ARTS NC STATE

Sep 21, 2015

Summer Internship Recap: Meghan Leonard & The Weston Playhouse

Written By Meghan Leonard, Senior My name is Meghan Leonard and I spent my summer working, as a Company Management intern at the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company. Weston, Vermont is a special place. I can say I found my patch of southern hospitality within the green mountains of a small 500-person town. My first day…

Sep 11, 2015

The Arts And Global Change: More in common than one might think…

Written by Kimberlin Torain, Senior in Anthropology; Theatre Minor ANCS Executive Director Rich Holly discusses the intersections of arts and sustainability. Recently,…

Sep 2, 2015

The Next Fest: A festival for emerging artists

Written By Rich Holly, Executive Director of ARTS NC STATE The Next Festival of Emerging Artists is an intensive music festival for young professional string players, founded by NC State Director of Orchestral Studies Peter Askim. Held in June on the grounds of the historic Music Mountain in western Connecticut, the festival centers on technical…

Aug 14, 2015

Working at ARTS NC STATE…Anything but Boring

Photo: Students Peter Lalush (left) and Areon Mobasher (right) work the ANCS Orientation Table By Peter Lalush The last job I had was a food service job which I kind of knew what to expect in. Go in, be bored. I knew that this summer I wanted to do something interesting, something I had more…

Apr 23, 2015

Arts All Stars: Tianna and Georgina

Recently, Tianna Soto and Georgina Ishak had six consecutive days of singing in concerts. They are members of the Ladies in Red a cappella group and the NC State Chorale, which means they perform in plenty of concerts, festivals, and choir shows. They recently sang for Ladies in Red, performed at Mu Beta Psi’s A Cappella…

Apr 17, 2015

Southeastern Theatre Conference a Success!

On March 5-7, twelve of NC State’s University Theatre students traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC). In addition to the workshops and theatre productions they attended, all twelve students received job or internship offers!

Apr 9, 2015

The Arts Outreach Program Implements Improv Workshops

The ARTS NC STATE Office of Arts Outreach is implementing a new initiative to offer arts-based workshops to classes and programs at NC State to encourage developing a wide variety of skills. Amy Sawyers, director of the Arts Outreach office, has a background in applied theatre and improv which she is using to educate students on improvisational theatre and…

Apr 8, 2015

Talent Showcase at the Student Art Sale

In addition to traditionally selecting a student’s work to be a part of its permanent collection, ARTS NC STATE provided the opportunity for NC State students to submit their artwork to be viewed and purchased by the public. As one of the many students who’ve submitted their work, I’m going to share you the excitement of having…

Mar 10, 2015

Creative Writing Accepts Everyone

Imagine an astrophysics major taking a creative writing course. It may be hard to picture it, but surprisingly and often enough, this sort of scenario exists! It’s not uncommon for students to have some profound interest in artistic expression, even if their field of study belongs outside of Humanities and Social Sciences academia. As an…

Feb 13, 2015

University Theatre Students to Attend Southeastern Theatre Conference

Every year, University Theatre students and staff attend the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), and the tradition is continuing with a trip planned in early March. This year’s conference will be held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, attracting theatre enthusiasts from across ten states in the southeast region of the United States. The conference is a gathering of…