Inside this Issue:

David Dorfman Dance and Luis Rodriguez bring their unique styles to communities across the state, and a Wake County writers reaches out to the disenfranchised:
Dancing Across North Carolina

The Power of Creativity

VOICES

Arts projects both inside the state and beyond offer alternatives to youth:
Stop Violence Through the Arts

NEA Study Shows Arts Benefit At-Risk Youth

The Council gets the largest funding increase in its 32-year history:
New Money from the Legislature

New winners are announced, several are profiled, and former winners fare well in a recent statewide exhibition:
Artist Fellowships Awarded

Fellowship Profiles

Former Fellowship Winners Fare Well

Awards and Events:

Shirley Caesar Wins National Heritage Fellowship
Arts Market
Artists Provide Emergency Aid
Chuck Davis
New Board Members