The Art of Festival

The Art of Festival

@AocFest

The Art of Cool Festival 2018 has been acquired by our friends The DOME Group, LLC, to produce our biggest festival yet in time for our 5th Anniversary! Our celebration will take place September 28-29, 2018 in downtown Durham.

AOCFEST is proud to say we are a Durham born and bred festival! The AOC team is working hard to create a phenomenal experience for new and returning Art of Cool Festival attendees. Our educational offerings, Innovate Your Cool and Start of Cool, are preparing amazing programming during the 5th Anniversary AOCFEST in September. IYC/Start of Cool continue to impact the Durham community under the Art of Cool Project 501c3 umbrella.

We are excited to welcome Cooligans from near and far to celebrate our 5th year in existence. We look forward to seeing you there!

Videos Playlists

Bilal Prince Tribute "The Beautiful Ones"

Bilal performing "Sometimes" at Motorco Music Hall

Bilal performs "Sirens II" presented by Art of Cool & Motorco Music Hall

Laura Reed original "Don't Shoot"

Laura Reed cover of Jazmine Sullivan's "Silver Lining"

King mesmerizing the crowd with their classic "Hey"

Joanna Teters & Mad Satta "Oh Lord" @ Caramel City

King came to Motorco music hall and shut it DOWN. You always have a home here ladies

Joanna Teters and Mad Satta closed out our Caramel City series at the pourhouse

Honesty hour featuring "T Ocean"

InnovateYourCool x Christian Scott demos the stretch music app, innovation at its finest

Meet Dr. Cicely Mitchell, President and Cofounder of the Art of Cool

Art of Cool & The Sol Kitchen Present Art of Noise "Growing up in the 90's" with Mad Skillz & Lonnie B

Thanks to all that came out and celebrated our Anniversary with us ! it was one for the books. Art of Noise Durham , growing up in the 90s

The girls versus guys sing off was sooooo lit !!!! Art of noise Durham was something special !

Emily King " The Switch" Tour Charlotte, NC

Art of Cool and Sol Kitchen present soul-singer Donnie singing "Cloud 9" from his "The Colored Section" album

Underground System performing "Bella Ciao" @ Caramel City Pt 2

Underground System performing "Bella Ciao" Pt 1

Divinity Roxx performing "Black Betty"

Emily King "Distance"

Emily King performs "Off Center" from her "The Switch" album

Queens Guard covers Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly"

aoc fest teaser: the lost files

Queen's Guard performing Stevie Wonder's "As" at Caramel City

Phenomenal Bassist Divinity Roxx performing "We Are" @ Caramel City

Divinity Roxx bringing that Ghetto Rock to Caramel City

Intro to Art of Cool Festival 2016 on UNC TV

9th Wonder & Art of Cool Present legendary female bassist Divinity Roxx at Caramel City

Rahbi performs "Hello World" at Caramel City