Students Across N.C. Compete in Poetry Out Loud February 23

Students from 17school districts statewide will compete in Poetry Out Loud, a national initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, on February 23 in Raleigh. The statewide competition is coordinated by the North Carolina Arts Council.

The free event will include performances by several of the state’s most prominent spoken word artists and professional poets. [...]

March 3 Deadline for Organizational Grants

The North Carolina Arts Council ensures a wide array of rich arts experiences for residents and visitors of the state through grants to non-profit organizations working in their communities. This year, a new online application, North Carolina ARTS Grants Online (AGO), and broader grant categories streamline the process for applicants. The deadline for 2008–09 grant [...]

African Dance Comes to N.C. Communities

If you have a chance to see Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, take it! Better yet, if you are in Beaufort, Robeson, Lenoir or Halifax counties, go and be a part of a unique community experience. This year, the African American Dance Ensemble will conduct four one-week residencies as part of the [...]

NC Among Five States for National Education Leaders Institute

The North Carolina Arts Council announced recently that a team of educational and arts leaders from North Carolina were selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for an arts education institute that could lead to statewide reform on how arts education is provided to students in K-12 public schools.
Selected from a field of 20 [...]