The Durham Arts Council Inc
Creating a Vibrant Community through the Arts
Mission
Durham Arts Council, Inc. is a catalyst in the cultural development of Durham – it leads, inspires, and promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience, and active support of the arts for all the people of our community.
Ruling year
1957
Sherry DeVries
Sherry DeVries
Main address
120 Morris St
Durham, NC 27701-3230 USA
EIN
56-0599829
NTEE code
Arts Council/Agency (A26)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We envision a community where creativity and the arts are highly valued, positive and transformative forces in Durham’s cultural, educational, and economic life. We envision an excellent and sustainable arts and cultural sector that is vital to quality of life in Durham.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emerging Artists Grant Program
The program is a project grant program that provides financial support to developing or established professionals by funding a project pivotal to the advancement of their careers as artists. Pivotal projects may happen at different stages of a career, therefore Emerging Artists Grants are not restricted to “unestablished” artists. Individual artists practicing any art form are eligible to apply for a grant. Applicant must be an individual, not a company, group or ensemble, and must be 18 years of age and cannot be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program in his/her art form at the time of the deadline
Facility Grant Program
Facility grants support short term projects in all art forms. Facility grants cannot be used to request gallery space for exhibits in the building
Season Grant Program
The program provides grants for support for a single project or for general operations. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status based in Durham County or providing at least 50 percent of programming in Durham County
Grants to Individuals Program
Grants for emerging artists of Durham, Chatham, Orange, Person and Granville counties, NC
Grantmaking
Creating innovative capitalization strategies to strengthen the financial underpinning of arts and cultural nonprofits o Information about grant opportunities; Scholarships, stipends to attend training; More incentivized efforts to encourage cross pollination between arts and other sectors, business, tourism, economic development, urban planning
Training
Connecting arts and cultural organizations with local audience and business building opportunities; How to connect what they do with Arts employment, gigs; artist residencies; Training, mentoring, master classes in my art form.; Fundraising and sponsorship training; Grant and proposal writing; How to package and promote yourself as an artist or arts organization; Marketing and Audience development training
Promoting, Showcasing, Selling Artwork/Arts Services
Strengthening collaboration and communication in the arts and cultural sector; Information about opportunities to sell & share art work, get bookings; Providing programs that give them opportunity to show/sell their work such as arts festivals, performances, events, gallery exhibits; Providing the new Durham Art Network on Artsopolis to increase visibility, networking, sales, employment for artists and arts organizations.
Where we work
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Durham County (North Carolina, United States)
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North Carolina (United States)
Our results
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Total Served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Goals
· To increase participation in high-quality arts experiences throughout the community,
· To expand arts education both in and outside of schools,
· To build an environment for artists and arts organization so that they can create and present their work, and
· To be a resource to the community for advocating, planning, and developing Durham’s arts and cultural community, creative place-making and building the creative economy
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
DAC builds a vibrant community through support of artists, arts organizations, and arts education in Durham.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Durham Arts Council Inc
Board of directorsas of 5/14/2025
Constanza Gómez-Joines
Adam Allegrini
Chandra Guinn
Chelsea Cook
Constanza Gómez-Joines
Dan Ellison TRUSTEE
Constanza Gomez-Joines PRESIDENT
Emric Jorgensen TREASURER
Geraud Staton TRUSTEE
Ian Brown
Jose Cruz
Kenneth Hinton TRUSTEE
Lori Blake-Reid
Marjorie Pierson
Visual Artist, Photography
Maryah Smith-Overman TRUSTEE
Mike Woodard
Duke University
Rick Jorgensen
CPA, Pless & Company
Sheila Crosby
Stephen Valentine
Tabitha Concepcion TRUSTEE
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