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…
Claire Ittner is a historian of modern and contemporary art in the Americas with particular interest in the art and visual culture of the African Diaspora in the American South and the Caribbean. Her research interests include questions of mobility and migration, patronage networks and theories of artistic value, and… Continue reading…
“Drop In. Drop Out. Bring a Friend.” That is the tag line for a new event coming to UNC Greensboro in February through a partnership between Duke University Arts and the UNCG School of Dance. Those are also literally the only instructions for the event, according to Caitlyn Schrader (’22… 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…
College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Kasia Ozga as Assistant Professor of Sculpture in CVPA’s School of Art. Kasia Ozga is a Polish French American sculptor and installation artist who reuses, revalues, and reanimates mass-produced materials into singular artworks and inverts… Continue reading…
UNCG College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean bruce mcclung has announced the roster of artists for the 2023–2024 University Concert and Lecture Series (UCLS). UCLS, the longest running concert and lecture series in North Carolina, will present Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti; Collage, a captivating and… Continue reading…
CVPA Dean bruce mcclung has appointed Rodgers Dameron as Assistant Professor of Animation. Rodgers Dameron is recognized for his wide-ranging versatility in the creation of animation, visual effects, and graphics exemplified by his diverse host of clients including PBS, National Geographic, Volvo, Fidelity, Red Antler, The Royal Ontario Museum, Embodied… Continue reading…
Quan Apollo shopped around a little bit before determining UNC Greensboro’s School of Art was the right place for him: “I decided on UNCG after going to two other institutions—Methodist University and North Carolina A&T. I was impressed by the number of faculty here after having experienced much smaller departments… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Professor Kevin Vanek’s Foundry students on winning the crowd over with their Cupola Furnace at the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices. Undergraduate students and recent alumni in the School of Art foundry arts classes traveled to Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL to participate in… Continue reading…
In the spring of 2023, students and faculty from the Interdisciplinary Art and Social Practice program at UNCG embarked on a research trip to Asheville, North Carolina, to explore and learn about the history and influence of Black Mountain College (1930-50s). This trip was generously funded by the Victoria and Ron… Continue reading…
