News & Events
UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program Offers Summer Workshops
April 22, 2011
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program's summer workshops in poetry and prose. Classes are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested.
"enter into//enter-act" - Interactive Bubble Machine Sculpture Goes on Exhibit at UNC Asheville
April 11, 2011
A collection of interactive bubble-machines by UNC Asheville senior Anna Stanley, will be exhibited in the Highsmith University Union Gallery from April 22-May 1. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the gallery.
"Cracks, Doorways, and Portals" – Poetry and Photography at UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library
April 11, 2011
Poet and photographer Tracey Schmidt will conduct a free poetry-writing workshop from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, Whitman Room, followed by a poetry reading and reception from 2-4 p.m. in the library's Blowers Gallery. The events are in conjunction with the "Cracks, Doorways, and Portals" collection of poetry and photography exhibited in the Blowers Gallery. The exhibit, a collaboration between Schmidt and photographer Laurent Weisenberger, combines images of doorways, dew drops and water reflections with works from Schmidt's first collection of poetry, "I Have Fallen in Love with the World." The works will be on exhibit through April 26. The events are free and open to the public.
Functional and Decorative Art and Ceramics for Sale at UNC Asheville
April 8, 2011
UNC Asheville's Art Department will hold its annual Spring Ceramic and Art Sale from 4-7 p.m. Friday, April 22, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in UNC Asheville's Owen Conference Center, located on the third floor of Owen Hall. The sale is open to the public.
Multimedia Arts and Sciences 10th Annual Juried Student Exhibition Opens April 8
April 5, 2011
UNC Asheville's Multimedia Arts and Sciences Program will host its 10th annual juried student exhibition featuring innovative new media work by UNC Asheville students, April 8-15 in the university's Highsmith Gallery. An opening reception is scheduled from 3-6 p.m. Friday, April 8.
Ceramic Exhibition by Senior Kevin Payne
April 4, 2011
"Missing Parts: The Fragmented Human Form," a collection of ceramic sculptures by UNC Asheville senior Kevin Payne, will be exhibited from April 22-May 3 in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall Second Floor Gallery. An opening reception will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 22, in the gallery. Payne's slab-built, abstract human figures, with rough, purposeful imperfections, reflect varied responses to shared human experiences such as grief, pain and tragedy.
Spring Issue of "The Great Smokies Review" Now Online; Authors Offer Public Reading May 15
March 31, 2011
The Spring 2011 issue of The Great Smokies Review, a Web-based literary magazine published by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP), is now online at thegreatsmokiesreview.org.
44th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at UNC Asheville Opens April 8
March 30, 2011
Art Front, UNC Asheville's student art organization, together with the UNC Asheville Art Department, presents the 44th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, from April 8 through May 3 at S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall, first floor.
Theatre UNCA Stages "Reefer Madness: The Musical"
March 29, 2011
Theatre UNCA will probe political parallels between the 1930s and the present through a satirical comedy, "Reefer Madness: The Musical," with five performances from April 13-17 in UNC Asheville's Carol Belk Theater. Tickets go on sale April 7, with student, senior citizen and general admission pricing.
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Offers "Speak Of Me As I Am: Othello Now and Then"
March 28, 2011
The nature of evil and issues of domestic violence and race as they are portrayed in Shakespeare's "Othello" will be explored by award-winning professor Ron Herzman in his lecture, "Speak Of Me As I Am: Othello Now and Then." The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, April 4, in UNC Asheville's Humanities Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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