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Welcome to Uproar!

 Uproar Festival of Public Art is a new arts festival coming to Orange County, North Carolina, July 14 – August 12, 2023. Sixty bold, high-impact, outdoor works of art will be showcased throughout the downtown communities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, and cash prizes will be awarded based on public voting and a jury panel of experts. 


Click on a button below to learn how to get involved, or keep scrolling to learn more about how Uproar came to be!

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The Uproar Story

Uproar is a project four years in the making. Born from a desire to showcase our community through the arts, Uproar has become not only the first festival of its kind for Orange County, but in the state of North Carolina.

 

The Orange County Arts Commission, together with our 9 community partners, have created this new event for three reasons:


  1. To celebrate artists. We want our community to serve as the backdrop for fantastic, awe-inspiring works of art while celebrating, supporting, and welcoming the participating artists.
  2. To engage art lovers of all types. We believe ALL people should be able to participate in the arts. Uproar will provide a free and accessible experience for visitors of all abilities and will engage the community in selecting the People’s Choice Winner.
  3. To support and celebrate our community. Uproar will transform our community into a month-long, interactive arts experience, generating tourism and visitor spending that will support our local economy.

Uproar is presented by the Orange County Arts Commission, a unit of Orange County government, and the Orange County Arts Alliance, our 501(c)3 nonprofit partner.

Our Partners

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 This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. 

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