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Mural in UNC government school commemorates historical sit-in

By Claire Harutunian | February 26

"SERVICE," which was commissioned in 2008 and unveiled in 2010, depicts 40 African American civic leaders including educators, activists and politicians ...

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Winston-Salem native keeps Black history alive through performance

By Shreya Senthilkumar | February 26

Diane Faison has been performing in a one-woman show about Harriet Tubman since 1988, when she was a middle school teacher in Farmville, Va. Faison embodies ...

Kenan Theatre Company makes "The Seagull" its own

By Delphine Liu | February 25

The cast of "The Seagull" experienced emotionally charged moments while discussing the script that inspired them to reframe the ending of the narrative ...

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Ackland, like museums globally, works through art repatriation

By Satchel Walton | February 20

In January, the Ackland Art Museum held a ceremony to return a painting to the heirs of a Jewish lawyer whose collection was seized and auctioned off ...

High school publications capture student interest

By Grace Gao | February 6

Beyond UNC's campus, high school students are creating news content for other high school students. Their work provides connections, not just between ...

Artist in Residency Program brings enrichment to elementary school classrooms

By Laney Currin | January 21

The ArtsCenter's Artist in Residency Program provides an alternate way of learning to four Title I elementary schools in Orange County.

'Don’t think we are all that different': UNC class combines science and art

By Mila Mascenik | January 17

On Friday, students of Studio Art 409: Art and Science: Merging Printmaking and Biology, displayed their science-based art in the Genome Sciences ...

Musician behind Iron & Wine displays new visual work in Carrboro

By Delphine Liu | January 17

Sam Beam, a successful indie-folk musician and multimedia artist, brought his visual work to Peel Gallery in Carrboro through the exhibit "Recent Visual ...

'Pink House forever': Student house holds generations of memories

By Emi Maerz | January 17

UNC students and alums archived their time in an iconic house on North Street since the '90s.

Attic 506 invites local community to explore artistic space

By Margaret Hungate | January 16

On Friday, the current resident artists of the Attic 506 art studio hosted an open studio for community members and friends to gather to view the artists' ...

UNC student and poet 'does not shy away from what is difficult'

By Marisa Rosa | January 14

Since after taking her first poetry course last spring, Ash Chen's work has been published in several publications and is now in "Coalesce 2024," a gallery ...

'Trailblazer and icon:' Mural of Pauli Murray to be unveiled at Orange County Sportsplex

By Caroline Horne | November 30

“I think it makes sense to have her portrait on a place, on a space, that is used by the community because she was very much a believer in bringing ...

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Davis Library welcomes historic printing press to be available to students in 2024

By Ava Wharton | November 26

The press was donated to UNC by the Peterson family. Davis Library hopes to develop a mechanism for students to sign up to use the printing press with ...

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'Methodology for healing': Hanes visiting artist shares ancient wisdom through art

By Kathryn Bragg | November 19

Sandra Monterroso, a Guatemalan and Q’eqchi' Mayan multimedia artist, presented her art at Hanes Art Center on Thursday. She shared video and photo ...

'Don't have time to erase:' New UNC club promotes quick drawing style

By Sophia Melin | November 17

Croquis, or sketches of the human body, makes it way to UNC through the Croquis Club, which meets several times a month to draw live models.

Outwin exhibit displays portraits in Ackland

By Madison Gagnon | November 13

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, presented by the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian, features portraits from a variety of styles ...

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Thirty-year-old photos of malls find new life at Peel Gallery

By Carly Breland | November 5

Peel Gallery's current exhibition, "The Decline of Malls Across America," showcases Michael Galinsky's decades-old photos as a form of visual storytelling. ...

Orange County artists, organizations receive $118,220 in funding

By Kaitlyn Church | November 2

The Orange County Arts Commission awarded their annual art grants to 38 recipients, totaling $118,220. These grants promote the arts by funding to organizations ...

“Rocky Horror” encourages lacy, red-lipped self-expression

By Eliza Benbow | October 31

For the weekend leading up to Halloween, on-campus theater troupe UNC Pauper Players enlisted a shadow cast of student actors dressed in lingerie to mimic ...

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Hanes visiting artist shares vibrant vision of Black queerness

By Kathryn Bragg | October 9

The Hanes Visiting Artist Series welcomed Devan Shimoyama last Thursday to discuss his career of work.