Art
Photo courtesy of Reuben Javis Mabry
Meet the Next Wave of MFA-Bred Artists Without Setting Foot on Campus
UNC's art MFA and Duke’s MFA|EDA launch their thesis exhibits this week. Interestingly, none of them are in Chapel Hill. Read more
Mar. 20, 2019
Photo by Brian Chankin
The Wondrous Movie Posters of Ghana's Underground Video Clubs Come to NC Comicon
In remote villages, underground screenings were promoted with posters painted on flour sacks by artists who sometimes had only the VHS box art for reference. Read more
Mar. 13, 2019
Photo courtesy of the Ackland
Art Unlocks the Mysteries of the Brain in the Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Eighty drawings by the Spanish neuroscientist are on display at the Ackland, offering a unique vantage into the intersection art and science. Read more
Mar. 13, 2019
photo courtesy of Lump
By Picking Up Trash, Artist Calvin Brett Beautifies Durham Streets and Galleries
General Labor, Brett's exhibit at Lump, is literal garbage. But we don't mean that in a bad way. Read more
Mar. 13, 2019
photo courtesy of Saba Taj
In Her Art, Carrack Director Saba Taj Populates a Sanctuary for the Secret Language of Women
An appreciation of the director of Durham’s community gallery, on the occasion of her dazzling recent solo show in Philadelphia. Read more
Mar. 07, 2019
Photo courtesy of Lee Hansley Gallery
Remembering Lee Hansley’s Decisive Tastes and Tireless Labor for North Carolina’s Modern Art
The proprietor of the long-running Lee Hansley Gallery died at the end of January at age seventy-one. Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
photo courtesy of NCMA
Celebrate International Women's Day Around the Triangle
Several events on the weekend of March 8 lift up women’s voices, from FRANK Gallery to NCMA. Read more
Mar. 06, 2019
Photo courtesy of the artist
Truth in Advertising: Brett Morris Finds Art and Beauty in Dilapidated Highway Billboards
Morris gives an artist talk about his Artspace exhibit on Saturday, Mar. 9. Read more
Mar. 01, 2019
Photo Credit Lissa Gotwals
A Historic Durham Church Is Reborn as a Visionary Arts Space Bridging the Secular and Spiritual
The church offers curated arts programming, such as the March 12 artist talk by Marcella D. Camara, but it also holds monthly Sunday services led by artists and community leaders. Read more
Feb. 27, 2019
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