The distinguished folklorist and art historian helped redefine material culture studies through his innovative research and dedicated teaching. 

The North Carolina Museum of Art’s, “Samurai: The Making of a Warrior,” is up until Feb. 2 in Raleigh. Morgan Pitelka, Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor in the departments of history and Asian and Middle Eastern studies, and Megan McClory, Ph.D. student in the department of history, served as scholarly consultants on the project.

The music major encourages fellow Tar Heels to stretch their creative comfort zones at UNC’s makerspaces, too. 

A senior, Ropp has used her time at Carolina to study French in Chapel Hill and in Paris, France, all while balancing her passion for music education and performance.

Finance professional turned art historian Denise Murrell, who majored in economics, has curated an important exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance.

From pickleball to LEGO, Carolina researchers, including many featured in the College of Arts and Sciences, engage in a variety of hobbies to escape stressors that come with a career in academia.

The seventh annual Arts Everywhere Day will feature performances, installations and activities across campus, beginning at 11 a.m. There will be an all-day informational art fair in the Gift Plaza at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union.

A costume production MFA student in the dramatic art department, Jocelyn Chatman makes performances come alive.

The Frey Visiting Professor, best known for designing Washington’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, gave a photographic journey of her work, detailing her creative process and inspiration.

Upon discovering a series of political cartoons mocking artists in 18th– and 19th-century France, art historian Kathryn Desplanque couldn’t stop searching for them. Now, she has amassed more than 500 and is using them to redefine how we think about art in modern-day society.