Arts and Culture

The arts are a central part of the Carolina experience. Each day, diverse arts programs and courses connect members of the UNC-Chapel Hill community to one another and to the ever-changing local and global culture. Transformative and dynamic, the arts reflect the University's pursuit of new knowledge and commitment to public service.

The Arts are for Everyone

Learn more about the creators and visionaries engaged in the arts at Carolina, a campus with world-class exhibition and performance spaces where creative energy flows from the classroom to the quad.

  • Ackland Art Museum welcomes The Outwin

    Carolina's art museum is the only Southeast location chosen to host the “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today” from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

  • Plastic bag art

    Artist Robin Frohardt is using art to bring greater awareness to the impact plastic has on the Earth.

  • Carolina dreams even bigger on the second Arts Everywhere Day

    The Arts Everywhere initiative has moved into south campus with a new art makerspace in Morrison Residence Hall. The renovated space will feature flexible work spaces for students to draw, paint, sketch, store and display all kinds of art.

Arts Events

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    Hanes Art Center115 S. Columbia St.Chapel HillNC27514 |

    Diego Cortez was invited to choose this year’s Top MFA Prize for the UNC, Chapel Hill Art and Art History Department’s annual award, which he awarded to Carley Zarzeka. Cortez wanted to curate a small summer show from the submitted materials. Untitled, 2018 is an exhibition of ten objects, including at least one work by each artist.

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    Join us for a special workshop with Artist Danielle Durchslag at the Ackland! Learn about the artist's process of layering cut-paper to create detailed portraits as you create your own portrait based on these techniques. Registration and fee are required.

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    Ackland Art Museum101 S Columbia StreetChapel Hill27514 |

    Enjoy a free, 30-minute docent-led tour every Wednesday at 2:00 PM.