2012 February- NC Arts Everyday

Artist Opportunites 2/29/12

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 ...

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities on 02 29th, 2012 | 3 Comments

Remembering Old-Time Fiddler Joe Thompson

Photo by Marshall Wyatt Mebane old-time fiddler and folk musician Joe Thompson died Monday, Feb. 20, in Burlington at age 93. Among the last African American fiddle players of his generation, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award from the N.C. Arts Council in 1991 and a National Heritage...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 21st, 2012 | 2 Comments

Documentaries Highlight African American Musicians in Eastern N.C.

Kinston native Maceo Parker (Photo by Cedric N Chatterley) Ten original documentaries highlighting notable African American musicians in eastern North Carolina will be shown at a free event featuring panel discussions and musical performances Saturday, June 2 in Goldsboro. The documentaries are being...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 17th, 2012 | No Comments

“American Craft” Highlights Celebrated NC Artists

Studio glass pioneer Harvey K. Littleton and Penland sculptor Cristina Córdova, a 2004-2005 N.C. Arts Council Fellowship recipient are featured in the February/March 2012 issue of American Craft Magazine. The article, “Glass’ Big Bang” tells the story of the American studio glass movement that began...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Master Potters and Rising Stars

The Randolph Arts Guild’s 25th Annual N.C. Potters Conference hosts three renowned potters, Cynthia Bringle (Penland), John Glick (Detroit) and Jack Troy (Huntingdon, Pa.) for presentations and demonstrations of their craft Friday, March 2, at 8 a.m. through Sunday, March 4, at noon at the Moring Arts...

Posted by ncarts in Winter 2012 on 02 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Philip Gerard, professor and chair of the department of creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is the recipient of the 2012 Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award presented by St. Andrews University in Laurinburg. Created in 1981 to honor Samuel Talmadge Ragan (1915–1996), N.C.’s first...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 15th, 2012 | No Comments

For the first time in Boone, the works of 16 N.C. Arts Council fellowship recipients from 2010–2011 will be on display at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University Friday, April 6, through Saturday, July 28. The exhibition includes pieces by 16 of the 18 artists awarded...

Posted by ncarts in Winter 2012 on 02 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities on 02 15th, 2012 | No Comments

The Nasher Museum of Art in Durham’s Alexander Calder and Contemporary Art: Form, Balance, Joy features 34 Calder masterworks alongside the work of seven contemporary artists who were influenced by Calder’s legacy as a modern sculptor, Thursday, Feb. 16, though Sunday, June 17. A member of the...

Posted by ncarts in Winter 2012 on 02 13th, 2012 | No Comments

African American Cultural Events to Enjoy in North Carolina

Scenes from the 11th African American Cultural Celebration. Music Durham’s John Brown Quintet, featuring vocalist Carmen Lundy, will present a Valentine’s concert and CD release party and dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Cotton Room in Durham. Tickets are available for a...

Posted by ncarts in Winter 2012 on 02 13th, 2012 | No Comments

President Clinton with A+ Schools Program Director Michelle Burrows “Every American should know about the A+ Schools Program,” said President Bill Clinton, in a ringing endorsement of the whole school reform model that views the arts as fundamental to how teachers teach and students learn in all...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 7th, 2012 | No Comments

Wiley’s Emmitt Till Play Now a Feature Film

Pittsboro actor and playwright Mike Wiley’s stage production of Dar He: The Lynching of Emmett Till has been made into a feature film premiering at the 20th Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles Friday, Feb.17, at 2 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2:30 p.m. As he did on stage, Wiley plays 36 characters...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 6th, 2012 | No Comments

Kannapolis native Jeffery Beam, who recently retired after 35 years of service at the UNC- Chapel Hill libraries, returns to campus Thursday, Feb. 9, to read his poetry and sign copies of two new special publications of his work: a reprint of his 1990 chapbook Midwinter Fires and a limited hand-printed...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 3rd, 2012 | No Comments

Scholarship Established in Honor of South Arts Executive Director

South Arts has established a scholarship fund in the name of retiring Executive Director Gerri Combs in honor of her contributions to the arts and culture field. The Gerri Combs Scholarship Fund will allow arts professionals in the South to take advantage of professional development opportunities over the...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous on 02 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Posted by ncarts in Artist Opportunities on 02 1st, 2012 | 6 Comments

Writer, poet and dramatist Reynolds Price, the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and a native of Macon who passed away last January, is being honored with special events organized by Triad Stage, the Greensboro Public Library and the N.C. Arts Council. New Music, Price’s family trilogy...

Posted by ncarts in Miscellaneous, Winter 2012 on 02 1st, 2012 | 1 Comment

Artist Opportunites 2/29/12

Remembering Old-Time Fiddler Joe Thompson

Documentaries Highlight African American Musicians in Eastern N.C.

“American Craft” Highlights Celebrated NC Artists

Master Potters and Rising Stars

Gerard Receives 2012 Sam Ragan Award

Fellowship Recipients in the Spotlight

Artist Opportunities 2/15/12

Calder’s Art in Motion

African American Cultural Events to Enjoy in North Carolina

President Clinton Lauds A+ Schools

Wiley’s Emmitt Till Play Now a Feature Film

Beam Delivers “Carolina Valentine”

Scholarship Established in Honor of South Arts Executive Director

Artist Opportunities 2/1/12

Reynolds Price Remembered

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