Durham Arts Council

★★★★★Urmila Edith Best

I attended a dance performance downstairs. It's a really wonderful venue in an excellent location.

★★★★Nila Hargreaves

Really lovely venue, my dance school has rented this place for a couple of years and the stage and seating is really great. The art they display is so ugly, but I guess that's not their fault 😂

★★★★★Cynthia Williams

The Durham Arts Council is a very nice venue for events. A variety of meeting spaces are contained in the building. The spaces are of different aiEs and orientations however each one is ideal for business, community, and private events. Both free and paid parking is located around and near the building. There are also nice small art galleries throughout the facility. Art classes can also be taken here. The Durham Arts Council is a great place to visit!

★★★★★Lucy Barber

The Durham Arts Council is truly a gem, and I’m so grateful that our city has such a wonderful facility! My husband and I hosted our rehearsal dinner here for ~120 guests, and we can’t say enough good things about the staff and the venue itself. The location is fantastic—centrally located and easily walkable from where our guests were staying. One of the things we loved most was that DAC offers in-house rentals for tables, chairs, bar setups, and more, so we didn’t have to worry about coordinating with a third-party vendor for those (we did work with American Party Rentals for table cloths and plates). I worked with McKayla, who was an absolute pleasure to communicate with. She was always positive and super helpful throughout the whole process. DAC also offers various options for which combination of rooms you want to rent depending on your guest size. Their pricing and rental information is clearly laid out on their website, which made planning that much easier. The venue features a catering kitchen and allows you to bring in any caterer you want, which gave us great flexibility. Coordinating pick-ups and drop-offs for the items we brought in was seamless, and they were kind enough to let us store everything overnight, so we didn’t have to spend the end of our night shuttling things home. We hosted our cocktail hour and toasts in the big atrium with the balcony—it was such a beautiful space, and the large glass windows provided a stunning backdrop. We also brought in a jazz band, and the acoustics in that space were fantastic. One of the highlights for the kids was an art scavenger hunt we put together. DAC kindly allowed the kids to explore the art in the Truist Gallery, even though that wasn’t part of the space we had rented—such a generous touch! On top of all that, DAC offers so much to the community, supporting local arts and providing spaces for events and activities. We’ve even rented out their dance rooms on multiple occasions to practice dance routines, which has always been easy and reasonably priced—definitely a great option if you’re looking for a dance floor! Overall, I’m just so proud that this venue exists in our city, and I highly recommend it for anyone planning an event or looking for a space to support local arts.

★★★★Jackie Boykin

never knew they had an auditorium. the security was very helpful and friendly helping us find our was to the elevator. the drag show was kid friendly and we all enjoyed ourselves