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'Not just music of the past': UNC jazz studies faculty perform in concert

By Hamsini Sivakumar | September 19

Attendees packed into an auditorium in Hill Hall to hear professors and students play at the UNC Jazz Faculty Concert on Sept. 12. Stephen Anderson, the ...

'Never stop creating': Earthtones hosts launch party for 'metamorphosis' zine

By Grace Gao | September 18

Earthtones Art Collective, an art organization made up of artists of color, hosted their second zine launch party at Peel Gallery in Carrboro on Sunday, ...

Girls Rock NC encourages youth to take up space and make noise

By Charlene Wu | September 18

Girls Rock NC is a local organization dedicated to teaching girls, trans youth and gender-expansive youth about music and harnessing their power. ...

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Preview: Events to support and celebrate Latino art, heritage

By Charlene Wu | September 12

With Hispanic Heritage Month beginning Sept. 15, Triangle-area businesses and organizations are hosting events to celebrate Latino heritage and art. Here ...

Hopscotch Music Festival elevates local artists, welcomes national acts

By Shelby Swanson | September 11

The 13th annual Hopscotch Music Festival flooded downtown Raleigh with a lineup of national and local performers of music and comedy from Sept. 7-9, complete ...

‘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 ...

Art galleries connect artists and community at 2nd Friday Art Walk

By Sydney Brainard | September 11

Art galleries in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area host 2nd Friday Art Walks every month, connecting community members, artists and galleries.

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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.

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'Emporium of fun and funk': Tripp's Store brings creatives, community together

By Sydney Brainard | August 27

Community is at the center of Tripp's Store, a colorful, eclectic arts space a short drive from Downtown Chapel Hill. Founded by Tracy Kilpatrick and ...

'We reside where we are': Local performers use puppeteering for activism

By Morgan Brenner | August 25

Paperhand Puppet Intervention, which has been putting on elaborate and colorful spectacles since 1998, is showcasing its 23rd annual show "Where Our Spirits ...

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 ...

Chapel Hill to host annual Movies Under the Stars at the Forest Theatre until Aug. 18

By Henry Thomas | July 20

Arts Everywhere, Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture and Chapel Hill Public Library are partnering to host Movies Under the Stars, an annual series ...

'Watching their work come to life': Long Story Shorts Festival takes the stage

By Hadley Chapman | October 31

The 11th annual Long Story Shorts Festival features performances of plays written by UNC students minoring in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It will ...

Visual artist Saba Taj returns to UNC as a visiting lecturer

By Valeria Cloës | September 21

Taj, a queer Muslim artist with South Asian background, graduated from UNC with a Masters of Fine Arts in 2016 and is now serving as a visiting professor. Taj's ...

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Column: Netflix's "The Chair" eerily parallels UNC's campus climate

By Charity Cohen | September 9

"The flaws in academia as exposed by 'The Chair' aren't only applicable to Pembroke University and UNC, but in all systems that are rooted in racism and ...

Column: The resurgence of nerdy trends is a good thing

By Annie Grace Plott | September 9

"In my own experience, I remember being harassed for liking Harry Potter in middle school. I was called a “nerd” and made fun of for liking the books ...

Viewpoints: Ranking Kanye West's studio albums

By Rajee Ganesan , PJ Morales , Carson Elm-Picard and Leo Culp | September 7

"With the latest release of his 10th studio album, 'Donda,' members of the Daily Tar Heel’s editorial staff make their rankings on which of Kanye’s ...

Column: A 'thank you' to the arts during COVID-19

By Layla Peykamian | September 6

"So, here is a thank you to all of the artists who made living through COVID-19 bearable. And thank you to all of the students studying the professions ...