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Artists
Minnie Evans (American, 1892-1987) Untitled (Three Faces in Floral Design), 1967Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC Creative North Carolina is home to nearly 159,000 people employed in creative industries. This is more than four percent of the state's total employment, and artists are at the core of The Creative State. You'll find choreographers, duck decoy carvers, opera singers, traditional potters, poets, composers, bluegrass fiddlers, jazz musicians, painters, sculptors, photographers, novelists, filmmakers, songwriters, actors, playwrights and more across the state. We encourage you to use the various directories and artists databases to find an artist to work in your community, school or perform at a local festival or concert. Artists included here have been screened and reviewed by a panel for artistic merit. You can also contact your local arts council for artists in your community. Find out about North Carolina's poet laureate program. Read poems by current and past poet laureates. Resources for budding and published poets are also available here. If you are an artist we invite you to visit the Resources for Artists section of our site. |
