Hillsborough Arts Council

The Hillsborough Arts Council is the official Hillsborough,NC Arts Council endorsed by The Town of Hillsborough, NC, the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce and The North Carolina Arts Council. The Council is incorporated in the state of North Carolina as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Located in Hillsborough, North Carolina the council is an all-volunteer organization whose primary role is to support the arts and enhance the community through education and by organizing events that feature local artists.

Sponsored [ [http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2006/04/27/City/Arts-In.Hillsborough.Showcased.During.Last.Fridays-1879425.shtmllink News Article] Daily Tar Heel 4/27/06 Alexander Trowbridge staff writer] community events include Last Fridays [ [http://www.historichillsborough.org/database/pagemaker.cgi?1037805715 The Alliance For Historic Hillsborough.] Hillsborough Art Councils Last Fridays Program ] , Arts Walk, Filmmakers Film Series, Concerts, Educational Programs and the Hillsborough Handmade Parade.

The programs are funded, in part, by grants from the North Carolina Arts Council, [ [http://www.ncarts.org/grant_history_grantee.cfm?ser=37571 History of grants] Grants Awarded to the Hillsborough Arts Council from The North Carolina Arts Council] the Hillsborough Tourism Board, The Town Of Hillsborough, NC [ [http://hillsboroughnc.org/tourism5.asp Town of Hillsborough, NC] Grants for programs sponsored by the Hillsborough Arts Council] other state funded agencies and by individual donations. This support allows the council to offer numerous arts related educational services, workshops, community events, programs and exhibitions.

The Hillsborough community event ‘Last Fridays’ was founded by members of the Hillsborough Arts Council in 1998. The events are now organized and managed by the volunteer efforts of the Hillsborough Arts Council working with the Town of Hillsborough, NC, The Alliance For Historic Hillsborough [ [http://www.historichillsborough.org/ The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough] ] , the Orange County Historical Museum, [ [http://www.orangenchistory.org/ Orange County Historical Museum] Listing of Hillsborough Arts Council sponsored events at the Orange County Historical Museum] and the Historical Foundation of Hillsborough.

The Hillsborough Arts Council also works with The Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, [ [http://www.hillsboroughchamber.com/ Hillsborough, NC Chamber of Commerce] Margeret Wood Cannell, Executive Director] community groups, local, state, and national governmental agencies, and other nonprofit arts organizations to meet the arts and cultural needs of the Hillsborough, NC community through a diversity of initiatives and services.

Events

*Art Walk
*Educational Programs
*Filmmakers Film Series
*Hillsborough Handmade Parade
*Last Fridays
*Music and Concerts
*Exhibits and programs at the Orange County Historical Museum

Board Of Directors:

*Tinka Jordy, Chair
*Carol Laing, Vice Chair
*Peter Estep, Treasurer
*Blair Ackiss, Secretary
*John Delconte, BoardMember

Corporate Officers:

*Heather Delisle, Executive Director

History of Arts Councils in the United States

1949 - In Winston-Salem, NC, a group of citizens, already involved in individual arts organizations, recognized the advantages of having one representative body to look after the collective arts interests of the city, and so formed an organization they called The Arts Council of Winston-Salem [ [http://www.intothearts.org/who_we_are/default.asp History of Arts Councils] Arts Council of Winston Salem] . This organization today is the oldest continuously active community arts council in the United States.

References

* [http://www.ncarts.org/lacdirectory.cfm?menu_sel=2&sub_sel=37 North Carolina Arts Council]
* [http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=1270 Metro Magazine]
* [http://artsorange.org/links.html Orange County Arts Commission]
* [http://64.40.68.170/eagle19/index.htm Hillsborough Eagle Lodge]
* [http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A24403 The Independent Weekly]

External links

* [http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/index.html Hillsborough Arts Council]
* [http://www.volunteermatch.org/orgs/org38033.html Volunteer Match]
* [http://www.historichillsborough.org/database/pagemaker.cgi?1037805715 Last Fridays]
* [http://www.orangenchistory.org/ Historical Foundation of Hillsborough]
* [http://www.hillsboroughartscouncil.org/HandmadeParade.html Handmade Parade]
* [http://www.chocvb.org/calendar/Helios/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3717 Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau]
* [http://fingerpainting.org/events.shtml Shaw School educational demonstrations at Last Fridays]
* [http://www.chapelhillnews.com/weekend/story/8656.html Chapel Hill News. Events sponsored by H.A.C. at Orange County Museum]