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Arts NC State is the collective organization comprising the visual and performing arts programs of NC State University.

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Thank you @ncsutechnician for this glowing review of the @ncstatelive show featuring @deedeebridgewater She`s a legend, and we were thrilled to have such an excited and packed house to see her!

Read the article at the link in our bio!
#creativestate #ncstate
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Thank you @ncsutechnician for this glowing review of the @ncstatelive show featuring @deedeebridgewater She's a legend, and we were thrilled to have such an excited and packed house to see her! Read the article at the link in our bio! #creativestate #ncstate @ncstatedasa

Thank you @ncsutechnician for this glowing review of the @ncstatelive show featuring @deedeebridgewater She`s a legend, and we were thrilled to have such an excited and packed house to see her!

Read the article at the link in our bio!
#creativestate #ncstate
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After starting as a small “Hobby Shop” in 1954, @thecraftscenter has grown into a thriving hub of creativity on NC State’s campus and is now among the largest university crafts centers in the nation.

🎉 This year, they`re celebrating 70 years of "Making it Here!"

👉 Check out our video from the anniversary event and gallery opening, which took place Friday, Sept. 20.
And read more about the event in the article at the link in our bio.

📌📆 The 70th anniversary gallery exhibition will be on display through Saturday, Oct. 19 in the lobby of the Crafts Center.

#MAKEITHERE #creativestate #ncstate

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After starting as a small “Hobby Shop” in 1954, @thecraftscenter has grown into a thriving hub of creativity on NC State’s campus and is now among the largest university crafts centers in the nation. 🎉 This year, they're celebrating 70 years of "Making it Here!" 👉 Check out our video from the anniversary event and gallery opening, which took place Friday, Sept. 20. And read more about the event in the article at the link in our bio. 📌📆 The 70th anniversary gallery exhibition will be on display through Saturday, Oct. 19 in the lobby of the Crafts Center. #MAKEITHERE #creativestate #ncstate

After starting as a small “Hobby Shop” in 1954, @thecraftscenter has grown into a thriving hub of creativity on NC State’s campus and is now among the largest university crafts centers in the nation.

🎉 This year, they`re celebrating 70 years of "Making it Here!"

👉 Check out our video from the anniversary event and gallery opening, which took place Friday, Sept. 20.
And read more about the event in the article at the link in our bio.

📌📆 The 70th anniversary gallery exhibition will be on display through Saturday, Oct. 19 in the lobby of the Crafts Center.

#MAKEITHERE #creativestate #ncstate …

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The NC State marching band gets ready to perform.

Celebrating 100 Years of Music

This school year, NC State is celebrating the rich history and tradition of its music program, now named the Department of Performing Arts and Technology, that spans the past century.

Roxanne Hicklin and Derek Ham

A Love of Art and Technology

Roxanne Hicklin graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Salem College. She spent her summers as a sketch artist at Carowinds, capturing quick likenesses of people on the sidewalk before their attention wandered, along with their feet. Following graduation, she was able to parlay that skill into working at Channel 5 News as a courtroom sketch artist, learning graphic arts and computer animation while there. Her ability to be adaptable and always learning on the job led her from Channel 5 to SAS, and finally landing as a volunteer and philanthropist at NC State, where she’s mentoring and nurturing a new generation of artists.

Carol Fountain Nix, director of NC State's Crafts Center, speaks at a celebration of the Crafts Center's 70th anniversary.

Crafts Center Celebrates 70 Years of “Making it Here!”

After starting as a small “Hobby Shop” in 1954, the Crafts Center has grown into a thriving hub of creativity on NC State’s campus and is now among the largest university crafts centers in the nation. 

Artistic Pursuit

Arts studies alumna Sabrina Hurtado is leveraging their degree to design programs at the North Carolina Museum of Art for teens and college students.

A brick path leading to the Artists' Backyard, surrounded by greenery

Grounded in Nature

Nestled in the heart of Raleigh, NC State University is a vibrant hub of academic energy as our students and employees alike learn, teach, work, play and, of course, Think and Do. With over 2,100 acres of commercial, forested, gardened and farmed spaces, the university boasts an abundance of outdoor locations perfect for holding a meeting,…

Jacob Jones, left, of the Material Science and Engineering Department and Blake Kennedy of the Clay Studio.

Sculpting and Scanning

A collaboration between Blake Kennedy of the Clay Studio and Jacob Jones of the Material Science and Engineering Department for an Envisioning Research contest is a further example of the connections between STEM and the arts at NC State.

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Flamenco dance and music from Tablao Flamenco.
Thompson/University Theatre at NC State University. Photo by Marc Hall