Proud partner of the NC State Employees Combined Campaign - Charity #1593 |
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| Creating a Vibrant Community Through the Arts |
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$1 Million to Support Arts & Culture in Durham! |
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Durham Arts Council will utilize $1 million in City of Durham American Rescue Plan Act funds to provide support and help reverse negative impacts of the pandemic for Durham’s arts and cultural sector. DAC’s “Culture and Arts: Invest to Restart” program will provide grants and training programs for arts and cultural organizations, businesses, and individual artists. Following DAC’s 2-year successful advocacy effort, we are so excited to make this vital support available for arts and culture in Durham! Stay tuned for program launch. We are grateful to the City of Durham for this funding which was approved by Durham City Council on April 3, 2023.
Arts and Culture are a key part of Durham’s identity and pride of community, and a significant economic driver in this region. Durham’s arts and cultural assets have helped to make it a top creative-class hub in the United States. Pre-pandemic, Durham’s non-profit arts and cultural sector contributed $154.2 million annually to Durham’s economy and supported 5,722 FTE jobs. Find out more about the Arts and Economic impact here.
Durham currently has 129 non-profit arts and cultural organizations, over 4,400 working artists & creative sector professionals, and dozens of for-profit arts and cultural businesses and venues - All were drastically impacted and financially devastated by two years of pandemic closures and limited programming. Our arts and cultural sector came to a grinding halt in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Revenue losses caused by the pandemic exceeded $21 million in the non-profits alone.
This American Rescue Plan Act support from the City of Durham comes at a crucial time when arts and culture are emerging from the pandemic and when most Covid relief funding and Payroll Protection federal relief programs have ended. Durham arts and cultural organizations, venues, artists and creative sector producers need this financial support to successfully emerge from the pandemic, rebuild organizations, build capacity, and restart arts and cultural programming and events that will once again attract visitors, residents and strong economic activity for Durham.
More information on Durham Arts Council Grant programs
for the Arts and Cultural sector here. |
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Congressional Arts Competition for High School Students |
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This spring, under the leadership of Representative Valerie Foushee, the Fourth Congressional District will be participating in the Congressional Arts Competition, part of a national competition for high school-age art students. The contest is open to any student in 9th-12th grades who attends school or lives in the Fourth Congressional District. The deadline for students to submit their art for the competition is Tuesday, April 18th. Participants will be honored April 24 at the Durham Arts Council.
The rules for the 2023 Congressional Arts Competition and submission form
for each art piece can be downloaded here and here.
Drop-off times for art work submissions will be 4/18 and 4/19 from 9am-7pm both days. Art work should be delivered to the local Fourth District Office at 2605 Meridian Parkway, Suite 110 Durham, NC 27713.
Email moira.marek@mail.house.gov if you have questions. |
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Current Exhibit: Durham Public Schools Instructor Show |
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The second annual DPS Instructors show is now on display at the DAC! Come and view this diverse show featuring work from 16 art educators in the Durham Public School system, now at the DAC until May 5th, 2023!
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"Foxgloves and Allium Flowers" Ellen Tumavicus
Teacher at Y.E. Smith Elementary School |
| "Ward Street" Alicia Butler Teacher at Club Boulevard Elementary School |
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"Cultural Cycle 6" Jose Manuel Cruz
Teacher at Shepard Middle School |
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We've got your summer staycation plans on lock!
DAC's 2023 Summer Catalog just dropped on our website. Get a jumpstart on planning your most artistic summer yet. Summer Class registration opens Friday, May 5th at 10am! |
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Summer Arts Camp registration is live NOW and there are still spots open in our Spring classes, so don't miss out on kickstarting your creativity today! |
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We've got over 30 classes and workshops lined up in ceramics, painting/drawing, mixed media, theatre, music, and literary arts - and that's just for the adults! Our Summer Arts Camps lineup for kiddos and teens is sure to round out the fun for the whole family. Summer Arts Camp registration is live NOW and there are still spots open in our Spring classes, so don't miss out on kickstarting your creativity today! |
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Check out our Summer Teen Intensives! |
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Creative classes for creative teens! Sign up for our Summer Arts Teen Intensives. These week-long intensives are designed for middle/high school teens (Ages 13 – 17) that have some experience with art and want to learn more about a specific media in depth. Each intensive runs for 3.5 hours per day, and you can bundle a morning and afternoon intensive for a full day experience. Scholarships are available, based on financial need. Email us at jbell@durhamarts.org for a scholarship application.
Learn more about our Summer Arts Teen Intensives by visiting our website. |
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| Looking for Summer Teen Volunteers! |
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The Durham Arts Council is preparing for Summer Arts Camp, and we are looking for Teen Volunteers (14-17 years old) to volunteer with us.
Here is the link for more information and here is the link to the the volunteer application. |
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Register Now for School Break Camps: Only a few more spots available! |
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Upcoming Show at the Durham Art Guild |
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Extra-Spectral
April 7 to June 4
Extra-spectral colors cannot be evoked with a single wavelength of light, but rather by a combination of wavelengths. From the technical challenge of re-creating color to the ultra-personal choice of which hues to include to the fact that, as Josef Albers noted, we can never even see color as it physically is, making it the “most relative medium in art,” the relationship of the Artist to color is as complex as possible.
This exhibit highlights several NC-based Artists that, on the surface, use colors that are “extra” (which is where their commonality ends) to evoke their intent through a combination of this color with forms and imagery as well as the concepts embedded in color’s many identities. Artists Jane Cheek, Jerstin Crosby, Zach Storm, Tonya Solley Thornton and Leif Zikade all require color to play a primary role in their work and their relationship to an audience.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 is the IRS filing deadline to file and pay your tax returns. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips on filing as a freelancer. In addition, be sure to view the pre-recorded Tax Basics for Creatives webinar by South Arts.
Thank you CERF+ for the resources and post. |
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Have you checked out the blog written by Piedmont Laureate, Dasan Ahanu? The blog is titled, "Get Prompted with the Piedmont Laureate: A Poetry Prompt Series to Encourage Writing." Check it out, get inspired, and learn more about writing poetry! |
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Please note the following update to the DAC Mask Policy: As of November 1, 2022 - Masks are Welcome in the DAC Building but not required. We encourage you to wear a mask if you will be in close proximity (less than 6 feet) to other visitors, students, or employees. Clay Students: Students and instructors in the DAC Clay Studio are strongly encouraged to wear a mask due to clay materials and clay dust. |
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Have you checked out the... Arts & Cultural Directory for Durham and the Triangle Region: Artists, Creatives & Cultural Workers? Check it out here! |
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| 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.
Durham Arts Council, Inc. is a catalyst in the cultural development of Durham - it leads, inspires, and promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience, and active support of the arts for all the people of our community. For more information call 919.560.ARTS(2787) or visit our website at www.durhamarts.org. |
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