Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts encourages and supports the exploration and development of new knowledge to transform the way artists, organizations and communities approach their creative challenges.

Through its programs, the Kenan Institute for the Arts is empowering the next generation of artist leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators and engaging the creative community across the region to increase access, equity and inclusion across the sector. 

The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts remains unwavering in our commitment to convening, amplifying and supporting the work of black artists, and pledge to find new ways to make the invisible seen and the silenced heard. 

 “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist; we must be anti-racist.” 
– Angela Davis

Black Lives Matter.