copyright © 1998-2008
Durham Arts Council, Inc.
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
919.560.ARTS

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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

Literature

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

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Music

Local Music Resources

• 100 Men in Black Male Chorus, Inc. … (919) 641-0146
• Banjo in the Hollow
• Carolina Harmony Chorus
• Central Carolina Songwriters Association
• The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle … (919) 360–3382
• Choral Society of Durham … (919) 560–2733
• Ciompi Quartet … (919) 660–3356
• Classical Voice of North Carolina … (919) 833–8937
• 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 Orchestra
• Durham Music Teachers Association … (919) 471–4974
• Durham Savoyards, Ltd.
• Durham Symphony, Inc. … (919) 560–2736
• Durham Youth Orchestra
• General Assembly Barbershop 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

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Theatre

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

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Visual Arts

Local Visual Arts Resources

• Bull City Arts Collaborative
• Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild … (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 Craft Market
• Durham-Orange Quilters’ Guild Inc.
• Golden Belt Arts
• 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 Guild … (919) 408–3309
• Triangle Potters Guild
• Woodturners Guild of North Carolina
• Women’s Photo Works
• Women with Knives
• Wood Spirit Carvers

Regional/National Visual Arts Resources

• Artist Blacksmith Association of North America
• Professional Artist Magazine … (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

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Film/Video

Local Film/Video Resources

• Full Frame 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 Office … (919) 733–9900

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Museums, Venues and Facilities

Museums

• Ackland Art Museum … (919) 966–5736
• Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh … (919) 839–2077
• Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University … (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
• Golden Belt Arts
• Hayti Heritage Center (St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation) … (919) 683–1709
• The ArtsCenter … (919) 929–2787
• Duke University - Duke Performances … (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

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Arts in Education & Healthcare

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

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Other Resources

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

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Annual Durham Outdoor Festivals

• 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)