Kerri Martinsen: Costume maestro Art and Culture,Artist Spotlight March 31, 2016 5:00 am From Walter Magazine By Liza Roberts                Photographs by Jillian Clark   “There’s a fine line ballet costumes need to straddle between distinction and invisibility,” says Martinsen. “They … Read more

No Hiding Results: Evaluating mask making methods to find the optimal build. The article, entitled “No Hiding Results: Evaluating mask-making methods to find the optimal build,” compiles and elaborates upon a survey of media which McClernan conducted as part of Pollock’s … Read more

Simple little dresses are sewn by volunteers all over the world and distributed personally by teams led by Little Dresses for Africa, sent with mission groups, and mailed directly. As relationships are formed, needs are met by focusing on 3 … Read more

http://millervoicemethod.com/ Templeton Grant for Creativity:  DDA Assistant Professor John Patrick and Kurt Gray, Assistant Professor of Psychology  at UNC  received a Templeton Grant to further their research on theories of effective ways to expand creativity and then how to quantify that growth. … Read more

http://www.americantheatre.org/2016/03/02/bekah-brunstetter-wants-you-to-feel-the-joy/ Bekah Brunstetter Wants You to Feel the Joy The playwright’s work might deal with weighty subjects, but not so heavy that uplift is out of the question. By Suzy Evans

The current disruptions to African and diasporan communities through war, terrorism, globalization, gentrification, environmental catastrophe, and mass incarceration offer layers of meaning for “home.” The 6-day conference-festival (spread over two weekends, including a 1-week residency for some of the presenters), … Read more

Coming off of the successful run of her play The Hampton Years at Virginia Stage, Arena Stage has recently announced Jacqueline Lawton’s newly commissioned play, Intelligence, will be part of their 2016-2017 season.

Drama League Announces 2016 Artists-in-Residence; New Works to Feature Duncan Sheik & More The Drama League Artist Residency Program, made possible in part by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, offers director/collaborator teams and/or ensembles an opportunity to comfortably … Read more

For more than a decade, the Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Awards have recognized new graduate student discoveries that directly benefit North Carolina. Our spring 2016 Carolina Chronicle will describe the research of all of the 2016 Impact Award recipients. … Read more