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28897
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The Biennium Plan is an important tool that guides the North Carolina Arts Council in developing programs and funding arts projects which address the needs stated in the plan. Presented is an outline of the Council’s plan for 1989-1991, showing suggestions for ways to accomplish the objectives.
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28898
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The Menhaden Chanteymen are a musical group in Beaufort, North Carolina. They are a group of retired African American fishermen who perform the work songs they used when fishing for menhaden. Michael Luster documented the group and coastal folk life for the North Carolina Arts Council.
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28899
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According to a survey by the North Carolina Arts Council, local tax dollars to arts councils has increased. The increase can be attributed to promoting arts in terms that relate to economic development and state interest.
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28900
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North Carolina touring companies and artists are dedicated to serving communities and creating new relationships across the state. Some of the new priorities in touring are promoting cultural diversity among school children, defining the long term residency, and outreach in rural communities.
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28901
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The North Carolina Arts Council has faced a number of risks and challenges to support artists across the state. This article covers the history, politics, and direction of public funding of artists in North Carolina.
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28902
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Etta Baker was a Piedmont blues guitarist and singer from Morganton, North Carolina. Wayne Martin and the North Carolina Arts Council initiated the production of Etta Baker: One Dime Blues in 1988. Martin recorded hours of tape of Baker’s music in her home, documentation that will be available for researchers and scholars of traditional music.
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28903
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This article is a chronicle of the first fifteen years of North Carolina’s Grassroots Arts program. The program brings state funds that can be used only for the arts. Overall, the program has strengthened the state arts council’s relationship with local arts agencies.
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28904
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The Design Assembly was the first interdisciplinary gathering of North Carolina designers. The assembly brought eighty-eight designers, artists, scholars, historians, teachers, and administrators together last May in Asheville. The diversity offered a broad perspective of issues in developing a checklist for social responsibility.
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28905
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An increased appreciation of American and North Carolinian Indian art has spurred questions of authenticity. Old art pieces can be traced clearly to traditional tribal origins, but contemporary art incorporates new materials or expresses ideology at odds with typical notions of what is real.
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28906
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There are currently 149 community theaters in North Carolina on record with the state arts council. Presented is a distillation of interviews conducted with representatives of community theaters around the state.
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28907
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The North Carolina Arts Council is working with schools and community groups to connect art, science and the environment. Artists are also conducting workshops for teachers in rural areas to develop curriculum that incorporates hands-on arts and new methods of teaching.
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28908
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In late 1993, Governor James Hunt made his first North Carolina Arts Council Board appointments of his new administration. Members of the Board have a diverse background in the arts, including expertise in Native American culture, education and outreach, folk life, dance, visual arts, and music.
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28909
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The North Carolina Arts Council’s Folk Heritage Award acknowledges the importance of traditional culture by honoring individuals who grew up within deep family traditions. This year the award was given to six members of one family, the Watsons of Deep Gap in Watauga County. Through their artistry and range of creative gifts, the Watsons have brought national and international attention to North Carolina’s traditional culture.
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28910
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The North Carolina Arts Council developed a plan framework of key issues to consider in 1995-1997. The identified priorities include support for artists and organizations, racial and cultural equity, arts in communities and education.
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28911
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Every July the selection committee for the North Carolina Arts Council’s Community Arts Administration Intern Program interviews applicants who want to work at a local arts agency. The committee looks for applicants who can help to reshape and redesign what arts administration is in North Carolina, how it serves artists and how it relates to its community.
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