The stage may be empty and the gallery may be closed, but the arts is still very much alive, and we intend to capture how our community continues to support local art in all its forms over the course of the next few weeks and months.
Carolina Performing Arts has canceled all remaining performances and public events to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to an email sent Thursday.
Davis, a senior at UNC, plays the role of a full-time college student while also creating and performing music of his own, with singles like “Sqhool Daze,” “Life of the Party,” and most recently, “College L.U.V.”
Ethiopian American songwriter and composer Meklit Hadero will perform at Memorial Hall on Monday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The Chelsea Theater will host the REEL Israel: Documentary Film Festival from March 8 to March 12. The festival will present audiences with a rarely-seen view of the country through the screenings of some of its most popular movies.
The performances are inspired by well-known artist Yayoi Kusama and aim to challenge viewers to really engage with the art as well as the performances.
Copy Chief & Social Media Manager Brandon Standley shares how some of the most impactful people on his life are powerful women.
Drew Ellis (Drell) is a UNC student and music producer.
Students' busy schedules often leave little time for a creative outlet. However, bullet journaling allows for creative freedom while also helping students stay organized.
After a semester abroad, a UNC student started Carolina House Band, an organization that invites artists from any genre to come together to make music.
With over 50,000 streams on Spotify and SoundCloud, Chapel Hill band Pajama Day is on the rise.
“You know, I've never seen a Black woman play Mark Antony,” said Tia James, who is playing that role in Andrew Borba's upcoming production of "Julius Caesar." “So, I think by switching it up, changing it up some time, we can break down this box that we not only put Shakespeare in, but that we put people in or that we put life in," James said. "Julius Caesar" will run at PlayMakers Repertory Company from March 4 through March 22.
The CIC was started in 1974 to provide a community for Native students. The annual powwow is just one of the many ways that CIC is able to fulfill their three-fold mission, said CIC President Jamison Lowery. CIC aims to raise awareness about the issues Native Americans face, represent Native culture appropriately and provide a space for Native students to feel supported on UNC’s campus, Lowery said.
The UNC Asian American Students Association hosted their annual Journey Into Asia night last Saturday for a night of cultural expression and appreciation. Journey Into Asia, the largest cultural showcase at UNC, has been hosted by UNC AASA since 1992.
Any and all students are encouraged to participate in the Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon that works to diversify the perspective of edits made on the popular online encyclopedia.
On Feb. 29, the fourth annual Spectrum Concert will be held in Hill Hall.
After eight months of renovation, VibeHouse405 will host its reopening on Saturday, Feb. 29. The night will feature Alo Ver, a UNC student musician, and Sonny Miles, an artist from Raleigh who was named number 29 on INDY Week’s “50 Local Albums and Songs We Loved in 2019” and was featured on Obama’s year-end list.
In a two-day series of performances, UNC faculty artists will showcase a variety works across many disciplines, to receive feedback before the completion of the works. These works are centered around the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and its continued legacies.
“I think it’s important to share my art because I want people to know that it doesn’t have to mean anything. My art doesn't necessarily have to represent something and be life changing and world changing. I just think it’s nice to have a pretty image show up on your feed, and a lot of the art I see is not Indian art, so I also want to be somebody that exposes people around me to an Indian style of art.” Meet the UNC student blending her personality with traditional Indian art techniques to create a unique style.
This semester, assistant professor Ross White cultivated a class on sketch comedy writing for his time teaching English 307, Studies in Fiction and Poetry: Stylistics.
