Creative Community

Kenan Institute for the Arts

Creative Community

Engaging the power of artists to improve the human condition.

Artists help build vibrant creative communities through their work, ideas and leadership. The Kenan Institute for the Arts is committed to empower and expand the influence of artists leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators by providing them access to space, training, networking, mentoring and material supports.

Art Restart
The Art Restart podcast and virtual salon series explores how artists are reinventing their fields and building a new landscape for the arts.

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La MaMa Umbria Symposium

This summer, the Kenan Institute for the Arts is collaborating with La MaMa Umbria International(opens in new tab) by sponsoring up to four UNCSA Alumni from the classes of 2014 to 2024 for one of three creative symposiums in Italy.

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Black Sacred Music Symposium

The Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts and UNCSA are hosting the first regional gathering for the celebrated Black Sacred Music Symposium, Feb 15-18 on the UNCSA campus.

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And So We Walked

Cherokee actress and writer DeLanna Studi dreamed of one day following the footsteps her ancestors were forced to travel along The Trail of Tears and then finding a way to share their tragic yet triumphant legacy with audiences around the country.

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