Durham Arts Council - Links & Contacts

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Links & Contacts
Below is a collection of links to local arts groups and selected other arts resources. While some of groups are performance oriented, many welcome participation. Contact the individual organizations to find out more about opportunities offered. This list will be updated periodically, please alert us to any omissions. Please note that these links take you to sites outside the control of Durham Arts Council and we are not responsible for the accuracy or content of sites maintained by other organizations.

Dance | Literature | Music | Theatre | Visual Arts | Film & Video | Museums, Venues & Facilities | Arts in Education & Healthcare | Other Resources | Durham Festivals

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Dance
Local Dance Resources
• 15-501 Ballet ... (919) 967-5036
• African American Dance Ensemble ... (919) 560-2729
• American Dance Festival ... (919) 684-6402
• Argentine Tango School - TANGOPHILIA ... (919) 361-5145 or (919) 423-7736
• Carolina Ballet ... (919) 363-7727
• Carlota Santana Spanish Dance (based in NYC and Durham)
• Carolina Contact
• Carolina Dance Club
• Collage Dance Company (children) ... (919) 560-2716
• Orientale Expressions (Middle Eastern Dance Troupe) ... (919) 479-0966
• Two Near The Edge
• Triangle Area Cajun/Zydeco Association (TRACZA)
• Triangle Country Dancers ... (919) 286-6624
• Triangle Youth Ballet
• North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble ... (919) 967-9624
• Triangle Swing Dance Society ... (919) 286-6624 x300
• Ways & Means Dance Company ... (919) 660-3352

Regional/National Dance Resources

Literature >> Return to Top
Local Literature Resources
• Carolina African American Writers Collective ... (919) 231-4218
• North Carolina Haiku Society
• Carolina Wren Press ... (919) 560-2738
• North Carolina Writers Network ... (919) 967-9540
• Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Carolinas

Regional/National Literature Resources
• Asheville Poetry Festival/Poetry Alive
• The Authors Guild ... (212) 563-5904
• ShawGuides Guide to Writers Conferences
• Wildacres Retreat

Music >> Return to Top
Local Music Resources
• Banjo in the Hollow
• Carolina Harmony Chorus
• Central Carolina Songwriters Association
• The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle ... (919) 990-1449
• The Choral Society of Durham ... (919) 560-2733
• Ciompi Quartet ... (919) 660-3356
• Classical Voice of North Carolina ... (919) 851-2410
• Duke University String School ... (919) 660-3313
• Durham Community Choir
• The Durham Chorale ... (919) 572-9940
• Durham Community Concert Band ... (919) 483-9996
• Durham Jazz
• Durham Music Teachers Association ... (919) 471-4974
• Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
• The Durham Symphony, Inc. ... (919) 560-2736
• Durham Youth Orchestra
• General Assembly Barbershop Harmony Chorus ... (919) 854-0090
• Indian Classical Music & Dance Society
• Long Leaf Opera
• Mallarme Chamber Players ... (919) 560-2788
• North Carolina Boys Choir ... (919) 489-0291
• North Carolina Pride Marching Band
• North Carolina Songwriters Cooperative
• North Carolina Symphony ... (919) 733-2750
• Old-Time Herald / Old Time Music Group ... (919) 402-8495
• Philidor Percussion Group
• PineCone (Piedmont Council of Traditional Music) ... (919) 990-1900
• Triangle Blues Society ... (919) 834-8667
• Triangle Brass Band ... (919) 460-1457
• Triangle Folk Music Society
• Triangle Guitar Society
• Triangle Gay Men's Chorus ... (919) 990-1318
• Triangle Music International ... (919) 787-2798
• Triangle Opera ... (919) 493-7880
• Triangle Shape Note Singers
• TriangleSings ... (919) 545-0343

Regional/National Music Resources
• Folk Alliance ... (202) 835-3655

Theatre >> Return to Top
Local Theatre Resources
• Manbites Dog Theater Company ... (919) 682-3343
• Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
• Inspiration Theater ... (919) 929-7006
• Rags to Riches Theater For Young Audiences ... (919) 956-9891
• Perihelion Theatre Company ... (919) 933-8791
• The Open Door Theatre Company
• Archipelago Theatre ... (919) 929-7006
• PlayMakers Repertory Company ... (919) 962-PLAY
• Rayonnant Productions
• Triangle Theatre Festival ... (919) 490-8603
• Young Peoples Performing Company ... (919) 560-2745

Regional/National Theatre Resources
• Institute of Outdoor Drama ... (919) 962-1328

Visual Arts >> Return to Top
Local Visual Arts Resources
• Bull City Arts Collaborative
• Carolina Designer Craftsmen ... (919) 460-1551
• Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
• Clayworks ... (919) 530-8355
• Colored Pencil Society of America, Raleigh/Durham District
• The Durham Art Guild, Inc. ... (919) 560-2713
• Durham-Orange Quilters' Guild
• Horse and Buggy Press
• Orange County Artists Guild
• The Scrap Exchange ... (919) 688-6960
• SeeSaw Studio ... (919) 687-4411
• Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Carolinas
• TOFU - Triangle Origami Folders United
• Triangle Weavers ... (919) 408-3309
• Triangle Potters Guild
• Triangle Woodturners of North Carolina
• Women's Photo Works
• Women with Knives
• Wood Spirit Carvers

Regional/National Visual Arts Resources
• Artist Blacksmith Association of North America
• Art Calendar ... (410) 651-9150
• Penland School of Crafts ... (828) 765-2359
• Craft Business Institute (American Craft)
• Craft Emergency Relief Fund
• The Crafts Report
• Piedmont Craftsmen ... (336) 725-1516
• Tri-State Sculptors Guild
• United Artworks Links to Artists' Resources Online

Film/Video >> Return to Top
Local Film/Video Resources
• DoubleTake Documentary Film Festival ... (919) 687-4100
• The Empowerment Project ... (919) 928-0382
• The Groove Productions
• Flicker

Regional/National Film/Video Resources
• Cucalorus Film Festival ... (910) 343-5995
• North Carolina Film Commission ... (919) 733-9900

Museums, Venues and Facilities >> Return to Top
Museums
• Ackland Art Museum ... (919) 966-5736
• Contemporary Art Museum ... (919) 839-2077
• Duke University Museum of Art ... (919) 684-5135
• North Carolina Central University Art Museum ... (919) 560-6211
• North Carolina Museum of Art ... (919) 839-6262
• North Carolina Museum of Life & Science ... (919) 220-5429

Venues & Facilities
• The Carolina Theatre ... (919) 560-3030
• Durham Arts Council ... (919) 560-2787
• Hayti Heritage Center (St. Joseph's Historic Foundation) ... (919) 683-1709
• The ArtsCenter ... (919) 929-2787
• Duke University - Institute of the Arts ... (919) 660-3356
• North Carolina Central University ... (919) 560-5170
• Concerts at St. Stephen's ... (919) 493-5451
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ... (919) 843-ARTS

Arts in Education & Healthcare >> Return to Top
Local Resources
• Carolina Health and Humor Association ... (919) 544-2370
• DUMC Cultural Services Program ... (919) 416-2150
• Durham Public Education Network

Regional/National Resources
• ArtsEdge - Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
• Getty Education Institute for the Arts
• North Carolina Alliance for Arts Education ... (919) 664-5514
• Society for the Arts in Healthcare

Other Resources >> Return to Top
For People with Disabilities
• Arts Access ... (919) 833-9919

Resources for Organizations
• N.C. Center for Nonprofits ... (919) 790-1555
• Arts North Carolina ... (919) 834-1411
• Durham Association for Downtown Arts (DADA) ... (919) 667-1546

Neighboring Arts Councils
• Chatham County Arts Council ... (919) 542-0394
• Granville Arts Council ... (919) 693-8272
• North Carolina Arts Council ... (919) 733-2111
• Orange County Arts Commission ... (919) 245-2335
• Person County Arts Council ... (336) 597-1755
• City of Raleigh Arts Commission ... (919) 890-3477
• United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County ... (919) 839-1498

Regional/National Resources
• Americans for the Arts ... (202) 371-2830
• Copyright Office at the Library of Congress
• Center for Safety in the Arts
• Creative Capital
• National Association of Independent Artists
• National Endowment for the Arts ... (202) 682-5400
• North Carolina Folklore Society
• North Carolina Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts ... (919) 990-2575
• Southern Arts Federation ... (404) 874-7244
• Southern Festivals

Annual Durham Outdoor Festivals >> Return to Top
• Bull Durham Blues Festival (presented by St. Joseph's Historic Foundation)
• CenterFest (presented by Durham Arts Council)
• Festival for the Eno (presented by the Eno River Association)
• Light Up Durham (presented by Light Up Durham, Inc.)
• Bimbe Cultural Festival (presented by the City of Durham)
• International Festival (presented by the City of Durham)