50 for 50 with Mary Carter Taub

Photo by disha dewan courtesy mary c. taub

Photo by disha dewan courtesy mary c. taub

“The mission is to be a tiny change agent towards a more inclusive culture and community right here in our quadrant of the universe. ”
— Mary Carter Taub on her project Truth + Tamales, a community-based art and social practice project funded by the 2018 N.C. Arts Council Mary B. Regan Artist Residency Grant
 
 
 
 

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North Carolinians have a long history of masterfully expressing their identity and community culture through song writing. One of our state's most celebrated traditional song writers is Ola Belle Reed (1916-2002), a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow whose songs have been recorded by hundreds of musicians. In April, Ashe County Arts Council is presenting the Ola Belle Reed Song Writer's Retreat, an intensive weekend of training lead by Alice Gerrard, Cathy Fink, Sam Gleaves, Claire Lynch and Marcy Marxer and sponsored by Come Hear North Carolina. If you're interested in developing your songwriting skills check out the link in our bio.
“ Asheville was always a great place to grow up and always had a very cool underground music scene which included everything from rock to bluegrass, but now it has grown way beyond that. There are so many genres of music being represented in Asheville today. That diversity makes it even more appealing for local musicians to explore their musical dreams and also for musicians from other places to be inspired by that vibe and want to join the scene.” ⁣ ⁣ Rock legend Warren Haynes spoke on his hometown roots for Come Hear NC | Photo by Jacob Blinkenstaff
If there’s no such thing as a free lunch, then there’s really no such thing as a free professional development opportunity for artists right? WRONG! We are offering three free regional writing workshops in Cary (March 23), Wilmington (April 13), and Asheville (May 25). These workshops will be taught by our Literary Fellowship recipients and are open to writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting. RSVP is required. Link in bio!
A+ Schools of North Carolina is growing! Two meetings in Concord (March 21) and Raleigh (March 27) will offer info to school representatives about how to join the most successful arts-based whole school transformation model in the nation.⁣ ⁣ A+ Schools views the arts as fundamental to teaching and learning in all subjects. Every year our staff trains dozens of teachers and administrators across the country in the A+ method which offers students opportunities to develop creative, innovative ways of thinking, learning and showing what they know. ⁣ ⁣ Contact A+ Director michelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov to RSVP if you plan to attend.
How many of you looked forward to your music classes in elementary, middle, and high school? We know we did! March is Music in Our Schools Month, and we are excited to mark the special occasion with a special live stream coordinated by Come Hear NC.⁣ ⁣ Today at noon they will live stream a concert by North Davidson High School's Chamber Choir at the North Carolina State Capitol. ⁣ ⁣ The performance will feature opera singer, University of North Carolina School of the Arts graduate, and 2019 Miss America Nina Imani Franklin, an alum of North Davidson High School who will also perform. The performance is presented by the North Carolina Music Educators Association which is raising awareness about music education all month. Tune into the live stream at the link in our bio! ⁣
 
 

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