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artists illustration of Dream of Flight

Feb 8, 2020

A Collaborative “Win” for the Arts: Dream of Flight

In summer 2018, sculptor and NC State alumnus Heath Satow ’91 posted a call for help on Facebook. He had just moved from Los Angeles to Ogden, Utah, when he was contacted by the RDU Airport Authority, saying that his Dream of Flight sculpture (his first large-scale public sculpture commission in 2004) had to be removed… 
Orchestral Bluegrass

Feb 5, 2020

Orchestral Bluegrass

Thrilling. Once in a lifetime. Totally exhilarating. That’s a sample of reactions from NC State Department of Music orchestra students (and their professor, Dr. Peter Askim) in response to a transformative experience in October 2019. The International Bluegrass Music Association was in town for the annual World of Bluegrass festival. North Carolina’s Balsam Range, 2018 IBMA… 
MARY ANN SCHERR, C. 1990. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SCHERR COLLECTION.

Jan 31, 2020

Endless Possibilities: The Fearless Creativity of Mary Ann Scherr

By Kelly McCall Branson When internationally renowned jewelry maker Mary Ann Scherr first fell in love with metal, back in the 1940s, it wasn’t the slightest obstacle to her newfound passion that there existed only one, rather incomplete textbook on the subject of jewelry making; she simply launched her own mission of discovery – seeking… 
Bowers medals

Jan 31, 2020

Friends of Arts NC State Board Awards the Bowers Medals

The Friends of Arts NC State Board of Advisors has presented the 2019 Bowers Medal of Arts to Robert Black, Ormond Sanderson, and Bing Sizemore. The awards were presented in a ceremony in the Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre on November 1. Robert Black and Ormond Sanderson first met as teachers at Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College)… 

Jan 29, 2020

Student Arts Awards

Arts NC State recently conferred the annual Performing, Creative and Visual Arts Awards, and 13 NC State students were honored for their accomplishments during the 2018-2019 academic year. The awards were presented by Arts NC State executive director Rich Holly at a ceremony on November 1. These awards celebrate NC State University students from across the university’s colleges who… 
ART 2 WEAR DRESS, VERONICA TIBBITTS, 2011. NCSU ART 2 WEAR ARCHIVAL COLLECTION, COURTESY OF THE GREGG MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN

Jan 22, 2020

All That Glitters: Spark and Dazzle from the Permanent Collection

Nearly everyone would agree that shiny or sparkling things are eye-catching. But just what is it about them that makes them so (literally) attractive? 
Yamato

Jan 8, 2020

NC State LIVE presents Yamato: The Drummers of Japan

Friday, February 28 at 8pmStewart Theatre Yamato’s motto is “Go anywhere if invited and make the world a little more happy.” With close to 200 performances a year worldwide, they take happiness very seriously. Traveling from Japan’s Asuka Village in Nara Prefecture, these highly trained musicians captivate audiences through Japan’s traditional Wadaiko (Taiko) drums. Yamato… 
A RELIEF CARVING BY MARIA FRATI, WHO TEACHES THE “BOARD AND BRUSH” CLASS IN THE WOOD STUDIO.

Jan 6, 2020

Teach and Do: The Crafts Center Instructors’ Exhibition

January 6 – March 6, 2020 Not only do our Crafts Center instructors TEACH amazing classes here at NC State, they are professional artists in their own right. This exhibition highlights the work they DO and their incredible craftsmanship and expertise. Works will be on display and many offered for sale in a wide variety of… 
Stock image of microphone

Nov 26, 2019

WKNC relaunches music podcast

NC State’s student radio station is creating space for female and LGTBQ performers with a newly relaunched podcast. 
Lucas Sanders practices playing piano using the Piano+ interactive method book created through a DELTA Grant in partnership with Olga Kleiankina from the Department of Music. Photo by Erin Zanders. The student is playing piano and has a tablet in front of him with the Piano+ loaded on the screen.

Sep 10, 2019

Class Piano Goes Digital

Through a DELTA Grant, a team of staff members partnered with Associate Teaching Professor Olga Kleiankina from the Department of Music to transform MUS 107: Class Piano I by creating an interactive web book to replace the standard method book.