Stories

“We are a connector of people – people to opportunities, people to arts, and people to organizations.” – Eileen Bagnall, Executive Director, Arts Access NC In 1984, an organization emerged with the goal of increasing accessibility to the arts for people with disabilities here in the Triangle. Arts Access NC’s first project was providing wheelchairs…

“We serve artists, performers, cultural advocates, arts and cultural organizations, art supporters, and the general public seeking to preserve, develop, and promote the cultures, heritage and artistic expressions of the diverse Latino/Hispanic communities in North Carolina.” – Lizette Cruz Watko, Founder and Executive Director, Diamante Arts and Cultural Center Lizette Cruz Watko founded North Carolina’s…

The moment you turn into Catawba Trail Farm, you are immediately transported. It feels unfathomable that downtown Durham is just six miles away. The trees, grass, gardens, birds chirping, and overall tranquility feels magical. You just need to exchange a few words with Delphine Sellars, Executive Director of Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN), to quickly realize…

“That’s the story to tell and story to celebrate; how this neighborhood once again has come together creatively to determine its future.” – George Barrett, Executive Director Below: The Northside Residential Fellows and Linking Generations in Northside cohort join together for a neighborhood potluck. In the mid-2000s, the Northside neighborhood of Chapel Hill was at…

Imagine being a young mother, married as an early teen, whose husband was not working regularly, and whose children were beginning to starve. Imagine taking matters into your own hands and getting a job at a retail store, and being beaten for taking the initiative to provide for your family because it was “against your…