Two Carolina alumnae turned their passion for photography into a nonprofit to raise money for global conservation causes. Photographers Ami Vitale ’94 and Eileen Mignoni ’09 (MA) have spent… read more
Ami Vitale ’94, a photographer and filmmaker, and Eileen Mignoni ’09 (MA), a visual journalist, have spent years behind their cameras documenting environmental issues and exploring the intersections of nature, culture, social justice and… read more
Alison Friedman, an internationally recognized performing arts producer, is Carolina’s new executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts. read more
The Ackland Art Museum has received paintings by Joan Mitchell and Milton Avery that are considered transformational for the Ackland’s permanent collection of postwar and contemporary American art. read more
Florence Fearrington ’58 has donated nearly 4,000 books and objects valued at $6.2 million to University Libraries, where they will become part of the Wilson Special Collections Library. read more
On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, the Ackland Art Museum will exhibit for two weeks seven of his drawings that were given to the museum two years ago. read more
A new $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has been awarded to Carolina Performing Arts. read more
The University’s Arts Everywhere initiative has launched a mobile app that works as a one-stop shop to connect the campus and the wider community to art experiences happening at Carolina. read more
PlayMakers Repertory Company and the department of dramatic art have received a $12 million gift that will significantly increase the University’s performing arts programming, and rename the department’s building for a longtime arts patron. read more
A major collection of Dutch and Flemish drawings — including seven works by Rembrandt van Rijn — highlight the Ackland Art Museum’s largest-ever gift. read more