OICA welcomes New Instructor

     This spring semester brought many new starts at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts, Southwestern Community College’s fine arts program, including Brian Kane, OICA’s new program instructor.      “We are pleased to have someone of Brian’s caliber and...

Arneach, Duncan to perform with The Liars Bench

 The Liars Bench, western North Carolina’s own Southern Appalachian live variety show, plays City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7pm for the show’s tenth time. Kathryn Stripling Byer, Brent Martin, Gary Carden, EBCI tribal member Lloyd Arneach Sr., Barbara...

Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant

WEB EXTRA  VANCOUVER, Wash.  – The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, has awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) a $225,000 grant for its project titled “Establish Development Program.” The grant will make it possible for the NACF...