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Monday, April 21, 2025
“We are just as human as you are and we demand equal rights,” said Paige LeBlanc, founder of the Trans+ Student Union and creator of the upcoming Trans Art Now show. The Trans Art Now art show will be the TSU’s first event and will feature art from people who […]
Excitement filled the hallway of the Bardo Arts Center on March 20, as Carolyn Grosh, curator of collections & exhibitions, stepped on stage to announce the award recipients of the 57th Annual Juried Art Exhibition. The Annual Juried Art Exhibition provides students, no matter their major, the opportunity to be […]
The crowd filling the lobby of the WCU Fine Arts Museum was awash with excitement as the award ceremony for the 56th Annual Juried Art Exhibition commenced on March 14. The exhibition gives the opportunity for any undergraduate student to submit their art to be considered for the gallery showing. […]
Each semester students in the film and television production program create films that can take months, sometimes years to create. They all work toward one main event, the Controlled Chaos Film Festival. A collection of selected short films will be shown over 2 days, starting on Friday, May 3. The […]
Award-winning author Maurice Carlos Ruffin will visit WCU to present at the 22nd annual Literary Festival at 7:30 April 3. Ruffin will host a talk and reading of his work for students and community members. The Literary Festival will hold three sessions at noon, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April […]
Cullowhee, NC | Bardo Arts Center (BAC) is excited to welcome Trailblazing Women of Country to the BAC Performance Hall stage on Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 pm for a tribute to country music legends Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton.CMT’s 2022 “Next Woman of Country” Miko Marks and […]
“Fantasia on Mysterium: The Epic Immersive Theatrical Recital” is not your typical production. Artist, playwright and pianist Michael Yannette, has dedicated 18 years to the crafting of this reimagined show. Simply calling it a recital would be a severe understatement. The production, which premiered at WCU, was intended to bring […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
