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In the summer of 2023, the North Carolina Arts Council awarded grants to ten arts organizations to attend the annual Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disabilities (LEAD) Con

School’s in for summer!

When students begin their summer vacation, teachers at many A+ schools return to learning at an A+ Schools of North Carolina summer conference.

Want a surefire way to get into the holiday spirit and #shoplocal for the holidays?  

Butch Goings, a wood and stone carver, and Louise Goings, a white oak basketmaker, are artisans from the Qualla Boundary (Cherokee).

Marcus Edge, the newest principal at Clarkton School of Discovery, has a special connection to his A+ middle school in Bladen County—he was a Clarkton student from 1997 to 2000!

North Carolina’s local arts councils have a long tradition of cultivating and preserving the rich cultures and histories of their communities.

Happy spring! I hope you’ve been getting out to enjoy the wondrous arts our state offers.

Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed May Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, to commemorate the contributions made by members of the Asian American and Paci

Since 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.

In 2018, Jaki Shelton Green made history as North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate.