Monthly Archives: December 2007

Battleship Hosts Model Workshops

December 27, 2007 – 12:37 pm

Ever tempted to build a ship model? On Saturday, Feb. 2, members of the Carolina Maritime Model Society will provide the inside scoop on building model ships. They will host two one-hour sessions in the Battleship auditorium followed by demonstrations in the visitor center. The program runs from 1-4 p.m. and is free, but does [...]

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History Happens Here

December 27, 2007 – 11:18 am

Times noted are starting points of particular segments [display_podcast] 2007 has been a busy year at Cultural Resources with its theme of “History Happens Here.”  Today’s podcast features some of those stories, courtesy of Cultural Resources’ Fay Mitchell.  An exciting part of History Happens Here is the blockbuster Mysteries of the Lost Colony exhibit, which [...]

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State to Manage SECCA

December 14, 2007 – 12:10 pm

WINSTON-SALEM – The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources announced the formal acceptance of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) as an operating entity of the N.C. Museum of Art on Dec. 13, 2007.  SECCA is dedicated to creative excellence in the visual arts and interprets the diversity of American contemporary art.

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Gallants Channel Public Meeting Update

December 14, 2007 – 11:19 am

BEAUFORT – The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources today announced an online questionnaire to provide additional input for a public meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, 2008, at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort to obtain citizen input about expanded cultural facilities at Gallants Channel.  The questionnaire can be found at [...]

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Sixteen Receive Artist Fellowships

December 12, 2007 – 5:32 pm

RALEIGH - Sixteen artists – including three poets, three fiction writers, two nonfiction writers, two playwrights, three composers, two screenwriters and a songwriter – are recipients of the North Carolina Arts Council’s 2007-08 North Carolina Fellowship Awards.  The Arts Council announced the Awards on December 5.  For more information about the Fellowship Award program, click here.

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Sign-up and Archived Podcasts

December 10, 2007 – 11:58 am

Click here to sign up for the ncculture.com podcast and to view archived shows.

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History on a Stick

December 7, 2007 – 12:31 pm

RALEIGH — History on a stick. Tombstones on posts. History by the spoonful. The most recognizable sights along North Carolina’s roadways are the familiar cast-aluminum highway historical markers that commemorate Tar Heel people and events of statewide significance. In conjunction with the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ 2007 theme, “History Happens Here,” a new, revised [...]

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2007 N.C. Awards

December 6, 2007 – 5:32 pm

Times noted are starting points of particular segments [display_podcast] Nine North Carolinians received the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor, on Nov. 27, 2007. The annual awards are given in the categories of public service, fine arts, science, and literature. Venay Aneja (1:25), Jerry C. Cashion (6:16), Jan Davidson (11:05), Henry E. Frye [...]

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Discover Craft NC Cards Debut

December 5, 2007 – 11:27 am

(RALEIGH) – Craft artists create works that are both utilitarian and beautiful, and the works of some of North Carolina’s best artisans are featured in new Discover Craft NC Knowledge Cards ™ recently released by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.

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NEA Taps N.C. for Education Institute

December 5, 2007 – 12:55 pm

(RALEIGH)—A team of education and arts leaders from North Carolina has been 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, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Cultural [...]

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Nine Receive N.C. Award

December 5, 2007 – 12:29 pm

RALEIGH — Nine distinguished North Carolinians are the latest recipients of the prestigious North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor the state can bestow. The categories are fine arts, literature, public service, and science. The winners were recognized during ceremonies at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary on Nov. 27.

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