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‘It goes beyond dancing’: UNC dance groups prepare for 2023-24 season

By Madison Gagnon | September 11

UNC student dance groups prepare for another year of choreography and community.

UNC community uses art to process emotions, connect with others

By Grace Gao | September 11

Following the events of Monday, Aug. 28, students, faculty and community members create and experience art to find healing and advocate for change. Community ...

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Preview: Hopscotch Festival highlights local artists, comedians

By Mila Mascenik | September 7

Hopscotch Music Festival will welcome artists from the Triangle and beyond for a three-day weekend of performances and events from Sept. 7 to 9. ...

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Student-run fashion magazine explores storytelling, social discourse

By Morgan Brenner | September 5

Coulture, a fashion and lifestyle magazine run by UNC students since 2015, is looking toward a new year of content and fashion storytelling.

Inaugural genre-bending festival blends music and activism

By Emi Maerz | September 5

LFG Fest, a new genre-bending hip-hop, punk and noise microfestival, had its first weekend of performances in Durham in late August.

Indigenous communities care for local ecosystems through native gardening

By Kathryn Bragg | September 5

UNC's American Indian Center is in the process of creating a cultural garden intended to support and affirm Native people on campus and in the broader ...

'Feels like magic': Georgie Nakima displays Afrofuturistic mural at The Ackland

By Mila Mascenik | August 27

Charlotte artist Georgie Nakima's exhibit "Pantheress" is on view at the Ackland Art Museum through July 21, 2024. The installation honors the Black Panther ...

Welcome to Lifestyle, the new home of arts coverage at The Daily Tar Heel

By Eliza Benbow | August 23

The Lifestyle section will cover life in Chapel Hill and Carrboro through stories about the thoughts, feelings and artwork of community members.

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'Something for everyone': A guide to art galleries in the Triangle

By Kaitlyn Church | August 23

The Triangle offers a variety of galleries, from basements to museums, for the exploration of local and global visual art.

Beyond produce: Carrboro Farmers’ Market offers a blend of the arts

By Mila Mascenik | August 23

Along with produce from local farms, the Carrboro Farmers' Market provides a permanent space for local artisans and their goods, from cedar chests to ...

New initiative Garden Spot supports small food businesses

By Carly Breland | August 23

Garden Spot, located behind Lantern Restaurant in Chapel Hill, opened this summer as an initiative to connect small food businesses to the Chapel Hill ...

Rebecca Mormino to begin new role as executive director of Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership

By Lola Oliverio | July 27

Rebecca Mormino will be the new executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, effective Aug. 14. Mormino has served as the assistant director ...

"There's a little something for everybody": Uproar Festival of Public Art underway until Aug. 12

By Lola Oliverio | July 22

The Uproar Festival of Public Art began on July 14 and ends on Aug. 12. The festival allows community members to vote on works by 60 artists from four ...

'Making space and bearing witness': Black artists at UNC discuss creativity, community

By Eliza Benbow | June 20

Black artists at UNC use their art to explore their experiences and express their identities. De'Ivyion Drew, Kolby Oglesby and Lansana Koroma have found ...

First ever Uproar Festival of Public Art to promote public engagement with installations

By Abigail Keller | June 13

The Uproar Festival of Public Art will launch on July 14 with a kick-off party in Chapel Hill and end on Aug. 12. Uproar will showcase 60 works of art ...

Freight Train Blues concert series celebrates Carrboro music legend Elizabeth Cotten

By Grace Whittemore | June 9

Freight Train Blues, a concert series celebrating the life of blues legend and Carrboro native Elizabeth Cotten, is back for its ninth year this summer. ...

New Art History Maymester course has students explore local arts in the Triangle

By Ali Hardin | June 6

Students explored grassroots art sites in the Triangle through a special topics art history course taught by Kathryn Desplanque, who hopes to use the ...

'A nice little pocket of art': Chapel Hill and Carrboro house arts and culture spaces

By Lola Oliverio | May 22

Chapel Hill and Carrboro offer a variety of arts and culture organizations — concert venues, arts galleries, records stores and more. Schoolkids Records, ...

Playmakers looks forward to next season, educating the heart of campus

By Corey Davis | May 8

The PlayMakers Repertory Company recently announced their upcoming productions for the 2023-2024 season in a Youtube video, including well-known shows ...

Local artist Janvika Shah creates bus shelter art as part of Art + Transit program

By Ella Aluise | April 26

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture selected Janvika Shah to create a piece of art for a bus shelter on South ...