Dare County Arts CouncilPosts

Director Meredith Timberlake announced that First Flight High School senior Sabra Dawson was selected as the 2026 Artrageous Youth Scholarship recipient! “It was an honor to present the 2026 Artrageous Scholarship Award to Sabra Dawson at the 37th Annual Artrageous Kids Festival,” said Dare Arts Program Director Meredith Timberlake. “As a woman who, herself, chose to pursue the arts in college, it is near and dear to my heart to see next generations enthusiastically and unapologetically do the same, fearlessly embracing future career paths in the arts.”

The Artrageous Kids Art Festival is Dare County’s longest-running kids art program. Each year proceeds from the event go to the Artrageous Youth Scholarship Fund, which awards a scholarship to a Dare County high school senior intending to study fine art or the performing arts in college. 🎨

Happy March!

We are so excited for the opening of Practicing Persistence - A Pocosin Residents Exhibition this Friday, March 6 at 6:00pm. The group exhibition will feature work by Ryan Catalano (ceramics), Hannah Craft (metals), and Henry Merker (wood) who are three long-term residents at Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft.

The opening reception is free and open to the public, and will take place during the kick-off of the 2026 First Friday season in downtown Manteo. Join us!

We are so happy to share with you all the 2026 Artist Support Grant Recipients! 🤝 Artist Support Grants is a program funded by the North Carolina Arts Council to provide the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts agencies to award project grants to artists in their regions.

2026 Artist Support Grant Recipients:
· Jennifer Hyde of Manteo, NC was awarded a grant to have a branded photoshoot to create marketing assets for wearable art.
· Rhonda Bates of Frisco, NC was awarded a grant to purchase a jewelry bench, stool, and lamp.
· Francesca Marie of Kill Devil Hills, NC was awarded a grant to purchase filmmaking equipment and to participate in related professional development.

These three Outer Banks artists were recently awarded Artist Support Grants that were made possible through a partnership between the North Carolina Arts Council, Pocosin Arts, Beaufort County Arts Council, Dare Arts, Ocracoke Alive, Pettigrew Regional Libraries, and Martin County Arts Council.

From The Elizabethan Gardens to Avalon Pier to the Manteo Waterfront to Bodie Island Lighthouse and beyond, many of the artists were seen out on the Outer Banks painting en plein air. Come take a peek at the exhibit while it's still open!!