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Get the latest news, project announcements, and insights from the Blue Ridge Collaborative team, as we fund and produce multimedia creative projects that promote arts, culture, and education. Get in the know with your friends at BRC!

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Bring It to Light: Supporting Stories That Deserve to Be Heard

Blue Ridge Collaborative’s Bring It to Light campaign supports overlooked stories, creators, and creative projects. Our goal is to raise $65,000 by October 31, 2026.

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Client Spotlight: Sallie Ray Harris Graphic Novel

Beverly Scarlett's graphic novel brings ancestor Sallie Ray Harris's story to life, spotlighting Orange County's Free People of Color.

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When Art Becomes Education: Using Creative Media to Spark Learning and Dialogue

Museum exhibits, documentaries, and podcasts can teach as powerfully as any classroom. Here's how creative media sparks real learning.

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Why the Most Transformative Stories Live Outside the Mainstream

The most meaningful change often happens quietly in small towns and communities, far from national headlines.

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Publishing as Resistance: 10 Books That Have Changed How We See the World

Ten books that used publishing as an act of resistance, giving voice to injustice and inspiring lasting change.

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Client Spotlight: Pretty Moving

Pretty Moving brings emotional health and wellness support built for the unique realities of mountain resort communities.

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Collaborator Spotlight: Badass Grandma

CJ Scarlet, "The Badass Grandma," is reshaping how we talk about child safety without fear or overwhelm.

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Funding Untold Stories: What It Means to Produce with Purpose

Too many stories go unseen and unheard. Here's what it means to fund and produce media with real purpose.

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Client Spotlight: BLK South

The BLK South Community Development Initiative transforms neighborhoods through storytelling rooted in Black Southern traditions.

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The Power of Storytelling as Cultural Preservation

Long before records existed, storytelling preserved culture. It still carries histories, values, and identity today.

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Project Spotlight: In Their Shoes

In Their Shoes is a multi-film documentary series bringing Hillsborough, NC's history to life through the voices who lived it.

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Activating Creativity: Introducing Our Partnership with Austin Hill Shaw

Austin Hill Shaw reframes creativity as core to being human, not a talent reserved for the few.

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The Power of Untold Stories: Why Representation Matters in Media

The stories we encounter shape how we see identity and belonging. Here's why representation in media matters.

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Client Spotlight: Hillsborough Cooks

Our Community Cooks: Hillsborough Church Recipes Through the Years ties food, memory, and community into one story of place.

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Client Spotlight: The Well Collective

Richmond's The Well Collective is building a future where holistic well-being is a right, not a privilege.

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DJ NABS: From Walltown to the World Stage—and Back Home

A Durham native who toured the world as Michael Jackson's DJ returns home after 30 years away. This is his story.

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Our Philosophy: Empathy, Creativity, and Change

Empathy, creativity, and change guide how Blue Ridge Collaborative partners, produces, and serves.

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Client Spotlight: Stephen Jenkins

Dying to Tell is Stephen Jenkins's reflective project on awakening, loss, identity, and connection through vulnerability.

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Client Spotlight: Restorative Farms

Restorative Farms is a pioneering agricultural initiative replacing food insecurity with opportunity and resilience.

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BRC Announces Indigenous Memories as Fiscal Sponsor

Blue Ridge Collaborative announces Indigenous Memories, a nonprofit safeguarding sacred land and marginalized histories, as fiscal sponsor.

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The Hidden Cost of Silence: What Happens When Stories Go Untold

When stories go untold, the loss shapes what we remember and who we believe deserves to be represented.

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BRC Elects Inaugural Board Officers and Executive Committee Positions

Blue Ridge Collaborative elects its first board officers, marking a major milestone for the growing nonprofit.

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BRC Launches Blue Ridge Conversations Web Series

Blue Ridge Conversations, hosted by founder Annie Newton, explores the histories and cultures that shape our world.

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ALL POSTS

Bring It to Light: Supporting Stories That Deserve to Be Heard

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Client Spotlight: Sallie Ray Harris Graphic Novel

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When Art Becomes Education: Using Creative Media to Spark Learning and Dialogue

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Why the Most Transformative Stories Live Outside the Mainstream

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Publishing as Resistance: 10 Books That Have Changed How We See the World

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Client Spotlight: Pretty Moving

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Collaborator Spotlight: Badass Grandma

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Funding Untold Stories: What It Means to Produce with Purpose

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Client Spotlight: BLK South

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The Power of Storytelling as Cultural Preservation

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Project Spotlight: In Their Shoes

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Activating Creativity: Introducing Our Partnership with Austin Hill Shaw

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The Power of Untold Stories: Why Representation Matters in Media

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Client Spotlight: Hillsborough Cooks

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Client Spotlight: The Well Collective

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DJ NABS: From Walltown to the World Stage—and Back Home

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Our Philosophy: Empathy, Creativity, and Change

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Client Spotlight: Stephen Jenkins

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Podcasting for Purpose: Giving Voice to the Unheard

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Client Spotlight: Restorative Farms

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The Intersection of Art and Activism: When Creativity Becomes a Movement

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BRC Announces Indigenous Memories as Fiscal Sponsor

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The Hidden Cost of Silence: What Happens When Stories Go Untold

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BRC Elects Inaugural Board Officers and Executive Committee Positions

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BRC Launches Blue Ridge Conversations Web Series

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How Storytelling Can Rebuild Empathy in a Divided World

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Beyond Marketing: How One Client Inspired the Launch of Blue Ridge Collaborative

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Announcing the Launch of Blue Ridge Collaborative

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The Blue Ridge Collaborative: This is Us

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