Aleaha Waldroup, a fine arts major, is trading her paint and brushes for ink, needles and human canvases as an apprentice at a tattoo shop in Hayesville, North Carolina. Waldroup enrolled at WCU in 2018 hoping to get a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in painting. Instead of finishing […]
Arts
‘Death Parade’: the student behind the art
With bird collisions happening all around campus, there is one student advocating and fighting for these creatures through art. Studio Art major Amber Rousseau is a senior at WCU and is one of the first Bird Friendly Campus members. She focuses on birds through her art and scientifically through her […]
Celebrating the 21st Spring Literary Festival
The 21st Spring Literary Festival will be held from March 20-23 on WCU’s campus. Numerous featured writers will be in attendance. Starting from WCU’s Visiting Writers Series, the Literary Festival has become an annual four-day event where local and visiting writers show their work to the students of Western with […]
Aura Photography comes to WCU
WCU students experienced picture day once again as they lined up to have their aura photographed. Aura photography is a portrait, usually a polaroid, that shows colors around the person, or subject, representing their aura in that moment. According to spiritualism, an aura is an energy field that surrounds every […]
Bardo hosts the 55th annual juried undergraduate exhibition – Bardo Press Release
Contact: Rachel Hood, Bardo Arts Center Marketing Manager | 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu BAC Hosts the 55th Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition On view February 21 – March 24, with a reception on Thursday, March 2 Short Blurb: Western Carolina University’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. […]
Dr. Tiffany Jackson packs powerful performance in The Rising of The Necessary Diva
On Thursday, Jan. 26, the Bardo Arts Center at WCU held The Rising of The Necessary Diva, an autobiographical account of WCU’s very own Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson‘s life. With bright outfits and an even brighter personality, all eyes were on Dr. Jackson throughout the one-woman show. Jackson was accompanied […]
Twice Grammy-nominated Imani Winds to visit Bardo Feb. 23 – Press Release
Bardo Arts Center Press Release – Rachel Hood, Bardo Arts Center Marketing Manager 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu “Imani’s performance was brilliant – intense, dynamic, and wildly colorful.” James McQuillen, Oregon Live Experience the twice Grammy-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds on stage at WCU’s Bardo Arts Center on Thursday, February 23, […]
“She Kills Monsters” to be presented in University Auditorium at WCU
The following is a press release from Hailey Hogan (hmhogan3@catamount.wcu.edu). Magen Hinson, School of Stage and Screen contact (mchinson@email.wcu.edu) Cullowhee, NC | Looking for an exciting way to end February? WCU’s School of Stage & Screen is proud to share “She Kills Monsters”, directed by faculty member Peter Savage, opens […]
Bardo Arts Center Hosts The Rising of the Necessary Diva
The following is a press release from the Rachel Hood, Marketing Manager of Bardo Arts Center. 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Bardo Arts Center Hosts The Rising of the Necessary Diva – January 26 at 7:30 p.m. Cullowhee, NC | Bardo Arts Center hosts the one-woman show, The Rising of the […]
Bardo Arts Center Welcomes Mariachi Sol de México® de Jóse Hernández Nov. 10
Press Release – Bardo Arts Center Mariachi band to perform at Bardo Nov. 10 Rachel Hood – Marketing Manager for Bardo Arts Center | (828) 227-2505 | rhood@wcu.edu “To believe in mariachi means having a passion for life itself.” – José Hernández Mariachi Sol de México® is a Grammy-nominated band […]