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The Russian National Ballet on the stage of the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Photo: Troy Tuttle

Art for Life: All across our campus, Appalachian presents diverse and vibrant arts programs that enrich the cultural and intellectual climate of the campus and region.

Arts Events & Venues

Join us for an event or exhibition — you can find one nearly every day of the year, for nearly every age level and interest.

Arts as Curriculum

The arts offer innovative ways to learn about the world. Appalachian's academic arts programs are varied and diverse, and students have many opportunities to experience, interpret, understand, record and shape culture through the arts at Appalachian.

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Arts Calendar

Jul
23
Young People’s Global Film Series: “Wunderkinder”
July 23, 2018
1:00 pm
“Wunderkinder” tells a tale of three musically gifted children, who develop a deep and genuine friendship despite their different religions and nationalities. When the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, their families face mortal peril and their world is suddenly turned upside down.
Jul
23
TCVA Workshop: Trash Art
July 23, 2018
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This class is all about TRASH! Have a blast creating fun works of art using recyclables including water bottles, bottle caps, grocery bags, zip ties, plastic lids, cereal boxes and so much more!
Jul
24
TCVA Workshop: Trash Art
July 24, 2018
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This class is all about TRASH! Have a blast creating fun works of art using recyclables including water bottles, bottle caps, grocery bags, zip ties, plastic lids, cereal boxes and so much more!
Jul
24
TCVA Workshop: Metalsmithing 101
July 24, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Metalsmithing 101 will introduce students to the basics of metal working including technical skills, building and problem solving. Emphasis will be on the fundamentals of working with hand tools to gain proficiency in sawing, riveting, soldering, simple forming and finishing techniques.
Jul
24
Performance of Mozart, Brahms, Schumann and Mendelssohn Bartholdy sonatas played by the Women's Orchestra at Auschwitz
July 24, 2018
7:00 pm
Faculty and students from the Hayes School of Music, Milligan College and Wake Forest University will be performing sonatas the SS forced the orchestra to play and pieces by Jewish composers the women performed as an act of spiritual resistance. Free of charge and no tickets required.
Jul
24
Weicholz Global Film Series: “Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993)”
July 24, 2018
7:00 pm
In the summer of 1993, following the death of her parents, six-year-old Frida moves from Barcelona to the Catalan province to live with her aunt and uncle, who are now her new legal guardians. The country life is a challenge for Frida – time passes differently in her new home and the nature that surrounds her is mysterious and estranging.
Jul
25
The Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz: Survivor Testimony with Ms. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
July 25, 2018
10:00 am
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (London, England), the cellist of the Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz, will speak about her experiences playing music in a Nazi death camp and her suffering at the hands of the Germans. At the age of 93, she is one of only a couple of survivors of the orchestra still alive today. Free of charge and no tickets required.
Jul
25
TCVA Lunch & Learn: Forbidden Sounds: The Suppression of Music in Nazi Germany
July 25, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Racelle R Weiman, Holocaust scholar, educator, filmmaker and co-director of Appalachian State University's 2018 Martin & Doris Rosen Summer Symposium on the Holocaust.
Jul
25
TCVA Workshop: Trash Art
July 25, 2018
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This class is all about TRASH! Have a blast creating fun works of art using recyclables including water bottles, bottle caps, grocery bags, zip ties, plastic lids, cereal boxes and so much more!
Jul
25
A Survivor Speaks: Eugenie Mukeshimana on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and the Abuse of Music
July 25, 2018
3:15 pm
Eugenie Mukeshimana will talk about the abuse of music in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, during which Hutu genocidaires killed about 800,000 of their countrywomen and –men in the course of just three months. A native of Rwanda, Mukeshimana, who was in the final stage of a pregnancy at the time, survived the mass killings by hiding under a bed in a home of local perpetrators. Permitted to the U.S. in 2001, she attended college and soon founded and serves as executive director of the Genocide Survivors Support Network, a charitable organization that works with refugees, who are genocide survivors.
Jul
25
Prof. Anna Shternshis, “Last Yiddish Heroes: Lost And Found Songs of Soviet Jews During WW II”: Lecture and Performance
July 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Prof. Anna Shternshis (University of Toronto) will shed light on songs -- long believed lost -- by everyday Jews throughout the Soviet Union during the Second World War. In many cases, these songs were the first testimonies of German genocidal killings to emerge anywhere in Eastern Europe. The program includes performances of selected songs such as “Der vekhter in di shtern” (Girls of Chuvashia) and “Ikh lig lebn pulyemyot” (My Machine Gun) by ASU student vocalist Sydra Yarnell accompanied by pianist Prof. Joanne Inkman (WFU).
Jul
25
Broyhill Chamber Ensemble: “An Evening with Old Friends”
July 25, 2018
8:00 pm
Every summer, violinist Gil Morgenstern, artistic director of the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble and its international Reflections Series, assembles several of the nation’s most exciting and highly acclaimed chamber musicians for a remarkable concert series.
Jul
26
Brundibar: Children's Opera Staged at Terezin: Performance and Holocaust Survivor Talk
July 26, 2018
10:00 am
Czech-Jewish composer Hans Krása reconstructed the opera Brundibár as a prisoner in Terezin and first staged with an all-children’s cast in this Nazi-established ghetto in the fall of 1943. Most performers were later deported and killed in Auschwitz. The program includes performances of selected passages of the opera by ASU student vocalist Sydra Yarnell accompanied by pianist Dr. Joanne Inkman (WFU). After the performance, Ms. Tamar Grinshpon, the daughter of Ela Weissberger (1930-2018), who played the cat in Brundibár as an imprisoned child in Terezin, will speak.
Jul
26
TCVA Workshop: Trash Art
July 26, 2018
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This class is all about TRASH! Have a blast creating fun works of art using recyclables including water bottles, bottle caps, grocery bags, zip ties, plastic lids, cereal boxes and so much more!
Jul
26
Rhiannon Giddens
July 26, 2018
8:00 pm
Co-founding member of the Grammy award-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops and recipient of the 2017 MacArthur Fellow Genius Grant, Rhiannon Giddens masterfully blends gospel, jazz, blues, and country showcasing her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess. Her solo album Freedom Highway is among NPR Music and Rolling Stone’s best albums of 2017.
Jul
27
TCVA Workshop: Trash Art
July 27, 2018
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This class is all about TRASH! Have a blast creating fun works of art using recyclables including water bottles, bottle caps, grocery bags, zip ties, plastic lids, cereal boxes and so much more!
Jul
28
Rosen Sculpture Walk followed by awards reception
July 28, 2018
10:00 am
The Rosen Sculpture Competition & Exhibition is a national, juried competition presented annually by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. To celebrate the 32nd anniversary of this inspiring installation, join competition jurors Daniel T. Beck and Ian Henderson on an educational outdoor tour of the ten selected pieces from this year’s competition. The tour concludes at the Schaefer Center with an awards reception.
Jul
28
TCVA Workshop: Toddler Power Hour
July 28, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Explore art through engaging hands-on activities with sculpture, painting, story time and more! Students will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration while learning about color, texture and shapes.
Jul
28
TCVA Workshop: Creative Kids Studio
July 28, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Be inspired and create colorful memories! Students will learn new skills as they create sculpture, drawing and painting, using a wide variety of materials.
Jul
28
BODYTRAFFIC
July 28, 2018
8:00 pm
Named “the company of the future” by The Joyce Theater Foundation, Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch and Best of Culture by the Los Angeles Times, BODYTRAFFIC has surged to the forefront of the concert dance world.
Jul
29
Rosen-Schaffel Competition
July 29, 2018
3:00 pm
The festival, in partnership with the Hayes School of Music, proudly presents the eighth season of the highly acclaimed Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young & Emerging Artists. In the final live round of the competition, a panel of symphony conductors will select a First Place, Second Place and Third Place Winner and the competition audience will select an Audience Choice Award Winner.
Jul
30
Young People’s Global Film Series: “Jasper Jones”
July 30, 2018
1:00 pm
Adapted from the award-winning young adult novel of the same name, Jasper Jones is a moving coming-of-age story about Charlie Bucktin.
Jul
30
Live eTown Radio Show Taping
July 30, 2018
8:00 pm
This special event showcases eTown, an exciting radio broadcast/podcast heard weekly across the country and worldwide, hosted by radio personalities Helen & Nick Forster. This special live radio show taping will feature a memorable evening of great music along with on-stage interviews with the artists and the presentation of the eChievement Award to an outstanding volunteer who’s made a real difference in their community and beyond. Special musical guests for this eTown live radio show are Josh Ritter and Mandolin Orange.
Jul
31
TCVA Workshop: Metalsmithing 101
July 31, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Metalsmithing 101 will introduce students to the basics of metal working including technical skills, building and problem solving. Emphasis will be on the fundamentals of working with hand tools to gain proficiency in sawing, riveting, soldering, simple forming and finishing techniques.
Jul
31
Weicholz Global Film Series: “Paradise (Ray)”
July 31, 2018
7:00 pm
Olga, an aristocratic emigrant who escaped the Russian revolution to become a member of the French resistance, is arrested for hiding Jewish children. Her fate lies in the hands of two men: an opportunistic French collaborator and a high ranking German SS officer with whom she shares a glorious past.
Aug
1
TCVA Lunch & Learn: AppSummer Book and Film Club: Dr. John Pfeifer
August 1, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Presented in conjunction with the Weicholz Global Film Series as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival, attendees will have the opportunity to read and discuss From the Land of the Moon.
Aug
3
Weicholz Global Film Series: “From the Land of the Moon”
August 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Based on the international best-selling novel and starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, From the Land of the Moon is the story of a free-spirited woman fighting for her passionate dream of true love against all odds.
Aug
4
Kristin Chenoweth
August 4, 2018
8:00 pm
Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth makes her debut on the Schaefer Center stage to perform an array of her most memorable songs and Broadway tunes, including music from Wicked, Promises Promises, and Glee.
Aug
7
TCVA Workshop: Metalsmithing 101
August 7, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Metalsmithing 101 will introduce students to the basics of metal working including technical skills, building and problem solving. Emphasis will be on the fundamentals of working with hand tools to gain proficiency in sawing, riveting, soldering, simple forming and finishing techniques.
Aug
11
TCVA Workshop: Toddler Power Hour
August 11, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Explore art through engaging hands-on activities with sculpture, painting, story time and more! Students will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration while learning about color, texture and shapes.
Aug
11
TCVA Workshop: Creative Kids Studio
August 11, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Be inspired and create colorful memories! Students will learn new skills as they create sculpture, drawing and painting, using a wide variety of materials.
Aug
20
Black and Gold Convocation
August 20, 2018
10:00 am
Judy Shepard, mother of the late Matthew Shepard and president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, will speak at Appalachian’s Black and Gold Convocation. Appalachian’s Common Reading Program selection “The Laramie Project” by Moisés Kaufman is a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, who was a gay student at the University of Wyoming.
Aug
25
TCVA Workshop: Toddler Power Hour
August 25, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Explore art through engaging hands-on activities with sculpture, painting, story time and more! Students will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration while learning about color, texture and shapes.
Aug
25
TCVA Workshop: Creative Kids Studio
August 25, 2018
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Be inspired and create colorful memories! Students will learn new skills as they create sculpture, drawing and painting, using a wide variety of materials.
Aug
30
Welcome Back Comedy Show: Adam Devine
August 30, 2018
8:00 pm
Presented by Appalachian Popular Programming Society. Adam Devine is one of the most sought after young comedians and actors in the comedy world. Adam is best known as a co-creator, writer, and star of the hit Comedy Central show, Workaholics for which he was named one of THR’s Top 50 Showrunners and one of Variety’s 2013 Ten Comics to Watch. In addition, he can be seen on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party, which recently premiered its third season, as well as the recurring “manny” on the award-winning hit ABC series, Modern Family.
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7
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Feb
2
The Broken Fragments of My Heart: Rachel Stevens
Sep 7, 2018 - Feb 2, 2019
Rachel Stevens takes the title of her Turchin Center exhibition from a quote from Rabbi Yehuda Hechasid, which in its entirety states: “I will build an alter from the broken fragments of my heart.”
Sep
17
Reading and book signing with ‘The Laramie Project’ author Moisés Kaufman
September 17, 2018
2:00 pm
Moisés Kaufman — playwright, director and author of the 2018-19 common reading book selection, “The Laramie Project” — will read from his work and sign copies of the play.
Sep
17
Moisés Kaufman: Theater in 2018 - The Vicinity of Hope
September 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Moisés Kaufman is the founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated director and playwright, and a 2015 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. His play “The Laramie Project” is about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, who was a gay student at the University of Wyoming. The murder, which was denounced as a hate crime, sparked a national debate.

News

Appalachian student awarded honorable mention in international lighting design competition
June 1, 2018
Rising senior Ally Mangini, an interior design major at Appalachian, was recognized in the 41st annual SOURCE Awards competition for her restaurant design titled “A Cultural ‘Twist’ on Turkish Cuisine.”
Recent Appalachian graduate awarded $15K Windgate Fellowship
May 25, 2018
Appalachian alumna Dani Iris ’18 is one of 10 students nationwide to receive a Windgate Fellowship from the Center for Craft in Asheville, North Carolina. Iris is the first Appalachian student to be awarded the prestigious fellowship.
Appalachian’s apparel design and merchandising program presents ‘Showcase 2018’
May 21, 2018
Students and faculty in Appalachian State University’s apparel design and merchandising program bring designs to “Showcase 2018” runway.
Appalachian’s Common Reading Program announces 2018-19 selection
February 16, 2018
“The Laramie Project,” a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, is Appalachian’s 2018-19 Common Reading Program selection for first-year students.