Commencement Profile: Yophi Bost BM Music Education, Minor in Musical Theatre
Yophi Bost says that majoring in music education was a pretty predictable path for her:
“My mom is an Actors’ Equity Assocation actress, so my younger sister and I were pushed into professional musical theatre as toddlers. I was singing before I learned to talk, and music has always been my passion. On top of that, all the role models I had growing up were educators, including my grandmother and great aunt who hold PhDs in education. This inspired me to want to teach and to teach something that I’m passionate about. Arts education changed my life, but coming from an impoverished rural area in Georgia, I was deprived of it until high school. Majoring in arts education is my way of ensuring that I can provide that experience to others.”
Commencement Profile: Maya Simmons BA Art History and African American and African Diaspora Studies
Maya Simmons is graduating with a double major — a BA in Art History and in African American and African Diaspora Studies — and she knows just how she plans to use both of them:
“I have loved art from a very young age. As I started researching art historians and curators, I realized that there are not many people of color in this profession. I made it my goal to help diversify the field as much as possible, and create spaces of diversity and inclusion in museums and galleries.”
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CVPA CARES: Community Engagement During a Time of Physical Disengagement
An important aspect for the College of Visual and Performing Arts is its community engagement, and the School of Music Private Lessons Program is one of the foundations of that effort. The lessons are available for all ages and allow community members to experience the joy and accomplishment of gaining artistic and technical skills in music. They are also a key tool for undergraduate and graduate students to gain valuable one-on-one teaching experience during their time at UNCG.
When COVID-19 struck, the private lessons instructors and students had two choices: discontinue or, like everything else the at university, move into a new, virtual world.
Lalia Mangione ’20 MM Violin Performance, took the challenge:
Virtual Studio Visit: Nikki Blair
School of Art Associate Professor Nikki Blair has been working from her home studio in Greensboro, NC.
Art From Home: Mary Martinez
School of Art Alumni ’19 Mary Martinez’s art from home space in Greensboro, NC.
