DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL TEAM LEADER: LAUREN HARBURY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: ALLIE MAULDIN, JULIE HART, LAURA STURDLVANT

ELLA FOUNTAIN PRATT EMERGING ARTISTS AWARDS CEREMONY What: Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Awards Ceremony Where: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St., Durham, NC When: Thursday February 21st, 2013, 6:30 PM How much: Tickets are $35 and are available at this link: manceDetail&performance_id= &search_source=etix or by calling or ing Lindsay Gordon at or Join us for a festive evening honoring the 16 recipients of this year's Emerging Artists Grant. The ceremony will feature awards to the 2013 grant winners and performers including jazz singer Eve Cornelious (Emerging Artist 1987) and a performance by Will Ridenour and Hope Marasco (Emerging Artists 2012). An elegant buffet will be catered by The Venerable Food Company. Website and other contact information:

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EVENT POSTINGS Sauda Zahra: With These Hands – Quilting as a Spiritual Odyssey Art quilts on view in the Durham Arts Council’s Ella Fountain Pratt Legacy Gallery, January 18th-July 14 th Public is invited to a free artists’ reception as part of downtown Durham’s Third Friday on Friday May 17th from 5- 7.

EVENT POSTINGS Jeanne Heifetz, The Geometry of Hope A mixed media exhibit on view in the Durham Arts Council’s Allenton Gallery March 15th-May 5th Resolving the Disquiet: Installations by Jan-Ru Wan, Jody Cassell, Megan Bostic, and Samantha Pell On view in the Durham Arts Council’s Semans Gallery March 15th-May 5th Public is invited to a free artists’ reception as part of downtown Durham’s Third Friday on Friday March 15th, from 5-7, featuring a live, site-specific performance by Jody Cassell as part of Resolving the Disquiet.

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DURHAM ART WALK SPRING MARKET The Durham Art Walk (DAW) Spring Market will take place on April 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.and April 14 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m in downtown Durham. The work of over 200 talented artists will be displayed in over 40venues, including the Durham Arts Council, Vega Metals, West Village Apartment Lofts, the Durham Armory, LabourLove Gallery, Urban Durham Realty, NetFriends, Inc., TROSA Furniture and Frameshop and Smitten Boutique. The DAW Spring Market brings thousands of visitors for a weekend of art enjoyment, shopping, and exploration of all the great things the newly revitalized downtown Durham has to offer. Visitors will be able enjoy festive musical performances, eat great food and find creative, local gifts for everyone on their Mother’s Day or graduation lists. Website: Contact: Lindsay Gordon at

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EVENT POSTINGS Selected Works by Nancy Tuttle May An exhibition of new paintings by Durham artist Nancy Tuttle May, on view in the Durham Arts Council’s Allenton Gallery. May 10th-July 14th Our House: Durham Arts Council School Annual Faculty and Student Exhibition, on view in the Durham Arts Council’s Semans Gallery, May 10th-July 14 th

EVENT POSTINGS Bibi Bowman, Working Class: Durham Paintings by Bibi Bowman On view in the Durham Convention Center from April 19- October West Morgan Street, Durham, NC Website:

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