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Images courtesy of the artists and Zoe van Buren. Clockwise from top left: Herman Oxendine, Loretta Oxendine, Chester McMillian, Gaurang Doshi, Helen Gibson, and The Glorifying Vines Sisters. 

A cohort is a group of people working in concert with each other for a common goal. Military units can also be known as cohorts. So it seemed more than fitting to bring together the nine organizations receiving an N.C.

It’s time to get into the holiday spirit and #shoplocal to support our North Carolina communities! 

Recently, the N.C. Arts Council announced three traditional artist teams from western N.C. who have received a North Carolina In These Mountains Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeship.

Few could have imagined the effects of Hurricane Helene on western North Carolina in September. "The devastation was beyond belief," Governor Roy Cooper remarked during his September 30 visit to the area.

The Pitt County Arts Council got its start in 2000 as the Emerge Gallery, which was founded as a community art center and a learning lab for students at nearby East Carolina University. In 2009, the N.C.

Photo: Lamondre Pugh (L) chatting with presenters Jamie Katz Court (C) and S.A. Corrin (R) at the 2024 LEAD conference.

Photo: Teachers from Odyssey School at the 2024 A+ Summer Institute in Asheville. Photo credit: North Carolina Arts Council.

After a career defined by visionary leadership in the craft community, Marlene True will retire as Executive Director of Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in December 2024. Marlene is Pocosin’s second Executive Director, serving in this position for the past 12 years.

ince 1989, the North Carolina Heritage Award has honored our state’s most eminent traditional artists and practitioners. Recipients of the Heritage Awards range from internationally acclaimed musicians to folks who quietly practice their art in family and community settings.