Arts Center

Programs: Since 1982 the artscenter has provided summer arts enrichment opportunities for children. 2017, artscamp offered 138 camps and employed 50 teaching artists who instructed campers, aged 5 - 17, in movement, drama, music, mask-making, music, ceramics, sewing, sculpture, painting, drawing, cartooning and creative writing. A total of 900-1000 campers attended with the majority taking part in at least 2 programs. Additionally, the artscamp team of 80 teen volunteers gained valuable work experience, and enjoyed arts enrichment, while earning 6500 hours of community service. Artscamp provides the youth of our community age appropriate opportunities to explore. Develop, and refine artistic expression while supporting artists both established and emerging who instruct and inspire campers and their families.

the artcenter's artschool provides non-degree arts education to adults in a variety of disciplines. We offer beginning and advanced classes in drawing, painting, digital arts, writing, ceramics and sculpture, jewelry making and photography. Classes run year round with three semesters: fall, winter/spring and summer. The youth art classes program is composed of applied, visual and fine art classes in a variety of disciplines: drawing, painting, ceramics. Since we provide options in several art forms, we are better able to offer participants a comprehensive arts experience. The artschool increases community participation in, and appreciation of the arts, encourages emerging artists, and employs a significant number of teaching artists. The program serves not only the residents of carrboro and chapel hill, but the greater triangle area, including residents of durham, hillsborough, pittsboro, cary, apex and raleigh. We also promote our scholarships to economically disadvantaged patrons. In the last year, we offered master classes in painting, jewelry making and ceramics. The artschool employed 60 teaching artists, provided 30 scholarship to low income adults, and offered over 200 classes in which 1100 students registered.

the artscenter's concerts program served approximately 3126 people over the course of 18 concerts in our intimate 350-seat theater. The concerts program is an integral part of our mission to inspire creativity and community through arts education, performance, and exhibition. We present touring artists as well as local performers, aiming to create a positive theater experience for both artists and patrons. Our space is also available as a resource to outside presenters, including event promoters, arts partners, and a weekly religious fellowship. The artscenter's theater program presented 17 different productions and series from outside organizations, providing opportunities to emerging and established actors, directors, designers, playwrights, and comedians. Partnerships with student theater groups at unc, and the community chorus group, highlight our focus on accessibility, education, and engagement. Additionally, our in-house theater groups no shame theater and transactors represent our long-standing commitment to developing both professional and community theater in our local community. Overall, the production department (inclusive of both concerts and theater) served an average of almost 1,000 patrons monthly, continuing the reputation that the artscenter has built over 30+ years as a focal point of performing and dramatic arts in the region.