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  • ĢƵChorus

    ĢƵchoir, community chorus to perform Mendelssohn masterwork

    Shane Ryden
    February 20

    This April, ĢƵ’s concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah!”

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    Bardo Arts Center to host reception for Cherokee Language and Cultural Exhibition

    Rachel Hood
    October 7

    ĢƵ’s Bardo Arts Center will host a public reception on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Star Atrium, recognizing the collaborators and contributors of the Cherokee Language and Culture Exhibition, a project supported in part by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

  • Image courtesy of Cherokee Language Repertory Choir

    ĢƵto host Echoes Across the Smokies

    Rachel Hood
    October 1

    ĢƵ Bardo Arts Center, in collaboration with the ĢƵMountain Heritage Center, invites you to Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Stories, Strings, and Songs. This program offers the WNC community an opportunity to explore Appalachian culture in new ways on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the BAC Performance Hall.

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    Roger Smoker, Jackson County Public Libraries named 2025 Mountain Heritage Award recipients

    Julia Duvall
    September 23

    ĢƵ will honor the recipients of the 2025 Mountain Heritage Awards during the Mountain Heritage Days Afternoon Concert, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Bardo Arts Center.

  • Glass art

    The wonder of North Carolina glass comes to ĢƵthis fall

    Rachel Hood
    September 19

    This Fall, the ĢƵFine Art Museum opens North Carolina Glass 2025, a landmark exhibition that brings together a broad spectrum of contemporary glasswork by some of the most visionary artists in our state.

  • Connie Bostic art

    New exhibition celebrating the gifts of Connie Bostic at WCU

    Rachel Hood
    September 19

    The ĢƵ Fine Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of Fairview-based artist Connie Bostic, on view from Aug. 12 through Oct. 17.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet, Prince of Denmark comes to Bardo Arts Center

    Rachel Hood
    September 15

    Bardo Arts Center at ĢƵ is delighted to host a must-see dance event captivating audiences everywhere, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, produced by Ex Machina, Côté Danse, and Dvoretsky Productions, live on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at 7:30 pm.

  • ĢƵstudent Ethan Naggiar

    School of Stage and Screen earns NCTC award, set for spring musical

    Cam Adams
    April 8

    ĢƵ School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.

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    George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at ĢƵafter a decade of leadership

    Rachel Hood
    January 16

    After ten years of serving as ĢƵ’s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.

  • George Brown, the Hinshaws and Denise Drury Homewood

    Macon County couple endows fund to diversify ĢƵFine Art Museum collections

    Bill Studenc
    November 26

    The ĢƵ Fine Art Museum at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center will be broadening the scope of artists represented in its holdings thanks to contributions from a Macon County couple.

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