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Third Friday
Opening Reception
Friday, May 17th
6-8pm, artist talk at 7pm! Join us for the opening of two new and fantastic shows, with an artist talk at 7pm! Come and take in Jalen T. Jackson’s large and moving portraits that show snapshots of the Black experience, in “Searching for Liberation” which also features new work.
Check out teen curated exhibit, “(Re) Clamation” by The Beautiful Project, featuring photographic and mixed media works from four young artists, Avery Foster, Le’Isys Diaz, Vivian Njoroge, and Naomi Nelms. Their work varies in themes but centralizes on the healing and representation of Black girls, nonbinary youth and women.
Third Friday is at DAC on May 17th from 6-8pm. This event is free and open to the public. There will be an artist talk at 7pm. More info here. |
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Durham Arts Council celebrates the unique creativity and spirit of every person and believes in creating a vibrant, diverse, equitable and inclusive community through the arts. In this spirit, we are offering courses in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) because we believe in the value of all human potential and the opportunity for people to be able to equitably and equally participate in not only the art offerings in our community, but in all facets of our society. These courses are open to artists, arts and cultural nonprofit organizations, and arts and cultural small businesses living in or based in the City of Durham.
Durham Arts Council has researched and selected two highly qualified training providers for these FREE DEIA programs:
DEI Training will be offered by The Equity Paradigm in 4 virtual sessions: Tuesdays, June 4–June 25, from 6-8pm. All four sessions compose a comprehensive arc of learning; therefore, all four sessions are required for completion of the course.
Accessibility Training will be offered by Arts Access North Carolina in 4 virtual sessions: Wednesday, June 5; Thursday, June 6; Wednesday, June 12; and Thursday, June 13, from 6:30-8pm. The first two sessions will provide overviews of the field of accessibility. The third session will focus on accessibility in performing arts. The fourth session will focus on accessibility in exhibitions. Attendance at the first two sessions is required, as they are foundational. You may then choose either the session on performance or the session on exhibitions. Three sessions are required for completion of the course.
Free Training, Plus You Will Be Paid to Participate!
These trainings will be offered to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, arts and cultural small businesses, and individual artists located/living in the City of Durham free of charge, thanks to Grassroots/ARPA funding from NC Arts Council. Participants will have the option to submit an application to the Durham Arts Council’s ARPA program to receive a participation fee once training has been completed and a brief final report submitted online (participation fees funded by City of Durham ARPA funds). For these DEIA offerings the participation fee for 4 sessions of DEI training will be $2,000 per organization, business, or individual artist. The participation fee for 3 sessions of Accessibility training will be $1,500 for each organization, business, or individual artist. Applications for the participation fees will be reviewed by a panel which will determine if the applicant is eligible for the participation fee.
To receive the participation fees for these trainings and future offerings, eligible organizations, businesses, and artists can submit an application selecting from available trainings on many different topics. All training programs will offer participation fees to be paid to the organizations, business, and artist upon successful completion of the course, approval of the application, and completion of the final report. Look for further information on future offerings to be shared in the coming weeks.
For more information and to sign up: https://durhamarts.org/deia/ |
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This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is offered through the Durham Arts Council’s ARPA Arts and Cultural Training Program funded by the City of Durham.
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Melissa is a Woman in Science, an Australian-U.S. dual citizen, writer, and educator. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of North Carolina in 1998, then conducted research in Melbourne, Australia, before returning to Durham, NC to raise her family. Since then, she has taught, tutored, and written books for children, all of which form the basis of her hands-on science-based CAPS workshops, which she has been conducting since 2009.
Check out her feature in Bold Journey, here. For more information, including videos of Melissa’s workshops, see www.MelissaRooneyWriting.com. |
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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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