[Durham INC] For Durham Novelists: 2010 Piedmont Laureate Application Deadlines & Program

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From: Durham Arts Council <durhamartscouncil at durhamartscouncil.pmailus.com>
Subject: 2010 Piedmont Laureate Application Deadlines & Program Update
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Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 6:06 AM










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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2009
END DATE: September 18, 2009
CONTACT: Margaret DeMott, Director of Artist Services, 919-560-2720, mdemott at durhamarts.org






 

Applications for 2010 Piedmont Laureate Program Available
Deadline to apply is September 18, 2009
 


(Durham, NC) - The Piedmont Laureate program, initiated in 2008, aims to encourage North Carolina residents to join together in celebration of the art of writing. Its mission is, "to promote awareness and heighten appreciation for excellence in the literary arts throughout the Piedmont area." Two new arts councils, representing Johnston and Alamance counties, are joining the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, the Durham Arts Council, the Orange County Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County to support this pioneering literary program. 
Applications for the 2010 Laureate are now being accepted only from novelists currently residing in Alamance, Durham, Johnston, Orange, and Wake counties. (The program focuses each year on a different literary form.) The novelist, to be selected by a committee appointed by the sponsoring agencies, will present public readings and workshops, participate at select public functions, and create at least one original activity to expand appreciation of literature. The 2010 Piedmont Laureate will receive a stipend of $7,000 and serve for one year (January 1-December 31, 2010).
"The Piedmont Laureate program is an important new platform enabling writers to connect directly with area residents through readings, workshops, school programs and other outreach activities," stated author Richard Krawiec, a panelist on the 2009 Piedmont Laureate selection committee that chose poet Jaki Shelton Green to serve as the first laureate. "It's wonderful that our local arts agencies have been able to collaborate to make this program happen and showcase the rich literary talent of the Piedmont. Within the next decade this program will prove to be one of the most important literary endeavors in the state, and is sure to become a model nationally," Krawiec added.
Additional information on the Piedmont Laureate program, including guidelines and the application form, is available at www.piedmontlaureate.com and additionally at sponsoring agencies' websites. The deadline to apply is September 18, 2009. 
For questions and additional information, contact Belva Parker, Raleigh Arts Commission Program Coordinator, belva.parker at ci.raleigh.nc.us (919) 996-3610.
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About the Durham Arts Council... 
In 2009, the Durham Arts Council celebrates 55 years of “Creating Community Through the Arts.” Durham Arts Council, Inc. is a private, not for profit, 501 c (3) organization that promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience and active support of the arts for all the people of our community. DAC is one of the oldest arts councils in the United States, and one of the largest in North Carolina. DAC manages the historic Durham Arts Council building at 120 Morris St., a public facility in downtown Durham that attracts over 290,000 visitors a year, and houses the offices of nine arts organization, three galleries, two theatres, a community arts school, art production facilities, classrooms, event venues and rehearsal spaces. DAC’s year-round programs include grants and technical assistance for arts organizations and individual artists, art exhibitions, classes in the performing and visual arts, artist residencies in the public and
 private schools, arts and cultural planning, advocacy and fundraising, Durham Art Walk, and CenterFest, Durham’s annual street arts festival. Through the DAC Annual Arts Fund, Dinner’s a l’ Art, grants, and earned income, DAC raises nearly $2 million each year to provide programs and services and support the arts in Durham. For more information visit the Durham Arts Council website.
 
 


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