/tags/art Art en-US Copyright Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it While Kenn Kotara's work lives in abstraction, the artist said social-political exploration is always at play. It’s right there in the title of his new show—”Order in an Unruly Zoo.” It’s on view through June 10 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it Matt Peiken /news/2022-05-05/she-inscribed-120-000-nyc-pennies-with-a-pandemic-message-is-one-in-your-pocket Artist Jill Magid inscribed pennies with "The body was already so fragile" — and now brings a film of the process to Brooklyn, giving people a chance to reflect on the pandemic. Thu, 05 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /news/2022-05-05/she-inscribed-120-000-nyc-pennies-with-a-pandemic-message-is-one-in-your-pocket Jennifer Vanasco /news/2022-03-03/photo-exhibit-canceled-for-a-second-time-at-unc-chapel-hills-stone-center-heres-why Stone Center director Joseph Jordan explained why he is now canceling the photo exhibition for a second time in less than two weeks, this time at the artist’s request. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:22:22 GMT /news/2022-03-03/photo-exhibit-canceled-for-a-second-time-at-unc-chapel-hills-stone-center-heres-why Liz Schlemmer /news/2022-02-25/kwame-brathwaite-exhibition-black-is-beautiful-comes-to-winston-salem-museum Eighty-four-year-old photographer, arts community organizer and activist Kwame Brathwaite chronicled the second-wave Renaissance of his beloved Harlem, New York. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:24:02 GMT /news/2022-02-25/kwame-brathwaite-exhibition-black-is-beautiful-comes-to-winston-salem-museum David Ford / WFDD /news/2022-02-24/that-was-censorship-unc-chapel-hill-stone-center-cancels-photo-exhibition-by-black-artist-cornell-watson Before photographer Cornell Watson could open his new photo exhibit on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, the university asked for the removal of specific images. Later, the university canceled his exhibition "Tarred Healing" altogether – less than a week before it was set to open. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 21:16:46 GMT /news/2022-02-24/that-was-censorship-unc-chapel-hill-stone-center-cancels-photo-exhibition-by-black-artist-cornell-watson Liz Schlemmer /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-29/couture-gordon-holiday-sustainable-fashion-youth-reporting-2021-upholstery-furniture-recycle-innovation-art-culture ��ҹ����’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their mics to collect stories from their communities. H'aiasi Chinfloo from Durham, NC explored the intersection between fashion and sustainability with clothing designer Gordon Holliday. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-29/couture-gordon-holiday-sustainable-fashion-youth-reporting-2021-upholstery-furniture-recycle-innovation-art-culture H’aiasi Chinfloo /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-10/youth-artist-social-media-rap-poetry-draw-authenticity-summer-2021-reporting-tik-tok-spotify ��ҹ���� Youth Reporter Surafele Sintanyehu reports from Raleigh, capturing how two local artists are balancing their passion and maintaining their authenticity. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:05:44 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2021-09-10/youth-artist-social-media-rap-poetry-draw-authenticity-summer-2021-reporting-tik-tok-spotify Surafele Sintayehu /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-04/art-exhibition-showcases-work-from-native-artists-grappling-with-contemporary-issues For generations Native Americans were left out of the mainstream art world. An exhibition called "Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices 1950s to… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:58:28 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-04/art-exhibition-showcases-work-from-native-artists-grappling-with-contemporary-issues Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-12-04/art-exhibition-showcases-work-from-native-artists-grappling-with-contemporary-issues For generations Native Americans were left out of the mainstream art world. An exhibition called "Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices 1950s to… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:58:28 GMT /arts-culture/2019-12-04/art-exhibition-showcases-work-from-native-artists-grappling-with-contemporary-issues Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-25/do-or-die-using-art-to-resist-stereotypes-of-black-masculinity Artist Fahamu Pecou has been wrestling with stereotypes of black masculinity for his entire life. No matter how many degrees he earned or what job he had,… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:27:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-25/do-or-die-using-art-to-resist-stereotypes-of-black-masculinity Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio