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SUMMARY:Constructed Discontent: MFA Art Thesis Exhibition  
DESCRIPTION:Constructed Discontent \n\n\n\nMFA Thesis Exhibition\n\n\n\nby Celena Amburgey \n\n\n\nExhibition: April 8-12\, 2025\n\n\n\nReception: Friday\, April 11th\, 6-8p\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConstructed Discontent explores the fragile yet forceful process of self-definition\, interrogating the tension between inherited narratives and those we create for ourselves. Through layered materials\, fragmented imagery\, and reassembled histories\, this body of work challenges the structures that shape personal and cultural identity\, questioning the forces that confine\, shape\, and ultimately reshape our sense of self. \n\n\n\nAt the core of this exhibition is an exploration of disruption and reconstruction—both emotionally and materially. Found objects\, repurposed textiles\, and unconventional surfaces serve as stand-ins for history and memory\, revealing how identity is constantly built\, unmade\, and remade. The work reflects on familial myths\, cultural expectations\, and the weight of external perceptions\, exposing the internal struggle between belonging and individuality. \n\n\n\nAmburgey’s process is deeply tied to time and labor—sewing\, layering\, embedding\, and obscuring. This physical engagement mirrors the psychological work of undoing past narratives and constructing new understandings. Materials such as plastic bags\, burlap\, and personal artifacts underscore the tension between value and disposability\, reflecting the artist’s ongoing interrogation of what is cherished and what is discarded—in material form and in personal history. \n\n\n\nBy confronting discontent as a catalyst for transformation\, Constructed Discontent explores how discomfort can become a space for healing. Rather than seeking resolution\, these works engage in the slow\, layered process of re-examining\, reconstructing\, and reclaiming identity. Through these acts of making and unmaking\, the exhibition offers a space where the past is not erased but actively reworked—suggesting that\, like identity\,—healing is a process of persistence\, choice\, and re-visioning \n\n\n\nMore About Celena  \n\n\n\nThrough painting\, collage\, and layered materials\, I explore identity’s fragile and fluid nature\, a journey ignited by the seismic revelation of a DNA test in 2021. This discovery fractured the foundations of my carefully constructed self\, shattering it into fragments. Art became my means of reassembly\, transforming personal reckoning into a universal meditation on resilience and reinvention. Each work reflects the process of claiming agency over inherited narratives—truths and deceptions—to construct a more intentional identity shaped by acceptance\, understanding\, and choice. \n\n\n\nAt the heart of my practice is the act of layering\, where paint\, collage\, and family photographic archives converge to reconstruct identity. I use paint as collage\, merging fragments of memory with the past and present to reshape my understanding of self. Once static relics\, these inherited photographs become dynamic surfaces where paint and collage obscure\, alter\, and reveal\, collapsing time and reshaping personal history. While rooted in personal experience\, this process extends beyond self-exploration\, questioning how identity is shaped by familial memory\, collective history\, and materiality. The layering of images and textures mimics how identity is formed—through accumulation\, erasure\, and reinterpretation. Like identity\, objects are never static; they carry the weight of time\, labor\, and memory\, continuously reshaped by use and perception. \n\n\n\nMaterials like pennies\, burlap\, and bed sheets carry layered histories\, their transformations mirroring the shifting nature of value and belonging. Tarnished pennies\, once insignificant and easily overlooked\, become markers of perseverance and worth\, reflecting how meaning is shaped by perception and context. With its rugged texture and utilitarian past\, burlap speaks to resilience—stitched\, stretched\, and painted upon\, it becomes a foundation for deconstruction and renewal. Once bearing the weight of familiarity and comfort\, bed sheets are repurposed as vessels for new narratives\, their fibers holding the echoes of past lives while offering space for reinvention. By repurposing these materials\, I explore how objects\, like identities\, are never static but continuously reshaped by time\, labor\, and memory. \n\n\n\nMy work is a quiet rebellion\, where past and present collide\, discarded things breathe again\, and vulnerability holds weight like stone. Here\, identity is not fixed but fluid\, not given but claimed\, not lost but waiting to be seen. Even the fragments—the forgotten\, the fractured\, the worn—hold infinite possibilities\, if we dare to see anew. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGreensboro Project Space Open Public Hours \n\n\n\nTuesday-Friday\, 12-5p \n\n\n\nSaturday\, 2-5p
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/constructed-discontent-mfa-art-thesis-exhibition/
LOCATION:Greensboro Project Space\, 111 E February 1 Pl\, Greensboro\, NC 27406\, USA
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,College of Visual and Performing Arts,Greensboro Project Space,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Where Things Land
DESCRIPTION:Where Things Land – an exhibition by artist Nicole Santiago \n\n\n\nCurated by School of Art Painting Professor\, Michael Ananian.March 25 – April 21\, 2025Closing Reception: April 21 from 4:00 – 6:00pm with the Artist Talk at 4:30.
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/where-things-land/2025-04-11/
LOCATION:Gatewood Studio Arts Center\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, NC 27412\, USA\, 527 Highland Ave\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Art
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SUMMARY:Arjuna Ramachandran\, saxophone
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/arjuna-ramachandran-saxophone/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church\, 1000 W Friendly Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27401\, United States
CATEGORIES:School of Music
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SUMMARY:Branden Bell\, horn
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/branden-bell-horn/
LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:School of Music
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SUMMARY:Emma Phelps\, flute
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URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/emma-phelps-flute/
LOCATION:Organ Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
CATEGORIES:School of Music
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SUMMARY:Emma Grace Homoky\, oboe
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LOCATION:Tew Recital Hall\, 100 McIver St\, Greensboro\, 27412\, United States
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SUMMARY:Side Show
DESCRIPTION:Book and Lyrics by Bill RussellMusic by Henry KriegerAdditional book material by Bill CondonDirected by TBA \n\n\n\nDates:Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m.Apr. 12 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.Apr. 13 at 2:00 p.m. \n\n\n\nTickets: Call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 when classes are in session or click the button below to purchase tickets online. \n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\n\n\nAge Rating: PGRun Time: Approx. 2 hrs.Production Location: UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate St\, Greensboro\, NC 27403Frame/Works Discussion via Teams and in Person: Apr. 28 at 7:00 p.m.To attend Frame/Works in person\, please visit room 130 in the Moore Nursing Building located at 318 McIver St. \n\n\n\nSummary: \n\n\n\nStep right up and behold the mesmerizing tale of “Side Show\,” a spellbinding musical that delves into the extraordinary lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton\, the legendary conjoined twins! \n\n\n\nExperience the glitz and glamour of the 2014 revival\, where Daisy and Violet take center stage in a breathtaking journey of love\, identity\, and the relentless pursuit of acceptance. From the dazzling lights of the vaudeville stage to the complexities of their personal lives\, the sisters defy expectations and redefine what it means to be extraordinary. \n\n\n\nWith an updated book and score that dazzles with every note\, “Side Show” invites you into a world where the bond between sisters transcends physical boundaries. Witness their triumphs and tribulations as they navigate fame\, friendship\, and the quest for true love\, all while captivating audiences with their remarkable talents. \n\n\n\nPrepare to be swept off your feet by this captivating musical sensation that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring power of sisterhood. Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic of “Side Show” as it unfolds in a spectacle of emotion and spectacle unlike any other! \n\n\n\nSIDE SHOW is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. \n\n\n\nwww.concordtheatricals.com
URL:https://vpa.uncg.edu/single-event/side-show/2025-04-11/
LOCATION:UNCG Auditorium\, 408 Tate St\, Greensboro\, NC 27403\, USA\, 408 Tate St\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,School of Theatre
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