News & Events
Ron Rash and Charles Frazier to Headline Summer Author Speaker Series at UNC Asheville
May 16, 2012
A quintet of great Southern writers, including Ron Rash and Charles Frazier, will speak in July at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center as part of the Summer Authors Speakers Series. The series of talks, produced by the Appalachian Studies Program of the College for Seniors at UNC Asheville's N.C. Center for Creative Retirement, is free and open to the public, 3-4:30 p.m. Sundays. NOTE - THIS IS NOW A TICKETED EVENT.
2012 Windgate Fellows Announced by UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity and Design
May 15, 2012
UNC Asheville's Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD) has awarded ten graduating seniors each with $15,000 in the form of a Windgate Fellowship. More than 120 universities from across the United States were each invited to each nominate two graduating seniors with exemplary skill in craft for one of the largest awards offered nationally to art students. Applicants completed an online application with images of their work and a proposal outlining how the $15,000 would enhance their careers.
Writers at Home Spring Series Concludes with Readings from "The Great Smokies Review"
May 9, 2012
The Writers at Home spring series concludes with readings by contributors to recent issues of "The Great Smokies Review," the online literary magazine published by UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program. This event is free and open to the public and begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., Asheville.
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program Announces Summer 2012 Workshops
May 3, 2012
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville's Great Smokies Writing Program summer workshops in poetry and prose. Classes are open to all interested writers but class size is limited; early registration is suggested.
New Textile Art Exhibition to Open at UNC Asheville
April 27, 2012
"I Carry You with Me," a new exhibit of garments by UNC Asheville senior art major Molly Martin, will open with a reception with the artist from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Owen Hall second floor gallery on campus.
“Write Now” – New Creative Writing Summer Program for High School Students to Debut at UNC Asheville
April 26, 2012
"Write Now," a new creative writing program for high school students, debuts this summer at UNC Asheville. "Write Now" offers each participating student experience in different styles of writing – fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry – under the tutelage of three of Asheville's finest writers. "Write Now" will be held weekdays, June 18-29, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., on UNC Asheville's campus.
New Exhibition, “Crumbs,” to Open at UNC Asheville
April 24, 2012
"Crumbs," a new exhibit of sculptures by UNC Asheville senior art major Sarah Ray, will be on view beginning April 26, in Blowers Gallery in UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library. A reception with the artist will be held from 3-6 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the gallery.
“Dissolution” – Funerary Urn Art Exhibit to Open at UNC Asheville
April 23, 2012
"Dissolution," an art exhibition of stoneware funerary urns by UNC Asheville senior Tiffany Purser, will be on view May 4-15 in the Highsmith University Union Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 3-6 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the gallery. The reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public.
UNC Asheville’s Mark Sidelnick Named Art Educator of the Year
April 17, 2012
Mark Sidelnick, associate professor of Education and coordinator of Arts Education Licensure at UNC Asheville, has been named Art Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA).
“Tell Me on a Sunday” – Reuter Center Singers Perform Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber
April 17, 2012
"Tell Me on a Sunday," the annual spring concert from the Reuter Center Singers, will feature some of the most loved songs in musical theater – the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The concert takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in UNC Asheville's Reuter Center, home of the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement.
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