N.C. Arts Council - Press Releases

Recent Press Releases

Sheila Kay Adams of Madison County Named National Heritage Fellow

06/10/2013

Blue Ridge Music Trails: Story Ideas

04/26/2013

NEA Awards Eight North Carolina Organizations Grants for Arts Projects

04/26/2013

Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditional Arts of the Mountains and the Foothills

04/25/2013

Students in "Poetry Out Loud" Competition to Showcase the Written Word

03/12/2013

State Arts Council Announces Public Meetings in April and May Across NC: Creative North Carolina Connects

03/12/2013

North Carolina Arts Council and Blue Ridge Heritage Area Announce Partnership

03/06/2013

Nominations sought for NC Heritage Award that celebrate Traditional Artists

02/19/2013

Grant Application Deadlines for Arts Organizations March 1, 2013

01/11/2013

The NC Arts Council Partners to Generate Private Sector Investments

11/19/2012

Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti Pens Poem to celebrate Veterans Day

11/08/2012

Teacher Registration Open for National Poetry Out Loud Competition until Oct. 19

09/26/2012

$20 Million Impact of Traditional Music Venues in Western North Carolina

09/04/2012

Joseph Bathanti Named Poet Laureate for North Carolina by Governor Perdue

08/30/2012

Eighteen Artists Receive Fellowships from the N.C. Arts Council

08/23/2012

Carlisle Announces SmART Initiative Pilot Programs, Statewide Arts Grants

08/23/2012

Pilot Grant Projects for SmART Initiative Scheduled August 23 in Greensboro

08/15/2012

North Carolina Communities Receive NEA Our Town Grant Awards

07/24/2012

Nonprofit Creative Industry Generates $1.2 Billion in Economic Impact

06/08/2012

2012 NC Arts Council Community Arts Internship Application Deadline July 16

05/17/2012

Cherokee Voices Festival Slated Saturday, June 9

05/11/2012

The Kresge Foundation Awards Grant to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park

05/11/2012

Sampson County and the City of Clinton Slated to Unveil Public Art

05/11/2012

Christina Lohry Named 2012 Gerry D. Howell A+ Educator of the Year

05/09/2012

Wayne Martin Named Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council

05/01/2012

Mary B. Regan Community Artist Fellowship Announced

03/21/2012

Nominations for North Carolina’s Next Poet Laureate Underway

03/20/2012

Arts Advocacy Organization Plans Arts Summit in April

03/19/2012

Students in ‘Poetry Out Loud’ Competition to Showcase the Written Word

03/15/2012

North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Awards $2 Million Grant to the North Carolina Museum of Art to Fund K–12 Educational Programs

02/22/2012

Southern Living names Vollis Simpson a Hero of the New South

02/17/2012

Cultural Resources Secretary Announces Arts-Based Recommendations for Boosting Local Economies

02/07/2012

Today’s SmART Announcement Canceled

01/26/2012

Mary Semans Leaves Legacy for the Arts

01/26/2012

New Arts-Driven Economic Development Program Announcement: Tuesday, Feb. 7

01/23/2012

Executive Director Position Deadline Extended to March 9, 2012

01/13/2012

NEA Awards 12 NC Organizations Grants

11/22/2011

Local Arts Council Established to serve Wilmington and New Hanover County

11/17/2011

Governor Perdue Appoints Three New Arts Council Board Members

11/15/2011

Ten New Hanover County Nonprofits Receive Arts Grassroots Funds

10/31/2011

State Arts Council Director Announces Retirement

10/17/2011

The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project Receives $500,000 Investment

09/16/2011

Deadline for NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award is Nov. 1

09/06/2011

UNC-TV to Spotlight North Carolina Poets Reading 9/11 Poems This Week

09/06/2011

Teacher Registration Open for National Poetry Out Loud Competition

08/31/2011

North Carolina Nonprofits Participate in National Arts Research

08/19/2011

North Carolina Poets Commemorate 9/11 with Daily Poems on NCArtsEveryday.org

08/18/2011

Cultural Resources Secretary Announces $6.4 million in Arts Grants Funds for Arts Programs Across North Carolina

07/28/2011

Eighteen Artists Receive $10,000 Fellowships from the N.C. Arts Council

07/28/2011

Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle Announces Arts Education Grants

07/20/2011

Wilson Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant for Whirligig Park

07/13/2011

New Statewide Artist Directory Announced: Application Deadline is Aug. 15

07/07/2011

NC Arts Communities Receive More than $1.6 Million in NEA Grants

05/18/2011

NC Premiere Booking Conference ArtsMarket Accepting Applications

05/10/2011

NC Arts Council’s A+ Schools Program Recognized by the White House

05/06/2011

South Arts’ Performing Arts Exchange Conference Registration is Now Open

05/03/2011

A Tribute to Artist and Arts Educator Geraldine “Gerry” Howell

05/03/2011

2011 NC Arts Council Community Arts Internship Application Deadline June 1

04/20/2011

Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, North Carolina Arts Council and University of North Carolina School of the Arts Announce 2011 Lincoln Center Institute International Educator Workshop

04/14/2011

South Arts Receives Grant for Preparedness Tool for Arts Organizations

04/12/2011

NC Poet Laureate Marks National Poetry Month with Release of Poetry Toolkit

04/04/2011

North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Grants Available

04/04/2011

Swing Into April with NC Jazz Events

03/31/2011

North Carolina Arts Council Suggested Story Ideas

03/29/2011

Wilmington Student Heads to DC for National Poetry Out Loud Competition

03/09/2011

Statewide Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest Scheduled March 5 in Raleigh

02/23/2011

ARTS EVENTS SPOTLIGHT FOR 2011 (February – May)

02/08/2011

Grant Application Deadline for Arts Organizations March 1

01/24/2011

Major Arts Leader Philip Hanes Passes

01/20/2011

State Arts Council Slated to Study Economic Impact of Spending by Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations across North Carolina

12/22/2010

NC Arts Communities Receive $429,500 in NEA Grants to Support Arts Projects

12/10/2010

Join Literary Trails Author and State Poet Laureate at Pittsboro Reading

11/29/2010

All Things Holiday on NC Arts Council Blog

11/23/2010

Three NC Artists and an Arts Advocate Receive the State’s Highest Civilian Honor

10/11/2010

The Building of a Cultural Legacy: The Expansion of North Carolina Museums

10/04/2010

Triad Stage in Greensboro Honored as Top 10 Emerging Theater in US

09/28/2010

Deadline for NC Arts Council Artist Fellowships is Monday, Nov. 1

09/16/2010

Piedmont Craftsmen Orchestrates Craft Exhibition at Executive Mansion

09/16/2010

North Carolina Arts Council to Host Grant Workshop for Artists

09/16/2010

NC Arts Council Wins 2010 Accessibility Leadership Award

09/15/2010

Sept. 7 Artists Deadline for Two Public Art Projects Totaling $160,000 Budget

09/02/2010

Eighteen Artists Receive $10,000 Fellowships from the N.C. Arts Council

08/23/2010

State Board of Education Appoints Arts Education Task Force

08/12/2010

Cultural Resources Announces $7.4 Million in N.C. Arts Council Grants

08/09/2010

Poetry Out Loud is Looking for A Few Good Teachers

08/06/2010

North Carolina Arts Council’s Statewide Grants Announcement Aug. 9

08/04/2010

Come and Get Happy at the Happy Valley Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention

07/20/2010

Two NC Projects Receive NEA Mayors’ Institute on City Design Funding

07/15/2010

Call for Artists for Historic Happy Valley and African American Music Trails

07/08/2010

North Carolina Artist Fellowship Exhibition Reveals Artists’ Growth

06/02/2010

Beat the Summer Heat with Some of North Carolina’s Coolest Performances

05/26/2010

Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project Fact Sheet

05/21/2010

State, Local Officials Announce Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson

05/21/2010

Creative Economies Project Announcement Scheduled Friday, May 21 in Wilson, N.C.

05/19/2010

2nd Saturdays Promotion Offers NC Artist Exhibition and Sales Venues

04/14/2010

Celebrate National Poetry Month with NC’s new Poet Laureate

04/06/2010

N.C. Arts Council Arts Program Grants Available

03/18/2010

cARTwheels II 2010 season

03/16/2010

SECCA Seeking North Carolina Residents Making Great Art

03/10/2010

Charlotte Student Heads to DC for National Poetry Out Loud Competition

03/09/2010

Statewide Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest Scheduled March 6 in Raleigh

02/25/2010

WORDS DO HEAL: A PROFILE OF CATHY SMITH BOWERS

02/15/2010

NC Arts Council Featuring Black History Month Arts-Related Events

02/03/2010

Cathy Smith Bowers Appointed the New State Poet Laureate

02/03/2010

Gov. Perdue Appoints Cathy Smith Bowers as the New State Poet Laureate

01/29/2010

Arts Access NC Seeks Opinions on Accessibility

01/20/2010

N.C. Arts Council Seeks Opinions on the Arts from Wilmington-area Residents

01/12/2010

N.C. Arts Council Partners to Offer Arts Accessibility Workshops

01/12/2010

Grant Applications Deadline for Arts Organizations March 1, 2010

01/11/2010

Project Grants Awarded to 15 Triangle Artists

12/17/2009

N. C. Arts Organizations Receive $429,000 of NEA Money to Support Arts Projects

12/10/2009

N.C. Arts Council Launches Holiday Web Site

12/03/2009

N.C. Creative Industry $41 Billion, Employs Nearly 300,000

11/24/2009

Media Advisory: NEA Presents Live Webcast of Cultural Workforce Forum

11/19/2009

Creativity Means Business

11/17/2009

Three N.C. Artists Receive North Carolina's Highest Civilian Honor

11/10/2009

John Blackfeather Jeffries is Featured Artist at N.C. Museum of History

11/02/2009

Eighteen Artists Receive $10,000 Fellowship from the N.C. Arts Council

10/21/2009

North Carolina Arts Council to Host Grant Workshop for Artists

10/12/2009

N.C. Arts Council Creative Economy Project in Wilmington and New Hanover County

10/07/2009

Deadline for N.C. Arts Council Artist Fellowships is Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

09/18/2009

Nominations Open to Select the State’s Next Poet Laureate

09/18/2009

Eastern N.C.'s African American Music Project Gets Funding Boost

09/16/2009

2009 Cultural Resources Announces $7.7 Million in Arts Funding

09/09/2009

North Carolina Arts Council’s Grants Press Conference Scheduled Sept. 9

09/03/2009

Teacher Registration Open for North Carolina Poetry Out Loud 2010

08/27/2009

Word! You Can’t Miss These North Carolina Literary Festivals (updated release)

08/21/2009

Pay Homage to Tradition at the Tobacco Harvest and Hornworm Arts Festival

08/19/2009

Kennedy Center's Art in Crisis Tour Stops In North Carolina

08/06/2009

North Carolina Arts Organizations Receive $60,878 from Southern Arts Federation

08/06/2009

North Carolina Arts Groups Receive $325,000 to Pay Creative Workers

07/09/2009

Must-See Art Stops Along North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway

07/01/2009

North Carolina Symphony First CD on International Label Receives Praise from Critics

06/16/2009

Gates County High School Unveils Its Community’s History through Mosaics

05/26/2009

Cultural Trails Public Meeting Set for May 27

05/22/2009

Artists Sought for ArtsMarket, Premiere N.C. Performing Arts Showcase

05/18/2009

Tickets for 76th American Dance Festival Now On Sale

05/11/2009

Dream, Design and Decorate with Local Architects and Artisans in Mind

05/04/2009

11th Annual RiverRun International Film Festival Lights Up Winston-Salem

04/21/2009

Seven Guggenheim Fellows from North Carolina, the Creative State

04/21/2009

North Carolina Architect Chosen for Smithsonian Museum Project

04/16/2009

44th Annual Haliwa-Saponi Powwow Highlights Native American Arts and Culture April 17-19, 2009

04/14/2009

N.C. Receives Stimulus Funds from the National Endowment

04/13/2009

Asheville’s HATCHfest Brings Together Mentors and Learners Of Creativity

04/09/2009

N.C. Student Poet Laureate Contest Deadline Soon

04/02/2009

Community Builds the Center for the Arts of the Albemarle

04/01/2009

Pop Culture Report: Anoop on American Idol

03/26/2009

American Masterpieces: North Carolina Dance Theatre Kicks Off Tour

03/06/2009

Poetry Out Loud Winners Announced

03/05/2009

Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest This Weekend

02/25/2009

Arts Briefs: NC Filmmaker Featured in New York Times

02/24/2009

National and State leaders to gather for Arts in Education Conference in March

02/19/2009

Arts Education Conference Features Top Speakers

02/19/2009

Arts Funding Included in Stimulus Package

02/17/2009

Arts Briefs: Arts=Jobs and NC artists in the news

02/09/2009

Arts Briefs: NEA Funding Included in Economic Stimulus Packaged Passed by House

02/04/2009

North Carolina: A Heart for the Arts

02/04/2009

The N. C. Department of Cultural Resources Opens The North Carolina Awards Nominations

02/03/2009

The Pottery Center Presents 175 Years of Pottery by the Owen/Owens Families

01/14/2009

Pottery Makers of the Owen and Owens Families

01/14/2009

Exhibition Fact Sheet/ The Family Business: 175 Years of Pottery by the Owen/Owens Families

01/14/2009

Quentin "Fris" Holloway was a man of many talents and trades

01/05/2009

Museums in a Minute Spotlights the Ackland Art Museum

12/18/2008

N. C. Arts Council Accepts Grants Applications for Organizations through March 2, 2009

12/17/2008

Poet Jaki Shelton Green selected as first Piedmont Laureate

12/04/2008

Studio Tour Season begins in December

12/01/2008

Robin Farquhar Remembered

11/24/2008

cARTwheels 2009 season performers announced

11/13/2008

Memorial set for arts industry legend: Robin Farquhar

11/11/2008

Arts Briefs: Week of Nov. 3

11/03/2008

Orange Studio Tour Kicks Off This Weekend

10/30/2008

Draft Strategic Plan Available for Review

10/23/2008

Statewide Arts in Education Conference Registration Opens

10/14/2008

Romeo and Juliet in Spanish Travels to Four N.C. Communities

10/14/2008

Arts Briefs: Week of Oct. 13

10/13/2008

Meet the Artists at RDU Terminal Open House

10/10/2008

Artist Fellowship Deadline Nov. 3, 2008

10/09/2008

Arts Brief: Week of Oct. 6

10/06/2008

PUBLIC MEETINGS Oct. 27, 28; Nov. 6

10/06/2008

A Mountain of Literary Adventures in Blowing Rock Sweepstakes

10/02/2008

Arts Briefs: Week of Sept. 29

09/29/2008

Arts Briefs: Week of Sept 22

09/23/2008

Deadline for High Schools to enter Poetry Contest Sept. 26

09/05/2008

20 N.C. Artists Receive Fellowships

09/04/2008

Museums in a Minute Spotlights Art Museums in NC

09/03/2008

Art Museums Feature Fall Exhibitions

09/03/2008

Arts Council Awards $7,427,425 Statewide

08/13/2008

N.C. Restaurants Have State History

07/10/2008

Bluegrass with a Side of Barbecue

07/10/2008

Take a Bite of Happy Valley History

07/10/2008

Experience Food in Literary Trails

07/09/2008

Piedmont Laureate Program Announced: Deadline Aug. 29

07/07/2008

Craft Artist Fellowship Finalists Announced

06/05/2008

Fellowship Recipients Exhibition

06/04/2008

Free Concerts: Blue Ridge Traditions

06/04/2008

ADF Celebrates 75 Years, Opens June 5

06/02/2008

Triad Stage's Bloody Blackbeard

05/27/2008

2008 Visual Art Fellowship Finalists

05/27/2008

2009 Dates Set for State Education Conference

05/20/2008

cARTwheels Program Reaches 48,000 Students

05/08/2008

Latino Summit on OPEN/net May 20

05/07/2008

N.C. Cities in American Style Magazine

05/06/2008

SAF Welcomes New Officers, Directors

05/06/2008

Penland Featured on Simple Living

04/17/2008

9th Annual N. C. Pottery Center Auction

04/17/2008

Jazz Things Up for April

04/09/2008

Auction to Benefit Student Scholarships in Pottery

04/02/2008

Remembering George SerVance, Jr.

03/31/2008

Visiting Artist Program Book Launch March 25

03/20/2008

Westmoore Pottery on HBO Miniseries

03/06/2008

March 3 Deadline for Organizational Grants

02/13/2008

Public Art Symposium to Address Seven Perspectives

02/13/2008

African Dance Comes to N.C. Communities

02/12/2008

cARTwheels Arts Touring Program Reaches 40 Counties in Second Season

02/07/2008

Celebrate Black History Month

02/05/2008

Heart for the Arts: Celebrate Valentine's Day!

01/24/2008

Sixteen Artists Receive $10,000 Fellowship

12/05/2007

NC Selected by NEA for National Education Leaders Institute

11/28/2007

Fontana’s “Spiraling Sound Axis” to Weatherspoon Art Museum

10/23/2007

The American Craft Show Returns to Charlotte

10/05/2007

N.C. Arts Council Announces 2007 Heritage Award Recipients

09/24/2007

Fellowships Jump to $10,000, Application Deadline Nov. 1, 2007

09/18/2007

High Schools Invited to Participate in Poetry Out Loud

09/17/2007

NEA International Literary Exchange Selects Wake Forest University Press

09/17/2007

State Arts Council Releases Creative Economies Report

09/14/2007

North Carolina Arts Council Awards Grants for 2007-2008

09/10/2007

NY Times Article on Black Mountain College

08/27/2007

American Masterpieces to Six Venues in N.C.

08/22/2007

Arts Council Launches Literary Trails Guidebook and Web site

08/22/2007

Remembering Mary Jarrell

08/16/2007

Wall Street Journal Features Cameron Art Museum

08/09/2007

Music Legend Overton Passes

07/28/2007

Historic Happy Valley Hosts Fiddlers' Convention

07/19/2007

Cartoonist Marlette dies at 57

07/12/2007

Appalachian Music Legend Mary Jane Queen Passes

07/06/2007

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2007 National Heritage Fellowships, Two from N.C.

06/30/2007

Register for the Community Folklife Documentation Institute 2007-2008

06/27/2007

Life of Wilma Dykeman Celebrated in Asheville June 13

06/07/2007

Showcase Artists Sought for ArtsMarket, Premiere Performing Arts Showcase

06/07/2007

N.C. Arts Council Offers Residencies in California, Vermont

05/11/2007

North Carolinians Receive Guggenheim Fellowship Awards

04/23/2007

William Ivy Long Costumes Featured in Cameron Art Museum Exhibition

04/23/2007

Arts, Education Conference a Forum for Statewide, National Leaders

04/19/2007

Public Art Professional Development Workshop for Artists May 12

04/16/2007

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in Your Community

04/13/2007

State Poet Laureate Hosts Poetry on the Web April 18

04/11/2007

Latino Arts & Cultural Summit

04/09/2007

The Magic of Live Performance Coming to Schools Statewide in cARTwheels

03/01/2007

N.C. Arts Council Touring Artists Directory Deadline April 5

02/26/2007

Latino Arts & Culture Summit

02/16/2007

N.C. Arts Council Holds Public Meetings

01/29/2007

NC Poet Laureate's Farewell to Wilma Dykeman

01/03/2007

Arts Events Spotlight for 2007

01/01/2007

The Magic of Live Performance is Coming to Elementary Schools Next Year

12/19/2006

Chuck Davis Celebrates 70th Birthday

12/18/2006

Life of Kinston artist, Pearson, Remembered

12/08/2006

Meymandi grants holiday wishes

12/08/2006

N.C. Arts Council 2006-07 Grants for Statewide Arts Programs & Projects

11/21/2006

Ted Potter, Longtime SECCA Director, Dies

11/04/2006

Lenoir Sculpture on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Now”

11/02/2006

State Arts Agency Invites High Schools to Participate in Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest

10/04/2006

Free Night of Theater in North Carolina

09/26/2006

Sixteen Artists Receive Awards From N.C. Arts Council

09/20/2006

State Arts Council’s Cherokee Heritage Guidebook Reference for Frazier Novel

09/20/2006

North Carolina Public Art Projects Receive National Recognition

07/05/2006

Featuring Fresh Festivals for Homegrown Taste

06/27/2006

Local, Organic and Fresh: Celebrating Homegrown Flavor

06/27/2006

HomegrownHandmade

06/27/2006

Charlotte Group Selected for National Arts-Based Program

06/20/2006

Stone Leaf Festival, May 24-June 6

05/03/2006

N.C. Arts Council Offers Residencies in California, Vermont

04/20/2006

Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest Selects Statewide Winners

04/13/2006

Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest to Take Place in Wake County

04/05/2006

N.C. Arts Council Poetry for the People Asks Citizens About Poems They Like

03/29/2006

Musical Events Echo North Carolina Jazz Traditions

02/20/2006

Grammys for North Carolina

02/09/2006

Visual Arts Fellowship Exhibition Through July 9, Asheville Art Museum

02/06/2006

North Carolina Series' Encourages Communities to Read, Write

02/02/2006

African American Artists Celebrate Heritage

01/26/2006

Give Children a Heart for the Arts

01/19/2006

N.C. Arts Council Announces March 1 Grant Deadline

01/11/2006

Happy Birthday, Mozart!

01/09/2006

What do a Reed Maker, a Vaudevillain, and a Psychiatric Nurse Have in Common?

01/05/2006

N.C. in Tune: Sing. Play. For Life!

12/29/2005

N.C. Arts Council Explores Art Trends in Education

12/05/2005

2005-2006 Grants Awarded by County (A-M)

11/01/2005

2005-2006 Grants Awarded by County (N-Z)

11/01/2005

Robert "Bobby" Kadis of Raleigh to Lead North Carolina Arts Council

10/17/2005

The North Carolina Arts Council is a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency.
Susan Kluttz, Secretary; Pat McCrory, Governor