School of Art Shines in Raleigh Exhibition

You might say Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting has been on the backburner for a little while. It was 2017.  Ashlynn Browning (’02 MFA Studio Art) was feeling what she describes as “burnt out”  after the recent election and plagued by negativity and devisiveness: “Everything seemed to be… Continue reading…

December Commencement Profile: Marya Fancey ’19

Marya Fancey ’19 DMA Organ Performance   Her degree from UNCG’s College of Visual and Performing Arts is a Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance, but Marya Fancey has put her hands on just about every kind of keyboard instrument you can think of and in more than one… Continue reading…

December Commencement Profiles: Kahlila Brown and Taylor Roberson

Kahlila Brown ’19, BFA Dance Education Taylor Roberson ’19,  BFA Dance Education Kahlila Brown and Taylor Roberson have similar stories about how each found their way here.  Recommendations from high school dance teachers pointed them toward UNC Greensboro’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, and they both felt they were… Continue reading…

CVPA Alumni Event Photo Gallery – Fall 2019

The Fall 2019 semester has been full of CVPA alumni sightings:  Asheville, Charlotte, Washington, DC, and New York, as our graduates from art, arts administration, dance, music, and theatre have gathered to meet the new dean, reconnect, and network. Below are some photos from recent events.  Scroll through and enjoy… Continue reading…

December Commencement Profile: Nicholas Shoaf

Nicholas Shoaf ’19 BA Arts Administration, BM Music Education Nicholas Shoaf has always known that music would be a part of his life.  UNCG’s College of Visual and Perfoming Arts helped him discover how to combine that love of music with leadership skills to live a life in the arts. Nicholas… Continue reading…

Jewels: An Exhibition of Distinguished Alumni

Jewels is an exhibition curated by Associate Professor Emerita Amy Purcell and is a celebration of her 30 years on the faculty at UNCG’s School of Art. The exhibition features the work of twenty-one of Purcell’s former students — people whom she calls her “jewels” — and runs through December… Continue reading…