Art Pope

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NCInnovation's future in doubt after Republicans file bill to strip $500M

Axios - Thu, 20 Feb 2025

NC lawmakers invite right-wing advocacy group to consult on UNC admissions

NC Newsline - Tue, 27 May 2025

Remembering Pope Francis: Philadelphia’s 2015 papal weekend, in photos

WHYY - Mon, 21 Apr 2025

NC election board chair peddled election denial and unsubtantiated voter fraud claims

Facing South - Fri, 09 May 2025

New York Gallery Show Spotlights Iconoclastic Comic Artist Paul Pope

Forbes - Wed, 18 Jun 2025

Pope adds rare Gottschalk photo to expansive art collection

Minden Press-Herald - Mon, 30 Jun 2025

NCInnovation may have violated open meetings law when awarding CEO 5-figure raise

Carolina Journal - Fri, 06 Dec 2024

Pope: Artists help humanity 'not to lose its way'

Vatican News - Sun, 16 Feb 2025

Pope Francis and art, J.M.W. Turner’s 250th birthday, John Singer Sargent’s ‘Madame X’—podcast

The Art Newspaper - Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Tariff Effects, Trade Policy Debated at Business Roundtable Led by Pence

Dailyfly News - Mon, 19 May 2025

Life imitates art as Pope Francis fights pneumonia while ‘Conclave’ heads to the Oscars

Chicago Tribune - Sat, 01 Mar 2025

Pope’s Variety Wholesalers may buy 200-400 Big Lots stores

Business North Carolina - Fri, 27 Dec 2024

A fight over transparency at NC startup incubator, fueled by $500 million in tax dollars

WRAL.com - Tue, 12 Nov 2024

N.C. House Republicans take aim at NCInnovation

Business North Carolina - Sun, 23 Feb 2025

$500M investment group under political scrutiny is following protocol, NC auditor says

WRAL.com - Fri, 14 Mar 2025

A Fayetteville native’s company could help save this discount retail chain

The Fayetteville Observer - Mon, 20 Jan 2025

NC Politics | In Raleigh, former VP Mike VP Pence warns tariffs may affect employment, consumers

ABC11 - Mon, 19 May 2025

Life imitating art: Pope ill as ‘Conclave’ hits Oscars

Inquirer.net - Sun, 02 Mar 2025

The pontiff and art: Pope Francis leaves a largely unknown legacy of artistic inspiration

sightmagazine.com.au - Fri, 25 Apr 2025

State for Sale

The New Yorker - Mon, 03 Oct 2011

Cartoonist Paul Pope Voices Concern Over Killer Robots, Not AI Plagiarism

The Bridge Chronicle - Mon, 23 Jun 2025

North Carolina company could save Big Lots, buy up to 400 stores

The Business Journals - Mon, 30 Dec 2024

Why the Church Marks St. Paul VI’s Ordination Day as a Feast Day

National Catholic Register - Thu, 29 May 2025

Barcelona Rejoices as Famed Architect Antoni Gaudí Is Declared Venerable

thetablet.org - Tue, 15 Apr 2025

I Love Art: Henri Matisse, 70th anniversary of the death of modern art’s pope

HelloMonaco - Wed, 12 Mar 2025

Senate approves wealthy Republican donor Art Pope for UNC Board of Governors

NC Newsline - Fri, 26 Jun 2020

GOP Donor, Ex-Lawmaker Art Pope Elected To Join UNC board

WUNC - Thu, 25 Jun 2020

How Art Pope's money shaped UNC's toxic debate over Nikole Hannah-Jones

Facing South - Fri, 16 Jul 2021

Timothy Schmalz, the Pope’s Sculptor

exaudi.org - Tue, 29 Apr 2025

Pope nominated to NCInnovation board, which he had assailed

Business North Carolina - Tue, 24 Oct 2023

THE MONEY BEHIND HB2: How Art Pope helped create North Carolina's 'bathroom bill'

Facing South - Fri, 06 May 2016

How Raleigh businessman Art Pope influences N.C.’s elections

Carolina Public Press - Mon, 14 Mar 2011

Art Pope’s new gig at UNC

NC Newsline - Thu, 25 Jun 2020

Art Pope’s Variety Wholesalers comes up Roses amid recent retail tumult

Business North Carolina - Mon, 03 Jul 2017

Facing scrutiny, taxpayer-backed NCInnovation debates first round of grants

WRAL.com - Wed, 15 May 2024

Pope, Allison, Luddy slam casinos, Medicaid reform and N.C. Innovation

Business North Carolina - Tue, 19 Sep 2023

In N.C., conservative donor Art Pope sits at heart of government he helped transform

The Washington Post - Sat, 19 Jul 2014

Art Pope: The Multimillionaire Helping Republicans Win NC

NPR - Thu, 06 Oct 2011

UNC-Chapel Hill receives $10 million commitment from Pope Foundation to advance core areas of excellence and service

UNC News - Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Big Lots reaches deal with NC-based retail operator

The North State Journal - Fri, 03 Jan 2025

GOP donor Art Pope, former UNC President Tom Ross encourage redistricting reform

WRAL.com - Wed, 29 Sep 2021

NCInnovation board member Art Pope on audit request: No comment

The North State Journal - Tue, 28 May 2024

Adding Republican ‘Godfather’ to Its Ranks, U. of North Carolina Board Solidifies Its Hard-Right Rep

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Mon, 29 Jun 2020

Fact Checking Art Pope And William Barber’s Impromptu Debate

WUNC - Tue, 17 Dec 2013

Art Pope To Step Down As State Budget Director

WUNC - Wed, 06 Aug 2014

Raising Alarm in Goldsboro About Art Pope's Low-Wage Retail, Big-Money Political Empire

North Carolina State AFL-CIO - Thu, 12 Dec 2013

Carolina receives $10 million commitment from the Pope Foundation

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Mon, 23 Apr 2018

Due Diligence: NCInnovation board member calls for state auditor investigation

Carolina Journal - Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Multimillionaire Republican Powerbroker Art Pope Appointed to Board of Governors

INDY Week - Thu, 25 Jun 2020

Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts assures connection to conservative donor's company is nonpartisan

dailytarheel.com - Thu, 29 Feb 2024

The Art Pope empire: Media outlets, think tanks and election machines

INDY Week - Wed, 09 Mar 2011

Let’s go shopping with Art Pope

INDY Week - Wed, 03 Nov 2010

Interim UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor defends his background, downplays controversies

NC Newsline - Wed, 20 Mar 2024

Art Pope steps down as McCrory's budget guru

ABC11 - Wed, 06 Aug 2014

Ayn Rand Comes to U.N.C.

The New Yorker - Thu, 19 Mar 2015

Loaded with Symbolism, a Fountain Sculpture by Pope.L is Among New Acquisitions at Carnegie Museum of Art

Culture Type - Sun, 29 Jul 2018

Analysis: UNC Board of Governors donated over $3.5 million to politicians in NC over the past decade

Triangle Blog Blog - Thu, 08 Aug 2024

Southeast Raleigh grocery store bought by North Carolina Budget Director Art Pope

ABC11 - Wed, 30 Jul 2014

GOP Megadonor Art Pope Plays Leading Role in GOP Gerrymandering Operation

EXPOSEDbyCMD - Tue, 28 Sep 2021

Best in Show: Pope.L Named Recipient of Whitney Biennial 2017 Bucksbaum Award

Culture Type - Tue, 06 Jun 2017

The art Pope Francis loves

Catholic News Agency - Fri, 07 Jul 2017

Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts speaks at TransparUNCy teach-in

- dailytarheel.com - Sun, 07 Apr 2024

Crawling Performance Art Pioneer Pope.L Dies at 68

observer.com - Thu, 28 Dec 2023

Why Millionaire Art Pope Thinks Political Donations Shouldn't Have Limits

Spectrum News - Wed, 29 Jan 2020

NC lawmakers question their $500 million investment in a private nonprofit

NC Newsline - Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Art Pope to Brookings: 'I am not a billionaire'

The Business Journals - Tue, 09 Sep 2014

Koch network endorsement is latest sign of Haley’s rise, but it’s far from a game ender

CNN - Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Free + clear: Power politics

Business North Carolina - Thu, 02 Feb 2017

Absolute power: An examination of Art Pope’s dominance

INDY Week - Wed, 09 Mar 2011

Pop art pope wins graffiti game of peace

WordPress.com - Wed, 19 Oct 2016

Haley donor Art Pope to Trump: If you want my millions you'll have to earn them. Republican moneyman weighs options after former South Carolina governor drops out of race

Daily Mail - Wed, 06 Mar 2024

The Pope Machine's UNC Takeover

Charlotte Magazine - Tue, 03 Feb 2015

The New Art of Pope-Watching

Commonweal Magazine - Thu, 12 Oct 2017

Artist Pope.L dies at 68

The Architect’s Newspaper - Wed, 27 Dec 2023

Haley Campaign Press Release Nikki Haley Unveils North Carolina Leadership Team

The American Presidency Project - Thu, 29 Feb 2024

Review: Pope. L, 'Hospital' at the South London Gallery

strandmagazine.co.uk - Tue, 05 Dec 2023

200 Artists will meet with Pope Francis at the Sistine Chapel

aleteia.org - Thu, 22 Jun 2023

Art Pope, Fred Eshelman named top Republican 'rainmakers'

Raleigh News & Observer - Mon, 23 Feb 2015

Conservative plan: Replace public campaign financing with Pope campaign financing?

NC Newsline - Thu, 14 Apr 2011

Art Pope is the Architect of North Carolina's GOP Agenda

Slate - Mon, 26 Aug 2013

Mark Meadows, Thom Tillis, Art Pope spend time with conservative Koch donors

The Asheville Citizen Times - Mon, 29 Jan 2018

NC Republican Party chairman Claude Pope to step down

Raleigh News & Observer - Mon, 09 Mar 2015

Meet Lee Roberts, Art Pope's replacement as N.C. budget director

The Business Journals - Thu, 04 Sep 2014

Pope Francis: 'The world needs beauty more than ever'

Catholic News Agency - Thu, 17 Feb 2022

New art in Bedford raises awareness for reporting hate crimes to the FBI

WFAA - Mon, 02 Oct 2023

Behold, The Pop Art Pope: "He Is One Of Us"

Patheos - Fri, 30 Sep 2016

The Evolution Of The Ingenuity Of Alfred Pope

Antiques And The Arts Weekly - Tue, 21 Mar 2023

"The world needs beauty more than ever": Pope Francis

aciafrica.org - Thu, 17 Feb 2022

Raleigh family fights over $50 million in Wake County courtroom

WRAL.com - Thu, 03 Aug 2006

Discover Pope Francis' "Ideal Art Gallery"

aleteia.org - Fri, 07 Jul 2017

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

The Nation - Mon, 08 Jun 2015

William Pope.L wins 2017 Bucksbaum Award

ArtReview - Tue, 06 Jun 2017

Greensboro's Jimmy Clark named to UNC Board of Governors; Art Pope also appointed by Senate

Greensboro News and Record - Tue, 14 Jul 2020

Executive at sports-betting company is named UNC-Chapel Hill trustee, despite concerns

Raleigh News & Observer - Wed, 21 Apr 2021

James Arthur Pope - The Bradley Foundation

Art Pope is Chairman and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, Inc., which owns and operates a general merchandise retail chain with over 400 store locations.

Op-ed: Art Pope on Democracy, Policy and Business in NC -

... a closely contested battleground state for this year's Presidential election." Art Pope writes.

Art Pope - SourceWatch

Art Pope is chairman of Variety Wholesalers Inc.; former chairman of the board and current director at the right-wing Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Art Pope Coverage - WRAL.com

Art Pope, one of the most influential Republican Party insiders in North Carolina, wants the state to investigate NCInnovation.

Overview of Art Pope and His Network - Democracy North Carolina

Art Pope is the chief executive and chair of the board of Variety Wholesalers, a chain of discount department stores started by his father, John W. Pope.

James Arthur “Art” Pope - InfluenceWatch

James Arthur “Art” Pope is a businessman and Republican politician who chairs the John William Pope Foundation. He is also chairman of Variety Wholesalers, Inc.

Leadership and Liberty: Reflections on a life of public service

Art Pope has served as a four-term state legislator, special counsel to a governor, state budget director, and member of the University of ...

Art Pope | C-SPAN.org

Art Pope is a Chair for the John William Pope Foundation with six videos in ... Art Pope talked about conservative political causes in his state of North Carolina ...

Art Pope - Google Research

Art Pope received BS and PhD degrees from the University of British Columbia, and an SM from Harvard, all in computer science. He is a software engineer at ...

Art Pope - WUNC

Art Pope. One of the research grant recipients is Western Carolina University. Brian Byrd, a professor. Education · Research fund that received $500 million ...

Painting North Carolina Redder - Philanthropy Roundtable

Art Pope took a leave from the foundation to become the new governor's budget director, and the state government enacted a burst of dramatic reforms over the ...

the John Locke Foundation

Andrea Harris, president of the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic Development, credits Art Pope (President and Chairman of the Pope Foundation) and Variety

Art Pope: Trump tariffs mean 'there are not good times ahead' - Reddit

Art Pope: Trump tariffs mean 'there are not good times ahead'. r/ncpolitics - Art Pope: Trump tariffs mean 'there are not good times · wunc.org

How Art Pope helped create North Carolina's 'bathroom bill'

The money trail behind HB2 leads to Art Pope, the millionaire CEO of a chain of discount stores who played a key role in financing the Republicans' 2010 ...

Art Pope - DeSmog

Art Pope is the president and vice-chairman of the board of directors for Variety Wholesalers Inc. and president and chairman of the John William Pope ...

Art Pope's Variety Wholesalers comes up Roses amid recent retail ...

Yes, that Art Pope, the Raleigh businessman whose $50 million-plus of financial backing, political acumen and hard work paved the way for the ...

Going Big in Business, Public Policy, and Philanthropy: The Art ...

Join host Kevin Gentry for an insightful conversation with Art Pope—a principled leader who has gone big in business, in state government, ...

Art Pope | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source

Art Pope, perhaps the most controversial member of Governor McCrory's administration, is leaving his job as state budget director. Governor McCrory made… Listen ...

State for Sale | The New Yorker

That day in Raleigh, though, Gillespie had lunch with an ideal ally: James Arthur (Art) Pope, the chairman and C.E.O. of Variety Wholesalers ...

Senate approves wealthy Republican donor Art Pope for UNC ...

Conservative financier and politico Art Pope appointed to the UNC Board of Governrors; James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal.

art pope | Facing South

Art Pope had turned its attention to her reporting on racism with attacks and distortions reminiscent of its dishonest treatment of climate science.

North Carolina Museum of Art Receives $500,000 Grant from John ...

“This is a wonderful way to honor my mother's dedication to the arts,” says John William Pope Foundation Chairman Art Pope. “She would be humbled. But I ...