This evening we celebrated Margaret DeMott and her 44 years of dedication to the Durham Arts Council!

As Margaret retires, we want to take a moment to reminisce on the amazing years of having her with us. Margaret started in 1984 as an intern, and was the one and only Director of Artist Services for many years. She’s also done a lot of cool things, organizing installations for the first ever Public Arts Conference in Durham, worked alongside Ella Fountain Pratt in developing the Emerging Artist Grant, and bringing together local legends Silvia Heyden and Edith London in one of DAC’s most significant exhibitions. It’s been such an honor working alongside an advocate so dedicated to supporting artists. Margaret will be missed, but we know she’ll be around to take a few classes and visit our galleries very soon ❤️