Dance is an art form that, in many cases, requires performers to move as an ensemble. Cortney Vartanian knows the importance of esprit de corps, but she’s also learned the value in making the choreography your own.

“Our professors preached individuality. They encouraged us to find our own voice here. We are all going through the same program, but as dancers we are different and need to express that.” (more…)

UNCG Greensboro’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) alumna Jane South has been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.   

South is currently the Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and before that she taught at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).   She studied Painting and Sculpting in the CVPA School of Art, and received her MFA in 1997.

She says, “My time at UNCG was invaluable in helping me hone my craft as an artist, and I am grateful to all the faculty and staff that supported me.” (more…)

New at UNCG: Robinson Family Fund in Jazz Studies

Chris Chalk ’01 gives acting advice to students

Long before “nimble,” “flexible,” and “pivot” became the buzzwords of the pandemic, one segment of the workforce already had those things down pat. The career path of an artist is full of twists and turns. Just ask School of Music alumnus James Keith:

“There are lots of ways to make the arts a big part of your life. You can make a life in music that can be extremely satisfying. You just need to realize it might not be exactly what you thought it would be when you were seventeen.”

Keith and his wife, Amanda, came to UNC Greensboro for master’s degrees—his in Music, hers in English. She now holds a prime editing position at Wake Forest Press. He earned an MM in Vocal Performance and went on to get his DMA in Choral Conducting. How then did they wind up owning and operating the Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast in the historic Westerwood neighborhood just across Friendly Avenue from campus?  (more…)