The Durham Arts Council will hold an information session regarding the Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grants on July 25 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room of the Chapel Hill Public Library.
The council is accepting applications for 2011-12 grants through Sept. 15.
The program, which awards grants up to $1,500, is designed to enable artists to further their professional careers. Criteria include the overall excellence of and commitment to the applicant’s work. Applicants must have lived in Durham, Chatham, Orange, Granville or Person counties since Sept. 15, 2010 and must be 18 years of age.
For more information, contact Orange County Arts Commission Director Martha Shannon at 968-2011.