For Maya McCall, it’s not so much the destination (he’s open for anything), but the journey—one with twists and turns, two colleges, and three countries: “You know transferring schools and changing majors multiple times is a lot of work and it’s a lot of money, but I wouldn’t change a… Continue reading…
Sometimes there are no words. And that, says Meghan Fox, is where art steps in: “The thing I love about art, and why I enjoy teaching it so much, is that art is a universal language. It’s older than written language. It has been connecting people for thousands of years. Even when words aren’t strong enough, art is always present.” Fox is receiving a BFA… Continue reading…
Chloe Arterberry can’t stop moving. That’s how she wound up where she is today. Raised by her grandparents, Arterberry lived in California until she was twelve years old when the family moved to Goldsboro, North Carolina: “My grandmother was like, ‘Oh my gosh, you cannot dance in the grocery stores anymore!’ I think it was because things seemed a little more subdued in the South than… Continue reading…
Dance has been a part of Marissa Finklestein’s life for almost as long as she can remember. After receiving a BA in Dance and Business from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she worked as a choreographer, educator, and performer in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. She held various… Continue reading…
Jamarius Wall decided he wanted to pursue a life in theatre when he was in elementary school in Burlington, North Carolina. His favorite teacher told him she would be directing a musical called Clowns and that he might like to be involved in it: “I did that show when I… Continue reading…
Beth Campbell says if there was just one subject she could study for the rest of her life, it would be Art History. She found a way to do that at UNC Greensboro’s School of Art: “I’m from New Jersey—came to North Carolina about ten years ago. I have worked… Continue reading…
Maria Menendez DMA-Music Hometown: La Habana, Cuba What was it that led you to pursue a life in the arts? In Cuba I studied piano and choral conducting. Before I left my country, I was already working as a music teacher. I went to the University of Miami in… Continue reading…
Jocelyn Marencik BFA-Studio Art: New Media and Design, Minor in Computer Science Hometown: Glen Allen, Virginia What was it that led you to pursue a life in the arts? I have had an interest in computing, including both its logical programming side and its creative design side, for a… Continue reading…
Ethan Everhart BM-Performance: Popular Music and Technology Hometown: Lexington, NC What was it that led you to pursue a life in the arts? I went to my older sister’s band concerts when I was in elementary school, and I knew that I wanted to play an instrument when I got… Continue reading…
Aubria Battle BFA-Dance, Choreography/Performance, Minor in Psychology Hometown: Wake Forest, North Carolina What was it that led you to pursue a life in the arts? I’ve been an artist for the majority of my life, so it only made sense for me to pursue an education in the fine arts…. Continue reading…
