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The Arts
at Carolina
The arts are all around us at Carolina, and it's hard to imagine UNC-Chapel Hill without them. From Pulitzer Prize-winning operas to captivating art work and creative collaborations to student performances and more, there’s no shortage of examples of Tar Heels using their creativity and passions to enrich our lives through the arts. Even our parking decks have a creative flair.
A central part of the Carolina experience, the arts reflect the University’s pursuit of new knowledge and commitment to public service.
It’s easy for students to find creative outlets at Carolina. Whether your interest is singing, dancing, magic, animation or anything else, there’s a student group for you.
Each spring, the University hosts Arts Everywhere Day, a campus-wide celebration of the arts. But every day is a chance for students, faculty, staff and the community at large to participate in or simply enjoy the arts at Carolina.
At Carolina, the power of the arts knows no bounds. On campus, in the local community and across the world, Tar Heels are channeling their creativity to achieve lifelong goals, be of service to others and make new discoveries.
Keep reading to see how Tar Heels excel in all areas of the arts.
Tar Heel creatives
Arts in and out of the classroom
English 105 students get ‘School of Rock’ experience
As part of teaching associate professor Marc Cohen’s writing and rhetoric course, they met a rock band and went to a concert.
The arts are everywhere at Carolina
Tar Heels celebrated the annual tradition of Arts Everywhere Day April 12. They sang, danced, painted, mingled with the Poetry Fox and much more.
Welcome to the Beat Lab
The well-equipped room in Hill Hall is a place where aspiring beat makers can experiment with digital music.
Ackland returns art to rightful heirs
The museum is the first in the U.S. to restore a piece taken from a renowned Jewish art collector in World War II.
Art comes to life in “Merging Printmaking and Biology”
Students from this past fall's BIOL 409L/ARTS 409H, “Merging Printmaking and Biology,” course showed off their artwork at the Printmaking and Biology exhibition, held at the Genome Science Building Jan. 12.
Artful alumni
Jennifer Wu ’24 (PhD)
After years of working in the business world, this lifelong learner earned a doctorate in art history from Carolina.
Jake Lawler ’20
The Hussman graduate and former Tar Heel football player is now tackling a career in screenwriting and writes for “The Crossover” series on Disney+.
Lauren Schultes ’11
An original Kenan Music Scholar, she's had a pitch-perfect career in sales and singing.
Denise Murrell ’76
The finance professional turned art historian has curated an important exhibit on the Harlem Renaissance.