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Alumni Survey Shows Employment Outcomes for Arts and Design Majors

Students in Gallery

The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) recently released the special report “Arts and Design Alumni Employment and Perspectives on Their Work and Careers,” which found that more than half of the graduates answering the survey have jobs in their fields, and that 75%  of them have arts or design-related … Continued


Emilee Fann ’22 BA Arts Administration

Emilee Fann '22 BA Arts Administration

Emilee Fann saw herself living a life in the arts but wasn’t quite sure what form that would take until she got to UNCG: “I’d heard that UNCG had a great Theatre Education program, so I transferred here and that’s where I started. From that point, it was a matter … Continued


CVPA Welcomes New Students, Faculty, and Staff

Dean bruce mcclung handing out cookies to first-year students

The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at UNC Greensboro has admitted the largest freshman class since 2018—275 in the Class of 2026—plus transfer and graduate students for a total of 451 new students. Dean bruce mcclung and the Directors of the Schools of Art, Dance, Music, and Theatre, … Continued


Spartans Win Spot in North Carolina Folk Festival

Music major Anna Vtipil with Gracie Zielinski, Hanna Fishastion, Lora Mouna, and Clara Lampkin

A group led by a School of Music student has won a spot to perform in the North Carolina Folk Festival this fall. Anna Vtipil is a composition student under Professors Mark Engebretson and Alejandro Rutty. Her group is made up of two other UNCG students – Gracie Zielinski (’23 … Continued


A “Red Alert” for the Arts

The College of Visual and Performing Arts last night joined more than 1,500 organizations across the country in lighting theatres and other event venues in red to raise awareness for the arts and entertainment industry which has been devastated by COVID-19. The event was called “Red Alert” and was organized … Continued


Students Succeed at Summer Internships From a Social Distance

In addition to the best professors and classes, many students say that what they need in college is an internship that will offer them “real world experience.” But what happens when the world is a little UNreal? For two of CVPA’s Arts Administration students it was a no-brainer: pivot and … Continued


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 … Continued


Arts Administrators:  Connecting Art to an Audience

UNC Greensboro’s Arts Administration Program adds Museum Studies Concentration and New Faculty There are many ways to live a life in the arts, and many of those ways are behind the scenes, sometimes WAY behind the scenes.  For every successful artistic experience, there is likely an arts administrator with a … Continued