—Article by Emilie Menzel After talking to the wonderfully abstract thinker and local artist Mike Tambashe, one is pushed to think about design as a genre more broadly: design as a sensibility, as a bringing together of multiple parts, as arrangement. Mike is a talented clothing designer and textile artist. And, he is also a music… Read More →
Artist Profiles
Down on Copperline: Musicians and Murals: Scott Nurkin and Libba Cotten
—Article by David Menconi Chapel Hill resident Scott Nurkin has always led something of a double life – rock-band drummer by night, mural painter by day. While he makes most of his noise as drummer in bands including Birds of Avalon, he makes a living as a painter. It’s enough of a living to support… Read More →
Reclaiming Narratives: Soteria Shepperson, Emily Baxter, and the Our Lens, Our Voice Project
—Article by Emilie Menzel Soteria Shepperson and Emily Baxter understand the transformative power of putting language and visibility into action. They’ve both spent their lives helping others speak up and be seen, showing up in particular for justice-impacted communities. Emily is a criminal defense lawyer turned public policy advocate turned activist photographer. She’s also the founder… Read More →
Doing It for Themselves: New Artist-Run Spaces in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
—Article by Emilie Menzel With the recent closures of The Carrack and The Mothership, Manbites Dog Theater and SPECTRE Arts, the Triangle is running noticeably low on independent, artist-centered arts spaces. Such spaces are vital to our arts community’s well-being. They cultivate open conversation about the arts world and offer flexibility in a way institutional-run… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Manifold Recording
—Article by David Menconi Like most businesses connected to music, Pittsboro’s Manifold Recording has been struggling because of the COVID-19 virus shutdown. Once quarantine went into effect back in March, things slowed way down and have yet to pick back up at the studio. “I would say we’ve lost approximately half our normal business flow,”… Read More →