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The Pitt County Arts Council got its start in 2000 as the Emerge Gallery, which was founded as a community art center and a learning lab for students at nearby East Carolina University. In 2009, the N.C.

Photo: Lamondre Pugh (L) chatting with presenters Jamie Katz Court (C) and S.A. Corrin (R) at the 2024 LEAD conference.

Photo: Teachers from Odyssey School at the 2024 A+ Summer Institute in Asheville. Photo credit: North Carolina Arts Council.

After a career defined by visionary leadership in the craft community, Marlene True will retire as Executive Director of Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in December 2024. Marlene is Pocosin’s second Executive Director, serving in this position for the past 12 years.

ince 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Award has honored our state’s most eminent traditional artists and practitioners. Recipients of the Heritage Awards range from internationally acclaimed musicians to folks who quietly practice their art in family and community settings.

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(Last updated on June 24, 2024)

Jaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman poet to be appointed as North Carolina Poet Laureate. As Jaki closes out her final year as our state’s poet-in-chief, we are celebrating a few of the highlights of her tenure.

For the third year, the N.C. Arts Council is inviting arts administrators to apply for our LEAD Scholarship Grant (due May 1, 2024).

Photo by Sandra Davidson.