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The North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), is pleased to announce $11 million in grant awards for fiscal year 2025–2026.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 1/15/26 — PBS North Carolina will launch season two of its Emmy Award-nominated music series Shaped by Sound on Thursday, February 5, 10:30 PM. 

Today the North Carolina Arts Council announced $16 million in grants for fiscal year 2023-24.

The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that two traditional artist teams from western North Carolina have been selected for the fourth annual “In These Mountains” Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships.

The North Carolina Arts Council has awarded the 

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced today that Jeff Bell has been named as the next director of the North Carolina Arts Council.

Wayne Martin will depart the North Carolina Arts Council at the end of 2021 after a 34-year career. He has been its executive director since 2012.

Presented by Come Hear North Carolina, “Under One Roof,” a three-day, three-hour virtual music festival, raised $50,000 to support artists across North Carolina whose work has been disrupted by COVID-19, organizers announced today.

The North Carolina Arts Council announced today that traditional artist pairs from Western North Carolina have received the inaugural N.C. Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeships.

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