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Ginny Robinson’s Award-Winning Quilt “School Supplies” Grapples with the Pervasive Threat of Gun Violence in American Schools


—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Chapel Hill resident Ginny Robinson is a quiltmaker and a local middle school English teacher. In February 2024, she won QuiltCon’s most prestigious award—”Best in Show”—for… Read More →

Annual festival to shine spotlight on student filmmakers


Durham hip hop artist, UNC Chapel Hill teacher Josh ‘Rowdy’ Rowsey dies


Rooftop market encourages community diversity of artistic expression


Eighth Arts Everywhere Day serves as catalyst for yearlong creativity


River Park Concert focuses on keeping it local, fun and free


Local art scene chimes in on complex relationship between art and AI


Pattern for creativity: Local artist finds her niche


April is poetry in motion


‘It’s really community-based’: Inaugural zine fest celebrates art and accessibility