holocaust to the United States for the first time as part of a series of exhibitions and performances called Violins of Hope, Thursday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 24. Israeli master violin maker Amnon...

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

“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...

Posted by ncarts in Happening Now 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...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 01 27th, 2012 | 1 Comment

“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...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 01 26th, 2012 | No Comments

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....

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Miscellaneous on 01 26th, 2012 | No Comments

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...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News on 01 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

“Binocular Vision” is National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

Edith Pearlman’s Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories has been named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The collection, published by UNC Wilmington’s Lookout Books imprint is now the first book to be nominated for the National Book Award, the Story Prize and the National Book...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

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...

Posted by ncarts in Artful Traveler, Miscellaneous on 01 20th, 2012 | No Comments

North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro is sponsoring recitations by district Poetry Out Loud winners from Guilford County high schools on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. The competition will take place in the university’s general classroom building at Benbow and Sullivan Roads, auditorium...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 20th, 2012 | No Comments

Carlisle Joins U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda A. Carlisle was sworn in today as a member of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. Appointed by the U. S. Commerce Secretary, the 32-member board advises on government policies and programs that affect the U.S. travel and tourism...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Miscellaneous on 01 19th, 2012 | No Comments

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,...

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities, Arts News on 01 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Arts Council Executive Director Position Recruitment Underway

Recruitment for the position of Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council is underway. The application deadline is February 3, 2012. The mission of the Arts Council is to make North Carolina a better state through the arts. The work of the agency is guided by its strategic plan comprised of...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Miscellaneous on 01 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Front Porch Café Hosts Dare County Poetry Out Loud Winners

The Dare County Arts Council is sponsoring recitations by district Poetry Out Loud winners from Manteo and First Flight High School at the Front Porch Café, MP12 Bypass, Nag’s Head, Thursday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. Students will be competing for the opportunity to participate in statewide semifinals and finals...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 12th, 2012 | No Comments

NC Symphony’s Llewellyn Conducts in Charlotte

North Carolina Symphony music director Grant Llewellyn will be guest conductor of the Charlotte Symphony in two performances of Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody, Friday, Jan. 13, and Saturday, Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. at the Belk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Pianist Joyce Yang, silver medalist...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Lookout Books Title is Finalist for the Story Prize

Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories by Edith Pearlman, the debut title from literary imprint Lookout Books of the Department of Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington, is one of three finalists for the Story Prize, an annual award for books of short fiction. The collections and authors were chosen from...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Asheville poet Katherine Soniat is the recipient of the 2012 Oscar Arnold Young Award for the best book of poetry from North Carolina for her collection entitled The Swing Girl, published by Louisiana State University Press. She teaches in the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC Asheville. In conjunction...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 10th, 2012 | No Comments

Gaston College in Dallas has been awarded a literary arts touring grant from South Arts to present performance poet Doris Davenport for a poetry workshop for high school and college students, along with an evening public reading. The school was one of four organizations to receive grants, and the only one...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 6th, 2012 | No Comments

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities, Arts News on 01 4th, 2012 | No Comments

Asheville’s Arts For Life Gets National PR

The Asheville Arts For Life program, featured Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Asheville Citizen-Times, was spotlighted by Americans for the Arts the next day in its national cultural policy publication, Arts Watch. The Culture and Communities excerpt noted, “The Asheville Arts for Life program couples...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Miscellaneous on 01 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Dramatist Ian Finley, director of education for Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh, has been named 2012 Piedmont Laureate. Over the course of his one-year appointment, he will present public readings and workshops, participate in select public functions and create at least one original activity to...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 01 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Poets Gather in Winston-Salem

“Violins of Hope” Makes First U.S. Appearance in Charlotte

“Roots to Rap” Spotlights African American Musical Heritage

Marriage Equality Play Gets Triangle Readings

Mary Semans Leaves Legacy for the Arts

Important Message: Today’s SmART Announcement Canceled

Arts Driven Economic Program Announcement Scheduled Thursday

“Binocular Vision” is National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist

New York Times Nod to Saxapahaw

NC A&T Hosts Guilford County Poetry Out Loud Winners

Carlisle Joins U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board

Artist Opportunities 1/18/12

Arts Council Executive Director Position Recruitment Underway

Front Porch Café Hosts Dare County Poetry Out Loud Winners

NC Symphony’s Llewellyn Conducts in Charlotte

Lookout Books Title is Finalist for the Story Prize

Soniat Receives Poetry Award

Gaston College Awarded South Arts Grant

Artist Opportunities 1/4/12

Asheville’s Arts For Life Gets National PR

Finley Named 2012 Piedmont Laureate

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