HILLSBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL

Last Fridays
& the Art Walk!

2022 event photography courtesy of Drone Data and Film.

The Who Is You

Art & community are easily the best parts about life in Hillsborough, and the limit of your Arts Council is up to you. Our work requires your energy, enthusiasm, and financial support.

Every dollar donated makes a difference in supporting local artists and ensuring the FREE arts events & programs that color life in Hillsborough can continue.

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Art is for Everyone
Poetry Workshop Series!

In leadup to June’s Art is for Everyone-themed Last Friday, we invite you to spend a sunny afternoon (or three) refining your creative writing and public speaking skills, inspired by time and place in Hillsborough, NC, and guided by a diverse variety of esteemed, local poets.

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HAC Bulletin

Events & Programs

POETRY WORKSHOP SERIES

June 11, 18, & 25, 2023 Join esteemed local poets, sharing a diverse variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and styles, in River Park on Sundays afternoons, June 11, 18, and 25, 2023 from 1-4pm. Register for the date(s) that work for you, or bundle them together for a discount. Open to everyone, 16 and up.

LAST FRIDAYS & THE ART WALK

March - November 2023 Last Fridays & the Art Walk occur on the last Friday of each month, March-October, Hillsborough-wide and feature live music, dance, poetry, gallery exhibitions, Makers Markets, and much more!

LAST FRIDAYS MAKERS MARKETS

May - October 2023 Find artist vendors on the Old Courthouse lawn during Last Fridays & the Art Walk!

HAC GALLERY & GIFT SHOP

Ongoing HAC's retail shop & exhibition space featuring local artists and craftspeople.

SOLSTICE LANTERN WALK

December 21, 2023 A peaceful community event and lantern procession along Hillsborough's Riverwalk in celebration of Winter Solstice. Lantern kits go on sale mid-November in the HAC Gallery & Gift Shop.

SOLSTICE MARKET

December 21, 2023 A select number of local artists, live music, hot drinks, warm food, and more to be enjoyed before and after Solstice Lantern Walk