Meet the 2022 WINovation Panelists
On September 16, these four accomplished women will share their stories over dinner at The Umstead. Here’s a sampling of what they’ll discuss.
Category: Arts & Culture
5 Questions with… NCMA director & CEO Valerie Hillings
With a focus on art history and a love of curating, Hillings made her way from the Guggenheim to director of the NCMA.
5 Questions with… Poet Jaki Shelton Green
North Carolina’s Poet Laureate talks about balancing creativity and professional success, as well as her role as a mentor.
5 Questions with… Anita Watkins
Managing director at Rex Health Ventures, Watkins shares how she got started (including bagging groceries at Harris Teeter) — and what’s next.
5 Questions with Country music star Priscilla Block
Born and raised in Raleigh, this singer-songwriter is headlining a European tour for her album Welcome to the Block Party this fall.
5 Questions with… Lauren Kennedy Brady
Theatre Raleigh co-founder Lauren Kennedy Brady is on a mission to create a new artistic home for performers in the Triangle.
Into Being: The Art of Herb Jackson
This Davidson, North Carolina painter’s abstract artwork looks like it may have been done quickly, but in fact it’s a meticulous process.
Rah-Rah-Raleigh
Do you love where you live? Here are songs by North Carolina artists that give a shoutout to Raleigh and the Triangle.
World of Wonder: Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Paperhand Puppet Intervention combines art and activism with their inventive performances and hand-made creations.
Rooted in Clay: Laura Casas Shapes Her World
Through her pottery and in her day job, Raleigh artist Laura Casas creates the quirky, optimistic world wants to see.
Treasure Trove: UNC’s Southern Folklife Collection
An incredible archive in at UNC Chapel Hill keeps Southern music memorabilia like records and guitars accessible and alive.
Swim.
In this essay by Emily Gajda, she finds that when life gets you down, sometimes the only thing you can do is take a plunge.
Super Natural: Painter Elizabeth Bradford
Through brilliant colors and meticulous details, this Davidson native celebrates the beauty, interconnectedness and geometry of the wild.
Nature in Print: Katie Hayes’ Southern Perspective
Off a two-lane highway in Hillsborough down a gravel road, this artist and printmaker celebrates the South’s natural world.