Bloom Fest
Visit BLOOM FEST in downtown Chapel Hill and celebrate our community and all things Spring! There will be arts activities, performances, natural experiences, floral displays and more. Highlights of the festival include Blawesome’s 20-foot Carolina-themed floral archway, a LIVE monarch butterfly garden from BASF, a performance from Paperhand Puppets, and a community exhibit of “Planting… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: June 9 – 15, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS University of North Carolina Students Accuse Administration of Artwashing | Hyperallergic Typewriter to Macbook: technology’s influence on the craft of writing | The News of Orange YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART The Contemporaries 2018 Tonight, 6pm | LIGHT: Art + Design Gayle Stott Lowry Reception Sunday, 12:30pm | Eno Gallery HISTORY Historic Hillsborough Saturday Walking Tours Tomorrow, 11am | Downtown Hillsborough… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: June 1-8, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS ‘I’m the same person I was before.’ Michelle Obama’s portrait artist is a star. | News and Observer Michelle Obama Painter Amy Sherald Visits Chapel Hill for a Portrait Exhibit that Looks Refreshingly Like America Today | The Indy Carrboro Kicking Off Pride Month with ‘Pride Piper Walk’ | WCHL Rainbow flags all around:… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 26-31, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS UNC’s Ackland Art Museum Hosting “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today” | Chapelboro.com Tar Heel Tripping | Winston-Salem Journal Your guide to (mostly free) outdoor summer movies | News and Observer YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART John and June Allcott Gallery: Untitled, 2018 All Weekend | Hanes Art Center A Conversation with Amy Sherald,… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 18-25, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Carrboro High School production opens in shadow of Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting | The Herald-Sun Tragic coincidence: Santa Fe shooting happened on day of Carrboro High play about gun violence | WRAL Has Carrboro felt more peaceful than usual lately? It’s probably thanks to these monks | The Daily Tar Heel Mary Lattimore’s Weightless Waves Are Unlike… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 11-17, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Longleaf Film Festival showcases North Carolina filmmakers | The News & Observer Photography exhibit of southern musicians coming to Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center | The Virginian-Pilot A Home Filled With 1,200 Miniature Buildings In Hillsborough Captures History | The State of Things on WUNC YOUR WEEKEND CALENDAR ART Tibetan Buddhist Monks construct sacred… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: May 4-10, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS This public art uses flowering words to show just how much the Triangle is blossoming| The News and Observer A Documentary on Astronaut Program Training Launches Kickstarter Campaign | Digital Journal They’ve collected 1,200 tiny buildings inside their home. It’s a very small world after all. | The News and Observer The Cave… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: April 27-May 3, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS Fascination and Delight: Q&A With Marsha Gordon, Co-Director of ‘Rendered Small’ | NC State News The Cave Is Closed After Fifty Years, Marking the End of an Era for Music in Chapel Hill | INDY Week Local 506 Gets New Ownership But Keeps Its Local Roots Intact | INDY Week Local Creators and… Read More →
This Week in the Arts: April 21-26, 2018
#OCNCARTS IN THE NEWS April 21-26, 2018 Chapel Hill loses another institution. The Cave is closing. | The News and Observer ‘Revolt against Folt!’ Students march on UNC chancellor’s office, demanding arts money. | The News and Observer Chapel Hill artist, mom builds booming business online | WRAL In Versus, This Year’s Crop of UNC Studio Art MFA Graduates… Read More →