By Taylor Tyson “Art teaches humanity how to coexist…Art is telling the story of life,” said Jeannetta Hopkins, founder of Bull City Music School. Having grown up in Memphis, Tennessee, Hopkins is accustomed to a very involved arts community. As with most lifelong artists, Hopkins accredits her arts background to her family. With an immediate… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Kirk Ross
By David Menconi Chapel Hill musician Kirk Ross leads something of a double life, political reporter by day and rock star by night – except, of course, for those times when the legislature’s session runs into late-night hours, or a storm is coming. Covering calamities from 2016’s infamous HB2 “Bathroom Bill” to this year’s Hurricane… Read More →
WXYC celebrates 25 years of broadcasting online
It was a random Tuesday night in the summer of 1994. Bill Burton, a member of the WXYC Student Educational Broadcasting Board of Directors, was filing music in. The campus radio station, also known as WXYC, was in an ongoing battle to increase their wattage, grasping for coverage in the Triangle area. Disc Jockeys Michael… Read More →
47th Annual Festifall Focuses on the Arts
For the last 47 years, Chapel Hill’s Festifall has seen many iterations, but this year’s changes just might be the most exciting to date. After a series of community conversations, the town’s Department of Community Arts and Culture decided to refocus the event on the local arts scene. Gone are the days of booths featuring… Read More →
Hint of Mint Designs: How Two Sisters Combined Art Skills to Start Their Own Business
When two sisters with different art skills realized they could combine their talents to start their own business, they did exactly that – and never looked back.
An Ode to Hillsborough
Arts Matter: When it comes to the arts, it’s about more than UNC
Prior to serving as director of the Orange County Arts Commission, I was the director of an arts center near the Outer Banks. Northeast NC is the “forgotten child” of our state; poverty is rampant, many schools are operating with 100% of their student body on the Free and Reduced Lunch program, and like someone… Read More →
Farewell for now: Sarah Cornette’s latest blog post
Below is Sarah Cornette’s latest blog post chronicling her Fulbright journey in Greece. For more information on what she is doing check out her first blog post and be sure to check back regularly to follow along with us on her incredible journey. ______________________________________________________________________________ By Sarah Cornette Home. Excited, wistful, grateful. Somehow already it all seems like… Read More →
A Valentine from Greece: Sarah Cornette’s latest blog post
Below is Sarah Cornette’s latest blog post chronicling her Fulbright journey in Greece. For more information on what she is doing check out her first blog post and be sure to check back regularly to follow along with us on her incredible journey. ______________________________________________________________________________ A Valentine from Greece by Sarah Cornette I gave a lecture… Read More →
How Art Creates Community: Sarah Cornette’s Fulbright Journey
An introduction to Sarah Cornette’s Fulbright Inquiry Project The OCAC has long been a fan of Sarah Cornette, the art teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School, and her choice-based classroom philosophy (read about Sarah in this Vitamin O story). Sarah continues to wow us; in 2018, she was the recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Award… Read More →