The 2025 N.C. Heritage Awards ceremony will take place on June 7, 2025, and will feature performances and demonstrations...

The 2025 N.C. Heritage Awards ceremony will take place on June 7, 2025, and will feature performances and demonstrations by each artist. PineCone (@pineconenc), the Piedmont Council on Traditional Music, will partner with the N.C. Arts Council (@ncartscouncil) to produce the ceremony as part of its *Down Home* concert series. “Recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Awards represent the abundance of North Carolina’s cultural life,” said Zoe van Buren, N.C. Arts Council folklife director. “We celebrate the exceptional groups and individuals who dedicate their entire lives not only to a practice but to their communities. Through them, we honor the importance of all North Carolinians.” This year’s recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Awards are: Gaurang Doshi, a North Indian classical musician from Winston-Salem; Helen Gibson, a woodcarver from the Brasstown community in western N.C.; The Glorifying Vines Sisters, a gospel quartet from Farmville; Chester McMillian, a Round Peak guitarist from Mount Airy; and Herman and Loretta Oxendine, Lumbee traditional artisans from Pembroke. Loretta Oxendine sadly passed away on October 6, 2024 and will be honored posthumously. See the link in bio to read more on the NC Arts Council blog. Image: composite of 2025 Heritage Award recipients, courtesy the artists and Zoe Van Buren