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The art of Wilbert Alfonso, among others, is on display at Pleiades Arts in Durham as a part of "DREAMers: a visual conversation about DACA, Deportation Defense, and the American Dream." Photo courtesy of Renee Leverty.

DREAMers paint the stories of undocumented immigrants in Durham exhibit

By Sara Pequeño | Jan. 24, 2018

The Statue of Liberty has welcomed thousands of immigrants into the U.S. for over a century. Now, it also stands in works of art featured in Pleiades Arts that speak to the struggle immigrants to this country still face today. “DREAMers: DACA, Deportation Defense, and the American Dream” is a visual art exhibit currently on display at Pleiades Arts. It is a collaboration between the studio, Alerta Migratoria NC and the NC Dream Coalition.

"Daphne," a bust by Harriet Hosmer, is displayed next to Mary Cassatt's "Portrait of Madame X Dressed for the Matinee." Courtesy of the NCMA.

NCMA's "Matrons of the Arts" initiative highlights female artists

By Laura Shanahan | Jan. 22, 2018

According to the North Carolina Museum of Art, the word “matron” is no longer a derogatory term, but an elevating one.

South-America, a work by Renzo Ortega, will be on display at the John and June Allcott Gallery. Courtesy of Renzo Ortega.

Renzo Ortega's art brings influences from Peru to Chapel Hill

By Olivia Clark | Jan. 18, 2018

A gallery featuring artwork by Renzo Ortega will be on display at the John and June Allcott Gallery from Jan. 17 to Feb. 16, with an opening reception and artist talk on Jan. 25.

The Asian Exchanges tour highlights the art that connects the East and West. Photo courtesy of Claire Drysdale.

Asian Exchanges connects artwork from the East and West

By Isaac Rosso Klakovich | Jan. 16, 2018

Art&Life and the Phillips Ambassadors will be partnering with the Ackland Art Museum to put on Asian Exchanges this Thursday. The event will feature three objects from the Ackland’s collection that highlight the artistic exchange between East and West cultures.

"Graphein" features the works of 10 UNC students, including this photograph by Adrian Garcia. Courtesy of Adrian Garcia.

UNC photography class puts on 'Graphein' exhibition at FRANK Gallery

By Joseph Keys | Dec. 5, 2017

FRANK Gallery will be hosting "Graphein," an art photography exhibition put on by the ARTS 305 class at UNC-Chapel Hill from Dec. 5 to 22. The exhibition will feature the work of 10 students as they share their achievements from the semester.

The University Chamber Players performed at Person Hall Monday night.

Review: University Chamber Players bring the house down

By Allie Todd | Dec. 4, 2017

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Music presented the public with a free concert Monday night from University Chamber Players that filled Person Hall with sweet, sweet sounds.

Jim Ketch is a professor of music and the director of jazz studies. Photo courtesy of Jim Ketch.

Q&A with Director of Jazz Studies Jim Ketch

By Krupa Kaneria | Nov. 30, 2017

It's time to get jazzy — the UNC Jazz Band will be holding a scholarship benefit concert this Saturday, Dec. 2 in the James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall. Staff writer Krupa Kaneria spoke with Jim Ketch, a professor of Music and director of Jazz Studies, about his passion for jazz and about the concert.

The Kenan Theatre Company examines the purpose of art through 'The Kritik'

By David Saff | Nov. 15, 2017

This Thursday, the Kenan Theatre Company will start a five-day run of The Kritik, a play set in a 19th century Russian bar about artists’ ceaseless quest for approval.

Artist Irene Tison's artwork will be on display at until Jan. 4. Courtesy of Irene Tison.

Irene Tison tells Gullah stories through her colorful paintings

By Rebecca Fiely | Nov. 14, 2017

The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough is collaborating with Mike’s Art Truck to display Irene Tison’s newest collection “Low Country Life.” The 22-painting collection will be on display in the Alexander Dickson house, the building that houses the Hillsborough Visitor Center, from Nov. 10, 2017 through Jan. 4, 2018.

Addled Muse Fire Theater plays with fire in 'Purgatoire'

By Emilie Scheuerle | Nov. 12, 2017

Addled Muse Fire Theater put on their original show called “Purgatoire” on Saturday, Nov. 11, restaging it for another year due the success that it had last year. Through dance, music and fire, a French baroque-styled love story set in Purgatory was told.

UNC MASH is hosting the first CineMASH food and film festival. Photo courtesy of UNC MASH.

Asian-American art and culture will be highlighted at film festival

By A.J. OLeary | Nov. 12, 2017

UNC Mixed AAPI Student's Heritage (MASH), in its efforts to promote Asian-American and Pacific Islander culture, will host its first ever UNC CineMASH event on Friday from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. The Asian-American film festival will be complete with dumplings and a discussion panel to talk about the issues brought up in the films after the event.

UNC Opera's "Cendrillon" will be performed Nov. 11-12 in James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall. Photo courtesy of Marc Callahan.

UNC Opera presents 'Cinderella'

By Marin Herold | Nov. 9, 2017

This weekend, UNC Opera will be performing their version of Jules Émile Fréderic Massenet’s “Cendrillon,” translated to “Cinderella” in English, in the James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall. The Saturday performance will start at 8 p.m., and the Sunday performance will start at 7:30 p.m.

(From left) senior vocal performance major Chris Burrus, junior political science and public policy Jabril Rice, and first-year vocal performance major Cole Covington rehearse their solos in preparation for the Clef Hangers' Fall concert.

Hark the sound of new Tar Heel voices

By Mary Kate Nolan | Nov. 9, 2017

If you haven’t heard at least one group singing in the Pit to promote their upcoming concerts this month, you're either enrolled in Kenan-Flagler Business School or you don’t go to UNC.

"Footnotes (revisions)" is hosted in the Allcott Gallery in Hanes Art Building from Nov. 9 to Dec. 5. Courtesy of Jina Valentine.

'Footnotes (revisions)' tells the story of student activists and Saunders Hall

By Emma Strickland | Nov. 8, 2017

Allcott Gallery in Hanes Art Building will host "Footnotes (revisions)" from Nov. 9 to Dec. 5. The exhibition will display materials from the Wilson Library and student activist groups that narrate the history of Carolina Hall.

The UNC Pauper Players production of "Chicago" will be performed Nov. 10-13. Photo courtesy of Drake Broussard.

Pauper Players brings 'Chicago' to UNC

By Isabel Perry | Nov. 8, 2017

From this Friday to Monday, UNC’s Pauper Players is bringing "Chicago" to the Historic Playmakers Theater.

"17C" will be performed Nov. 9 and 10 in Memorial Hall. Photo courtesy of Johanna Austin.

Big Dance Theater's '17C' relates centuries-old diary to modern-day social media

By Jessica Hardison | Nov. 7, 2017

Big Dance Theater’s “17C” may be based on a man’s diary from 350 years ago, but the performance aims to highlight just how many correlations our current social society has with life in the 17th century.

Priscilla Layne will give a talk as part of the Triangle Film Salon lecture series. Photo courtesy of Priscilla Layne.

Q&A with Priscilla Layne, assistant professor in German

By Beni Mathieu | Nov. 6, 2017

Priscilla Layne, an assistant professor of German at UNC, will be speaking on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at Film at UNC’s Triangle Salon series in her lecture “All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: Auma Obama's Nightmare of Postunification Germany." The lecture has moved from Greenlaw 502 to Mitchell Hall 005 at 5 p.m.

UNC hosted Aaj Ka Dhamaka, an intercollegiate dance competition, Saturday.

Review: Aaj Ka Dhamaka dance competition

By Joseph Keys | Nov. 6, 2017

Last Saturday, UNC hosted the annual Aaj Ka Dhamaka dance competition in Memorial Hall.

The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts Ebony Fashion Fair exhibit

By Ashley Mills | Nov. 5, 2017

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is currently hosting their first fashion exhibit with “Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair.”

"Flash of Light, Fog of War: Japanese Military Prints, 1894-1905" will be on display at the Ackland Art Museum until Jan. 7. Photo by SP Murray, courtesy of the Ackland Art Museum.

The Ackland Art Museum Showcases 'Flash of Light, Fog of War: Japanese Military Prints, 1894-1905'

By Amelia Keesler | Nov. 5, 2017

The Ackland Art Museum’s exhibition "Flash of Light, Fog of War: Japanese Military Prints, 1894-1905" captures the cultural and historical perspectives of Japanese woodblock prints from the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War at the turn of the 20th century.