“I think that a generation has failed to educate our young people about the many losses people suffered in order to preserve our democracy, and that we take our democracy for granted when we shouldn't. I think this is an opportunity to express that this is the next generation of leaders.”
“You don't have to be the best artist, you don't have to be the worst artist — you can come and be yourself and express it the way you want to."
On Dec. 20, Carolina Performing Arts released a statement in response to the Sons of Confederate Veterans settlement. Chancellor Emeritus James Moeser said CPA is "appalled at the agreement entered into on our behalf by the UNC System Board of Governors." However, CPA is also dealing with its own place in history. Its primary venue, Memorial Hall, prominently displays plaques in remembrance of founders of the University and memorializing Confederate alumni. Now, CPA recognizes its role in addressing these difficult issues through art.
The third annual Django Reinhardt Festival is taking place this weekend from Jan. 17 to 19 at Cat’s Cradle Back Room. The festivities kick off Friday night with a free party and jam session from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at The Station.
A post-service celebration program on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Unity Center of Peace aims to "show more of an awareness of African-Americans and make our presence more visible... so more people in the community realize just how welcoming Unity is.”
“They’re bringing together two really different ways of understanding the world, and two different perspectives of understanding and questioning the world."
Bernstein will be performing a variety of styles during her recital. A majority of her work for this performance has been commissioned and is a part of a feature project titled Strength and Sensitivity.
Creating clothing and accessories has different meanings for different people. These UNC students and their inspirations to create clothing and accessories help shape the fashion scene on campus.
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center will be hosting the showcase "He Was a Poem, He Was a Song" on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.
The Emerging Diverse Voices series, featuring both teachers and middle school students, is funded by the Orange County Arts Commission and spearheaded by an artist and gifted education specialist at a local middle school.
"I wanted to go blonde to feel the constant hug of sunshine around my shoulders and to allow my energy to reverberate in a new form."
A house painting job and a hitchhiking trip to Mexico influenced Michael Brown's first works as a muralist. Over the past 31 years, his abstract sea turtles and starry town landscapes decorate Chapel Hill's walls, quietly shaping the town's aesthetic.
UNC students discussed finding confidence through beauty pageants and are challenging the preconceived notions.
Spiritual truth, the unity of world religions and spiritual values for future societies have been previous conversation topics at Meaningful Conversations Chapel Hill's meetings. Next week's conversation will be based on Bahá’í writings about forgiveness and justice.
This series encourages viewers not just to watch movies, but share, discuss and react to some of the greatest cinematic contributions of the modern era.
Many might not know, but the Ackland Art Museum hosts around 200 guided tours and 200 programs to bring access to high quality art to UNC and the surrounding community.
Neville's Quarter will be hosting the third Songwriter Bonanza with 20 local singer-songwriters at the PIT Chapel Hill on Jan. 12.
Campus artists want fair compensation for their works, not just exposure
"Black Orpheus" will be shown on Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Orange County Public Library. "It was acclaimed around the world. It was despised in Brazil as a European film that treated the people of the favelas more or less as children, and did so in the service of retelling a Greek myth," Michael Corrado said.
UNC Glee Club prepares for its annual singing festival centered around male choral sound, which will feature the voices of male high schoolers alongside Glee Club members.
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