Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas

Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas

This exhibition explores how Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), one of the most important modernist artists of the Harlem Renaissance, gave visual form to the idea that Black American culture is a modern culture of diaspora. Douglas created figures that embody Pan-African...
Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

One of the great moments in civil rights history took place in Chapel Hill on May 6th, 1969. That’s when Howard N. Lee was elected mayor of this town. In so doing, he became the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since...
Chieko Murasugi – Fine Artist, Chapel Hill

Chieko Murasugi – Fine Artist, Chapel Hill

Chieko Murasugi was born in Tokyo, raised in Toronto, and based in San Francisco for 20 years before moving to North Carolina in 2012. She has degrees in Experimental Psychology (BA McGill, Ph.D. York U) and Studio Art (BFA York U, MFA UNC-Chapel Hill). She has...
Jamil Kadoura – Mediterranean Deli, Chapel Hill

Jamil Kadoura – Mediterranean Deli, Chapel Hill

Mediterranean Deli provides authentic cuisines from the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Owner Jamil Kadoura emigrated from the Middle East to the United States and studied business management at the Minnesota School of Business. Afterwards he began working in the...