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Xuewu Zheng's meditative art now on display in Hanes Art Center gallery

By Mila Mascenik | November 23

Zheng, a former UNC visiting printmaking professor, has five installations in the Hanes Art Center from Oct. 24 to Nov. 30. The exhibition, entitled "One ...

Carrboro Film Fest explores facets of Southern culture

By Kaitlyn Church | November 22

Held last Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the ArtsCenter, the festival presented 53 short films and two feature-length films with differing perspectives ...

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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.

Column: The Beatles release song ‘Now and Then’ featuring a fifth member, artificial intelligence

By Juliana Chiaramonte | November 16

"The cultural and historical context of the band’s rise is pivotal to fans’ emotional connection to the Beatles’ music, and a song created by only ...

Dance company to draw inspiration from art at Ackland improv show

By Laney Currin | November 15

On Friday, student-run Modernextension Dance Company is performing an improvisation show at the Ackland Art Museum.

Quilting communities in North Carolina stitch together support

By Sophia Melin | November 15

Community quilters in the Durham-Orange Quilters Guild, Triangle Modern Quilt Guild and the African American Quilt Circle of Durham have found community ...

UNC students play instrumental role in the lives of young musicians

By Jackson Fromm | November 14

Through non-profit Musical Empowerment, UNC students teach music to underserved children in the Chapel Hill-area.

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Q&A: UNC Walk-Ons inspire, support each other

By Laney Currin | November 14

The DTH's Laney Currin spoke with the president of the Walk-Ons and a junior at UNC, Logan Kaelin, about the group's expectations for the rest of the ...

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Q&A: Meet the Tarpeggios, UNC's youngest a cappella group

By Laney Currin | November 12

The Daily Tar Heel's Laney Currin spoke with Kai Turik, a senior at UNC and the president of the Tarpeggios, a mixed-voice a cappella group, about the ...

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UNC dance club offers a swingin' good time

By Shreya Senthilkumar | November 12

The Carolina Swing Dance Club hosts biweekly meetings for students to learn and practice the basic steps of swing dancing, particularly East Coast Swing ...

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ArtsCenter exhibition displays student nature photography, local poetry

By Bridget Bendezu | November 9

The FRANK and ArtsCenter Partnership Student Exhibition hosted a gallery of student photographs at the Carrboro ArtsCenter last Sunday and Monday. Several ...

UNC student Nora Elsayed self publishes debut poetry collection

By Grace Gao | November 7

Nora Elsayed's "What's Left of Me" explores her upbringing, her experiences and her realization that emotions are the only things we truly own.

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Q&A: The Loreleis look forward to interacting with audience at upcoming shows

By Mila Mascenik | November 6

As a cappella groups prepare for the upcoming season, The Daily Tar Heel's Mila Mascenik spoke with Abigail Paquin, the president of the Loreleis, as ...

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Piedmont Laureate kicks off spoken word competition to encourage student poets

By Jackson Fromm | November 5

The 2023 Piedmont Laureate Dasan Ahanu is helping youth in Durham, Orange and Wake counties find their voices through spoken word poetry. In collaboration ...

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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. ...

Indigenous community critiques representation in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

By Carly Breland | November 2

Martin Scorsese's recent film adaptation of "Killers of the Flower Moon" tells the true story of the Osage Nation and their treatment. Native community ...

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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Sleepy Fest brings together local musicians, attendees for a relaxing day

By Hamsini Sivakumar | October 30

At Down Yonder Farm in Hillsborough, Sleepy Cat Records hosted its second annual Sleepy Fest, with artists like Dante High, Chessa Rich, Nightblooms and ...