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Dec
3
2025
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Lure of the Local

Local media. Local community. Local arts. Local spaces. Local power. Lucy Lippard reminds us ...
Sep
17
2025
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Youth media producers in Carteret County, North Carolina, exploring third places and interviewing community members to map belonging.

Youth Media and Third Places: Mapping Belonging in Carteret County

In North Carolina, Carteret County youth reporters mapped “third places” — barbershops, libraries, ...

May
9
2025
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How stories build trust—and power—in community

How do you get to know your neighbor? What does it mean to listen ...
Apr
26
2025
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Everyone Has A Story: “What It’s Like to Grow Up In North Carolina’s Vietnamese Fishing Tradition”

Folklorist Alan Lomax famously believed that every voice matters, every story counts. Traveling America’s ...
Apr
22
2025
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Connection Is a Practice: What We’re Learning from Coastal Communities

Last week, we shared how Coastal Connections took shape: story circles, friendship interviews, shared ...
Apr
17
2025
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Creating Connection Through Story and Belonging

In the coastal South, we know the power of gathering. At Narrative Arts, we ...