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…
Former Instructor and Visiting Assistant Professor Charles Harris “Sonny” Bell III passed away on October 30, 2025. Dr. Bell was a UNC Greensboro faculty member for three years, first as an instructor from 1975 to 1977 and then as a Visiting Assistant Professor from 1980 to 1981. He was a… Continue reading…
“When I selected repertoire, I looked for the meaning that would fill them up for whatever was ahead. These were cadets training to become officers in the United States Army, leaders of character. They were wonderful singers who came through an audition process, but they weren’t music majors. Still, I always wanted them to know the meaning behind the music.” Constance “Connie” Lankford Chase (’76 BM Music Education) retired in September after a twenty-six-year… Continue reading…
It’s a career you might not think of right away—one that combines music and the military—but it’s one that some School of Music alumni say has served them well, such as Master Sergeant James Miller (’08 MM Flute Performance): “You get paid to play. I think most people don’t understand how uncommon that is. If you’re a musician and you’re not looking into the military… Continue reading…
There’s no place like home for Devonté Jerome Wells (D. Jerome) who made his way back to the Triad in October as the Tin Man in the national tour of The Wiz at the Stephen Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro. Wells, a Winston-Salem native, earned his BFA in Dance at UNCG in 2014. From there it’s been quite… Continue reading…
Professor Emeritus Robert C. Hansen passed away on October 20, 2025. Dr. Hansen was a UNC Greensboro faculty member for thirty-four years from 1986 to 2020. For twelve years he served as Chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre and later the Department of Broadcasting/Cinema and Theatre, now the… Continue reading…
McCanzey “Mac” Koffa believes strongly in the connection between the arts and health and wellness. “I hope to help people think about dance with a different mindset. Everyone likes to dance when they listen to music or go to concerts. So, it’s just a matter of educating people about how moving your body can boost your mood and have long-term… Continue reading…
Dr. Elizabeth Perrill (Smart-Tillman Distinguished Professor of Art History) is serving as lead curator of iNgqikithi yokuPhica/Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa at the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Co-curated with Cultural Curator Muziwandile Gigaba and MOIFA curatorial staff, this exhibition is… Continue reading…
In the spring semester of 2025, a collaboration between the Theatre for Young Audiences graduate cohort and Peacehaven Farm explored the development and execution of a Sensory Friendly (SF) theatrical model. Peacehaven Farm is a residential community farm in Whitsett, NC serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In Phase I of the project,… Continue reading…
CVPA graduates have impressive careers in the arts and arts education, many of them working at the highest levels of their disciplines as visual artists, dancers, designers, musicians, actors, educators, entrepreneurs, administrators, and more. You can find CVPA alumni teaching at public schools in every one of North Carolina’s one hundred counties and… Continue reading…
