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Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts

The Kenan Institute for the Arts at UNC School of the Arts is a catalyst that encourages and supports the exploration and development of new knowledge to transform the way artists, organizations and communities approach their creative challenges.

Through its new five-year strategic plan, Creative Catalyst Initiative, the Institute will empower the next generation of artist leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators; enhance creative placemaking near the UNCSA campus; and engage the creative community across the region to increase access, equity and inclusion across the sector.

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The Artist as Leader Series

Artists with diverse careers and experiences reflect on how the creative process has helped them develop attributes of leadership.

Susannah Felts and Katie McDougall

Artist As Leader podcast producer Pier Carlo Talenti interviews Susannah Felts and Katie McDougall, writers and cofounders of The Porch Writers' Collective.

Samuel Hoi

Corey Madden interviews Samuel Hoi, president of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and recipient of a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship.

Aaron Gonzalez & Jenny Beth Snyder

Corey Madden interviews Aaron Gonzalez and Jenny Beth Snyder, co-founders of Tech Without Tears, a full-service production management & technical direction company.

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News from Our Creative Community

UNCSA and Kenan Institute for the Arts open Creative CoWorks, a space for creative innovators

UNCSA and the Kenan Institute for the Arts announce the opening of Creative CoWorks, a satellite campus located in the Don Flow Building downtown that will be dedicated to encouraging creative entrepreneurship in the UNCSA student-body and local community.

"And So We Walked" makes international debut at Tunisian theatre festival

The Kenan Institute's "And So We Walked: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears" made its international debut in December at the Carthage International Theatre Festival.

Laura Gutierrez joins Board of Advisors for the Kenan Institute

Performing artist, choreographer and UNCSA School of Dance alumna Laura Gutierrez has joined the Board of Advisors for the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts.

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