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Hanes Visiting Artist Eto Otitigbe lectures on art's role in social justice

By Maggie Dunn | April 25

The Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Committee has retuned with New York-based polymedia artist Eto Otitigbe to speak about how he shows the intersections ...

LAB! Theatre premieres student-written play about college senior challenges

By Valeria Cloës | April 22

LAB! Theatre, a student theatre company, is virtually producing and broadcasting an original student play by senior Stuart Wilson, “One Foot Forward, ...

What to Watch: Oscars Edition

By Guillermo Molero , Ryan Phillips and Madison Ward | April 20

The 2021 Oscars awards will showcase a diverse selection of films April 25th. Some notable films that the Academy nominated are Judas and the Black Messiah, ...

UNC MFA candidates find global implications in personal stories for Ackland exhibit

By Sophia Ramirez | April 15

In media ranging from pencil and oil on canvas to fluorescent light and projected video, the selected works of the students illustrate that, in the words ...

Put a poem in your pocket: Town of Carrboro celebrates April as poetry month

By Jane Wilson | April 15

“I mean to me, poetry is not just about poems, it’s about the creative impulse,” Fred Joiner, Carrboro’s poet laureate since 2019 said. “I think ...

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Grammy-nominated band Steep Canyon Rangers reflects on UNC origins, self-produced album

By Casey Meisel | April 15

Steep Canyon Rangers, a Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band based in Asheville, started as a group of friends at UNC during the 1990s. The band recently ...

Crystal healing provides stepping stone for people looking to spirituality

By Greta Travaglia | April 14

Practitioners of crystals emphasize that they are not meant to replace medical treatment, but rather should be used to heal and connect with oneself. ...

'Queen of disaster': star of disaster girl internet meme graduating from UNC

By Lucy Smithwick | April 13

“It was just pretty neat just to see this house fully engulfed in the middle of a residential neighborhood in Mebane, but not for bad reasons,” Dave ...

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UNC Process Series presents virtual reading of play about life after climate crisis

By Sara Raja | April 12

“They’re facing the fact that they can’t stay where they are because it’s simply getting to be too hot and chaos is beginning to take over in ...

UNC junior Benjamin Carter writes and produces first album

By Noah Robert Houser | April 11

“Although Benjamin is a soft-spoken person, he possesses a big booming bass voice with growing solo depth,” Timothy W. Sparks said. “Benjamin is ...

Oscars Spotlight: “Sound of Metal” is a touching, technically tantalizing tale

By Guillermo Molero | April 7

“Sound of Metal'' excels both in the technical and emotional aspects of filmmaking. Its brilliant sound and film editing and its sharp writing complement ...

Zooming in: Ackland student guides program engages audiences with art

By Sophia Ramirez | April 6

With a piece of sarcophagus, a pocket watch, and a portrait of an unidentified sex worker called “Peaches,” a student tour guide at the Ackland can ...

Office DJ: A goodbye gift to my DTH family

By Erica Perel | April 6

"I was never lying when I said that I have three kids at home, and 200 more at the DTH. This Office DJ playlist is a goodbye gift for my DTH family. I ...

The Spring Finale: Carolina Performing Arts releases semester’s final events

By Ellis Riggsbee | March 31

“2021 has without a doubt been an extraordinarily challenging year for our community and for artists across the board,” Chris Pendergrass said. “The ...

Oscars Spotlight: 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' presents a harrowing microcosm of costs of war

By Guillermo Molero | March 30

Movies about war are rarely ever movies about war. Instead of dwelling on the horrors of conflict, they generally focus on the uplifting aspects of time ...

North Carolina Museum of Art shows mummy exhibit for the first time

By Lily Chubb | March 16

“What I like about it is that it's much, much more than just mummies,” Rocheleau said. “It's really about people: about their religious beliefs, ...

UNC senior Kristen Brown releases her third superhero book

By Gabi Allen | March 14

“I think she does an excellent job of creating characters that aren’t just reflections of herself,” Zirkle said. “I can tell that she puts thought ...

Triangle-area musician John Harrison embraces his psychedelic tendencies to create music

By Lucy Smithwick | March 14

“John is someone who I’ve really admired,” Felton said. “On one hand, he’s got this light, very open, very relaxed approach to life and art ...

Artist support grant recipients use money to expand projects during pandemic

By Elaina James | March 14

“The grant has given me a brief window to try to create new work and that has both creative implications in terms of the emotional and spiritual side, ...

Orange County artists reflect on impact of COVID-19 on their work

By Sara Raja | March 9

“We were masked up and six feet apart, when we could be, recording it at home, which was definitely different, but we made it work,” artist Keenan ...