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Featured Blogs

Oct 31 2020

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… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Artist Profiles, Down on Copperline, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: carrboro, chapel hill, david menconi, down on copperline, Libba Cotte Mural, Libba Cotten, Murals, North Carolina Musicians Mural Project, Scott Nurkin, The Mural Shop

Oct 30 2020

Support the Arts through these Holiday Events


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs · Tagged: Arts Guide, Support the Arts

Oct 07 2020

Down on Copperline: Step It Up & Go


—Article by David Menconi Orange County figures prominently in my new book, Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Down on Copperline, Monthly Features · Tagged: david menconi, down on copperline, music

Oct 07 2020

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… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Artist Profiles, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: Caitlin Fenhagen, Emily Baxter, Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department, Our Lens Our Voice, Soteria Shepperson, This Human Way

Sep 03 2020

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… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Artist Profiles, Monthly Features · Tagged: BASEMENT, carrboro, chapel hill, Chieko Murasugi, CJ Suitt, Ginger Wagg, Hồng-An Trương, John DeKemper, Jonh Blanco, Laura Little, Lindsay Metivier, Mike Keaveney, Peel, Peter Hoffman, Sarah Elizabeth Cornejo, The Dig In, This Human Way

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