creativity

Photo of Dan Anderson seated at a desk in front of a whiteboard.

Scroll, Click, Compose

Imagine a new kind of humanities study that emphasizes construction over criticism, personal interpretation over...
Annie Simpson

Annie Simpson

Senior Annie Simpson is majoring in studio art within the UNC College of Arts &...
Bryan Giemza, Chaitra Powell, Rachel Seidman, Steve Weiss, Elizabeth Engelhardt, and Malinda Maynor Lowery.

The South’s Time Capsule

Cherokee language resources. Dean Smith’s personal papers. A first-person account of an enslaved woman. For...
a woman and a man in blue lab coats lower the pressure gage on technical equipment inside a lab

Catalyzing Innovation

Over the last five years alone, more than 15 UNC students have accepted jobs at...
A large crowd of people gather in front of a sign that reads "Stoczni Gdańskiej im. Lenina."

Sounds of Revolution

A generation under Soviet control made its voice heard on tape. UNC music scholar Andrea...

A Love for Latin Rhythms

Stephen Anderson, a critically acclaimed composer and pianist, and a professor in the Department of...
a painting sits in the foreground; two women in background talk

Alive: The Life Cycle of a Painting

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is a nearly 500-year-old painting worth? “Portrait...
A young man plays the piano

And All that Jazz

Discussions of sixteenths, scales, and solos rang through the rooms of Kenan Music Hall during...
Researcher Carlee Forbes pulls a statue from a cabinet.

Colors of Colonial Congo

Belgium’s control of the Congo in the early 20th century had a profound impact on...