Mission
Durham Arts Council, Inc. 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
Executive Director
Ms. Sherry L. DeVries
Main address
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701 USA
EIN
56-0599829
NTEE code
Arts Council/Agency (A26)
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
Arts Service Activities/Organizations (A90)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Durham Arts Council 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. 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?
Grantmaking
o Creating innovative capitalization strategies to strengthen the financial underpinning of arts and cultural nonprofits
o Information about grant opportunities
o Scholarships, stipends to attend training.
o More incentivized efforts to encourage cross pollination between arts and other sectors, business, tourism, economic development, urban planning
Training
o Connecting arts and cultural organizations with local audience and business building opportunities
o How to connect what they do with Arts employment, gigs; artist residencies
o Training, mentoring, master classes in my art form.
o Fundraising and sponsorship training; Grant and proposal writing
o How to package and promote yourself as an artist or arts organization
o Marketing and Audience development training
Promoting, Showcasing, Selling Artwork/Arts Services
o Strengthening collaboration and communication in the arts and cultural sector
o Information about opportunities to sell & share art work, get bookings
o Providing programs that give them opportunity to show/sell their work such as arts festivals, performances, events, gallery exhibits
o 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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Our results
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Total number of free admissions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
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Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Worst Covid 19 Pandemic Impact 16 months: March 13, 2020 – June 2021 Gradual re-opening for in-person programs started in May 2021. Slowed in winter 2022 due to Omicron surge.
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Charting impact
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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
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What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
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DURHAM ARTS COUNCIL INC
Board of directorsas of 03/14/2023
Dr. Constanza Gómez-Joines
Assistant VP & Executive Director, Center for the Global Learner, Durham Technical Community College
Rick Grant
General Manager, Power Generation Carolinas Operations East, Duke Energy Carolinas
Rick Jorgensen
CPA, Pless & Company
Mike Woodard
Duke University
Susan Amey
President + CEO of Discover Durham
Lori Blake-Reid
Director of Facilities, North Carolina Central University
Heidi Carter
Durham County Board of Commissioners
Tabitha Concepcion
CFP, BB&T Wealth
Dan Ellison
Attorney
Chandra Guinn
Director, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture at Duke University
Kenneth Hinton
Adjunct Instructor, Shaw University and NCCU; Artistic Director of the Agape Theatre Project
Mark-Anthony Middleton
Durham City Council Member
Marjorie Pierson
Visual Artist, Photography
Maryah Smith
Asst. Dean of Building, Engineering, and Skilled Trades, Durham Tech
Geraud Staton
Executive Director, Helius
Wade Walcott
Director, City of Durham Parks + Recreation Department
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