Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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Laura Ritchie is an entrepreneur, cofounder, and curator of Durham’s Carrack Modern Art. This zero-commission art gallery promotes young artists who get to keep all of the proceeds of their two-week exhibitions. Ritchie volunteers as curator as she works as the educational outreach coordinator for Durham Art Guild. She is the winner of a 2014 Indie Art Award.
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27731
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Duke’s Paul Henne gives philosophy to the masses through short animated videos. The Ph.D candidate is the associate director and chief animator of Wireless Philosophy. Henne produces brief recorded lectures on topics from philosophy intended to provide everyone with equal access to analytical tools.
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Terrance Holt is a Chapel Hill physician and former teacher who recently published a collection of short stories. The collection has gained praised by the New York Tiimes and Junot Diaz. Holt is interviewed an shares his thoughts on the power of language, the reasons he writes, the reason he became a geriatric doctor, how his two professions are linked, and what he hopes his stories represent.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 26 Issue 50, December 2009,
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As the Triangle’s art scene is receiving new national attention, money, organizations, and venues, some are wondering who might be left behind. Detailed are the efforts to broaden access to arts education and participation for people with disabilities. The efforts of local art museums, educators, Arts Access, and the Idea Summit are described. Accommodations for the visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically impaired, and those with Alzheimer’s are highlighted.
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Travis Smith, Mary Hennessy, and Kelly Jones are all winners of the 2015 Indy Poetry Contest. Each authors’ winning poem, an interview with them, and notes on their poems by the contests’ judge, Ross White, are included.
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28771
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Horse & Buggy Press will have one last exhibit, by Jessina Leonard, at the Bull City Arts Collaborative before moving locations. Dave Wofford founded the letterpress business and art gallery in 1996. Since then, Wofford’s business has expanded to encompass new perspectives on art and design.
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Warren Hicks and Jeff Bell are Chapel Hill artists and producers of the new podcast, Don’t You Lie to Me. The podcast explores personalities from the artist community through unscripted dialogues, and aims to illuminate all levels of the art world.
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The Triangle’s local arts scene experienced a year of controversy, transitions, and new beginnings in 2016. The Durham Artists Movement was awarded for creating a safe space for marginalized artists, and local festivals held shows in light of the presidential election and contentious local legislation.
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The Durham Artists Movement is a safe space and a strong voice for marginalized artists. Saba Taj and Catherine Edgerton have helped guide the movement through a transformative six-month stay in the former Carrack Modern Art space.
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Indy Weekly’s first style issue explores the question of how and why to dress from a variety of angles in the Triangle. Elements of style, from maker culture to local eco-fashion, North Carolina cotton, and much more are explored.
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28955
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Last spring, Durham’s Jacar Press published the anthology entitled, “Resisting Arrest: Poems to Stretch the Sky”. The book covers racial justice and police brutality in America, and contains contributions from a wide range of North Carolina writers.
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This is Not a Novel is the most recent show by The Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern in Durham. Directed by Jaybird O’Berski, the show is derived from a tetralogy of books by David Markson. Audience members walk through the production with a downloaded audio play to accompany live action drama, film, dance and visual art combined in a singular experience.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 7, March 2017,
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28999
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The first edition of Artificer, a new column by the INDY's managing arts and culture editor, examines a revealing appearance of Durham in Marvel Comic's Champions. The comic portrays Durham’s social justice issues, inequality, racial diversity and progressive politics.
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Brooks Ann Camper owns a small bridal shop in Hillsborough, where she is known for her custom-made, non-traditional bridal dresses. The dresses are made of natural fibers and can feature a variety of patterns and fabrics. Camper studied theater and costume production, but discovered she preferred the art of customizing an object for a single purpose.
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Black Mama’s Day Bail Out was a national action to free black mothers who were in jail on bonds they could not afford to pay. Mothers released from the Durham County Detention Facility were celebrated at Hillside Park on Mother’s Day. Social activists at the event are calling for reform of North Carolina’s racially biased ransom demands.
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