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Drawing Discourse 2020

Warren Wilson College Swannanoa

UNC Asheville’s juried international exhibition, Drawing Discourse, will open with special events on Jan. 17-18 featuring renowned artists including juror William Beckman. 

“Intergalactic Soul” – Multimedia Afrofuturistic Exhibition

Highsmith Student Union 1 University Heights, Asheville

Intergalactic Soul, a multimedia Afrofuturistic exhibition, will be on view Jan. 27-March 15 in the Highsmith Student Union Art Gallery. A master class with the artists will take place at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Highsmith Student Union Room 223 (the 1927 Room), and a reception will be held at 6 p.m. that same day, also in Highsmith, in the Blue Ridge Room foyer. All these events are free and open to everyone.

The Neuroscience of Meditative Practices – Lecture by Patrick Foo

Patrick Foo, UNC Asheville associate professor of psychology and former director of the University's Neuroscience Program, will give a free talk, "The Neuroscience of Meditative Practices," at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Highsmith Student Union Blue Ridge Room. 

Spring 2020 Music Faculty Showcase Concert

Lipinsky Hall Lobby

Members of UNC Asheville's music faculty and special guests will perform a varied program of music, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 in the Lipinsky Hall lobby. Admission is free, donations to support the music program are welcome.

Documentary Film: “The True Cost”

Highsmith Student Union, Grotto (108)

This second film in UNC Asheville’s 10th Human Rights Film Festival, a documentary probing poverty wages, dangerous working conditions and environmental degradation that are part of the clothing industry, will be screened at 7 p.m., preceded by a free clothing swap from 6-7 p.m. Fair Trade snacks will be provided and the post-film discussion will be led by the university's Fair Trade Committee. Free and open to everyone in the Highsmith Student Union Grotto.