Arts and Culture at Wake Forest

Arts and Culture at Wake Forest University

As a nation we can hardly do without the arts . . . as a University we can only grow stronger because of them.

Theatre: The Threepenny Opera – February 19-28

This wickedly entertaining, and groundbreaking masterpiece exposes the comfortable fictions we hold dear about the social institutions that define our culture. A vicious and biting, updated translation presents the easyand unconscious corruption of power (in all its manifestations) as more than just the cost of doing business.

3pO postcard_front -WEB.640x454Please note: this production contains mature themes and language and is not suitable for children.

For tickets or information call 336-758-5295

Box office hours: Monday – Friday,  noon – 5 pm and 1 hour before curtain.
The Theatre Box office is located in the lower lobby of Scales Fine Arts Center

Added February 8th

Public Art in Chapel Hill: Finn’s Sculptural Climbing Wall

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The finished wall

The latest public art project by Rubin Fellow in the Arts, professor David Finn, was unveiled in late January in Chapel Hill. Finn’s Sculptural Climbing Wall borders a busy playground in the Community Center park where it serves as a sculpture and a place for toddlers to climb. See more:
http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1057

Added January 29th

Position Opening: START manager

Applications are now being accepted (through February 25) for the position of manager for START, the Wake Forest student art gallery. This is one-year post-baccalaureate position is part of the Wake Forest Fellows Program. Applications can be found at: http://www.wfu.edu/president/fellows2010.php

Added January 28th

A Decade of Giving: New Print Acquisitions 2001-2010

A Decade of Giving: New Acquisitions  2001-2010

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A celebration of the

40th Anniversary of the

WFU Art  Department Print  Collection

January 13th – February 15th, 2010

Reception – January 20th from 4:00-6:00pm

with a gallery talk at 5:00pm by

Former Art Department Chair and founder of the print collection,

Sterling Boyd
“The Early History of the Art Department Print Collection”

Added January 13th

Provost’s Grant for Library Research

The Department of Special Collections and Archives at Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, announces the availability of short-term library research grants to support scholarly use of the collections.

Library research grants are intended to provide support for travel and living expenses for scholars using any or all of the Special Collections divisions (Rare Books, Manuscripts, University Archives, or North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection) at the library. Grant amounts range from $500 to $2500, depending on the nature of the research project and the distance traveled.

Library research grants are available to scholars at any level who reside more than 90 miles away from Wake Forest University and who are conducting research directly related to materials in the library’s Special Collections. Preference will be given to projects which represent a significant scholarly contribution to their fields and to projects with a high probability of eventual publication or other public dissemination.

Application materials for the 2009/2010 academic year are due by December 1, 2009.  Award recipients will be announced by December 15, 2009.  The research residency must take place before June 30, 2010.

For more information, please contact Megan Mulder, Special Collections Librarian, at 336.758.5091 or mulder@wfu.edu .

Added October 30th

New Multimedia Tours Available

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Wake Forest University Art Collection

Keen Guides

Added October 14th

START: the new Student Art Gallery

START logo final copyWake Forest University proudly announces the opening of its new Student Art Gallery (START), located in Reynolda Village, suite 122 A.  This gallery represents the culmination of a year’s work on the part of faculty and administrators in the Provost’s Office, the Department of Art, and the Schools of Business and will serve as a new venue for students to showcase and sell their visual art.  START will operate under the sole direction of recent Wake Forest graduate Caitlin Berry (’09), with the support of a staff composed entirely of students.  Visitors to the gallery will be able to view and purchase visual works of art designed and created by Wake Forest students and, potentially, students from area schools.  The gallery will also host a variety of artistic performances such as poetry readings and music throughout the year.

Visitors who are interested in seeing the new gallery will have an opportunity on Friday, October 30 when the University will host a cross campus gallery walk to debut the exhibitions on the Reynolda Campus and in Reynolda Village.  The Hanes Gallery will be open from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, START will be open from 5:00 – 9:00 pm, and Reynolda House will be open from 7:30 – 9:00 pm.  A Reynolda House After Hours Party will begin at 9:00 and will last until 11:00 pm.

Added October 14th