This week at DAC: Check out the 2024 Library Fest! Teen volunteers needed for August summer camps, apply here. 2024 Emerging Artist Grantees announced! Book CAPS artists for summer programming. Congressional Art Competition deadline is April 12th, more info here. Take a look at the NC Arts Council opportunities, here.

2024 Library Fest-The Nature Edition
Main Library
Friday, April 12th
5:30-6:30pm

Steven Petrow, the 2024 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate, will be joined by Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, and Marcie Cohen Ferris, a prolific writer on food and food culture, in an engaging conversation about how writers can promote social change on the page and in the world. You won’t want to miss hearing how three of North Carolina’s most outspoken writers speak their truths.

This event is free! To register for a seat click here

Teen Volunteers needed for August 5th-16th & August 19th-23rd Summer Camps!

Summer Arts Camps provide teen volunteers (Ages 14-17) the opportunity to assist camp instructors, work with DAC admin staff, and get creative with kids while painting, sculpting, crafting, performing and more!

We need volunteers for August 5th- 16th and August 19th-23rd camps!

This opportunity also provides teens with valuable resume-building experience and can count towards volunteer requirements that your school or membership organization may have.

Application deadline May 4, 2024. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old by August 31, 2024. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and do not guarantee that every applicant will receive a volunteer position. When your application is received, you may be emailed to set up a virtual interview time.

If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Leigh at wleigh@durhamarts.org

Need an art experience for your summer camp? Book our CAPS artists!

Calling all High School students in the 4th District-submit your work to compete in the 2024 Congressional Art Competition! Deadline to apply is April 12th!

The North Carolina Arts Council is proud to offer the LEAD scholarship Grant for the third year. This grant provides professional development for arts administrators who are new to the field of arts accessibility and who are proactively developing inclusive arts programs and experiences for artists and audiences with disabilities in their communities. Recipients will attend the Kennedy Center for the Arts’ LEAD conference in Seattle, and participate in a year-long cohort of arts administrators working on improving arts accessibility. Deadline is May 1, 2024.

The North Carolina Heritage Awards are the state’s highest honor for folk and traditional artists. Artists must be nominated by another individual, and anyone may nominate an artist. Awardees receive a fellowship grant and participate in the Heritage Awards ceremony held in Raleigh. Nominations are due by May 3, 2024.

More artist opportunities 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.