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Creating a Vibrant Community Through the Arts DAC School News Summer Camp Registration Opens Tomorrow! 
Upcoming Classes 
Left: Steven Munoz photographed by Kendall Baily Above: Mary Moorefield 4 Restoration by Alec Himwich Right: Amie Palmer Intro to Knitting 
In-person Acting Basics (Ages 16 + up)– starting February 6 Modern Mending (Ages 16 + up)– starting February 7 Embroidery Sampler (Ages 16 + up)– starting February 7 Handmade Stamps (Ages 14 + up)– starting February 7 Adobe Lightroom (Ages 16 + Up) – starting January 25
Hybrid Intro to Knitting (Ages 16 + Up) – starting January 26
Online Beginner Ukulele (Ages 16 + up)– starting January 24 Koru Mindfulness 2.0 (Ages 16 + up) - starting January 25
DAC is Looking for Teen Volunteers for Summer Camp 2022! Summer Arts Camp provides teen volunteers the opportunity to assist camp instructors and help kids with visual and performing arts activities. Arts News + Exhibits 
Left: The Stars Know Your Name Elizabeth Stone Right: Multiple Personalities Kenady Gallmon 
New Exhibit Hours for Durham Arts Council We are pleased to announce new hours to view exhibits in the Durham Arts Council building. Starting Thursday, Jan. 20 guests may view exhibits in the Durham Arts Council and Durham Art Guild from 11 am – 5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No appointment sign up is required. Guests will be screened before entering the DAC building and masks are required. Current exhibits: Durham Art Guild 2022 Members Showcase Exhibition I Remember by Elizabeth Stone NCCU Department of Art Student Works Arts Opportunities + Artist Calls DAC is looking for teaching artists for our school break summer camps to work with campers ages 5-17! 
Bull City Summit, a new music, art, science, and technology festival, debuts this March in downtown Durham! BCS is now accepting applications, through January 31 for local Durham and Triangle area artists, photographers, visual lighting creators, and more - there is no fee to apply or participate. Showcasing artists in multiple traditional and digital art categories will be selected to exhibit and sell at BCS Art Fair and Market, partake in BCS panels, and more. Good luck!
Durham Art Guild Call For Art & Artists 
CALL FOR ARTISTS - DAG's 2022 Solo and Group Exhibition Proposals Have you been working hard on a new body of artwork? Submit an individual artist exhibition proposal or a group proposal for our primary exhibition spaces during our 2022 exhibition season. Submission Deadline: January 17, 2022 at 11:59pm 
The City of Durham's Cultural and Public Art Program (the “City”) and Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) are seeking artists or artist teams with experience in creating public art that fosters a unique sense of place based on community-informed designs for the New Athletic Park on Hoover Road to support a welcoming user-experience. The selected artist or artist team will have a total public art project budget of $50,000, including artist fees, artist-design, community engagement, fabrication, and documentation of the artwork on site.
Deadline: Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST
Request For Qualifications Document is located here. DAC Partner + Grantee News Congratulations to this Year's Season and Catalyst Grant Recipients! 
ShaLeigh Dance Works 
Bulldog Ensemble Theater 
Durham Medical Orchestra Durham Arts Council Season Grants 2021-2022 Funded by the Durham Arts Council and N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. African American Dance Ensemble Artists Standing Strong Together Backbone Press, Inc. Bulldog Ensemble Theater BUMP: The Triangle Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company Choral Society of Durham Daylight Community Arts Foundation Durham Ballet Theatre Durham Central Park, Inc. Durham Children's Choir, Inc. Durham Community Chorale Durham Community Concert Band Durham Medical Orchestra Durham Symphony Inc Eno River Association Gaspard & Dancers Girls Rock NC Hayti Heritage Center Kidznotes Liberty Arts, Inc. Mallarme Chamber Players Museum of Durham History North Carolina Arts in Action North Carolina Folklife Institute Pleiades Arts Southern Documentary Fund Stand Up Speak Out NC The Carolina Wren Press, Inc. dba Blair The Durham Art Guild Inc. The Durham Savoyards, Ltd. The Mill Stage at Golden Belt The Scrap Exchange, Inc. Threshold, Inc Triangle ArtWorks Walltown Children's Theatre Young People's Performing Company, Inc.
Durham Arts Catalyst Grants 2021-2022 Funded by the Durham Arts Council and NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Bullhorn Common Woman Chorus Country Soul Songbook Empower Dance Foundation ShaLeigh Dance Works
Thank you to the Review Panelists: Fred Joiner, Literature Asabi Howard , Theater Ramya Kapadia, Dance Roberta Laws, Music Mario Shambon, Visual Arts
Please support these upcoming events by DAC grant recipients!
Hayti Heritage Center:
The Jambalaya Soul Poetry Slam Team under the leadership of educator, community activist and author Dasan Ahanu performs every third Saturday each month at Hayti.
Durham Children’s Choir: Virtual excerpts from 2021.
American Dance Festival: Available online: Long Distance Dance Dialogues.
Museum of Durham History: Current exhibit: More Than Just A Game: The NCCU vs. NC A&T Football Rivalry. Piedmont Laureate 
Check out the most recent blog post by our 2022 Piedmont Laureate, Heather Bell Adams! DAC Facility + Rental Have you been postponing an event since 2019?? Book at DAC today!
It's time to start planning your next event with Durham Arts Council! We are excited to help you plan a safe and exciting return to our facility!
Contact fmarin@durhamarts.org for rental information and availability. 
Our Contact Information About the Durham Arts Council The Durham Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local arts agency dedicated to supporting the arts in Durham and the entire Triangle Region in North Carolina and has served the community since 1954. Each year DAC serves over 400,000 visitors and program participants, over 2,000 artists, and more than 300 arts and cultural organizations through classes, artist residencies, exhibits, festivals, grants programs, technical support, creative economy initiatives, arts advocacy, and information services.
You Shop. They Give. Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Durham Arts Council Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. 
COVID-19 Resources Stay up-to-date with the latest opening information and resources related to COVID-19. The Arts are involved COVID-19 research. Read more HERE. 
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