Appalachian State University / The Arts and Humanities

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Posted at 2:19pm on March 16, 2020. Last updated at 8:09pm on March 28, 2020.

Art for Life

The Arts and Humanities at Appalachian

Appalachian presents vibrant arts and humanities programs that enrich the cultural and intellectual climate of the campus and region. Join us for an event, performance, exhibition or workshop — you can find one almost every day of the year, for nearly every age level and interest.

By the numbers

600+

arts and humanities events on campus annually
6

free student workshops each week at the Turchin Center
10

departments offer degree tracks in arts or humanities
14

exhibition and performance venues on campus
9,000+

children in grades K-12 attend free and low-cost school matinees each year
20+

countries recently featured in arts and humanities programming, including Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Brazil, Cuba, Ukraine, Germany, Israel, Chile, Spain, Russia, Poland, South Africa and France
80

students are employed annually within the arts and humanities
30+

Arts and Education Outreach Programs connect university arts resources to a diverse audience of community arts patrons, teachers and learners

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

Venues, programs and publications

Art Galleries and Special Collections
Cultural Centers and Programs
Music and Stage
Lecture Series
- The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
- Turchin Center Art Talks and Lunch & Learn
- Martin & Doris Rosen Summer Symposium
- Humanities Council Symposium
- Civil War Speaker Series
- DLLC Annual International Speaker Series
- Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies Lecture Series
Community Connections
Publications and Partnerships

Upcoming events

Mar
30
Virtual Trivia Night
Wellness and Prevention Services
March 30, 2020
8:00 pm
Weekly Trivia via Zoom. No registration necessary. When you log on, please identify your team in the chat box. If you do not have a team, please indicate this and you will be added to a team. Teams are limited to 8 people per team - if your team is larger than that, you'll need to split up.
Apr
6
Virtual Trivia Night
Wellness and Prevention Services
April 6, 2020
8:00 pm
Weekly Trivia via Zoom. No registration necessary. When you log on, please identify your team in the chat box. If you do not have a team, please indicate this and you will be added to a team. Teams are limited to 8 people per team - if your team is larger than that, you'll need to split up.
Apr
29
ARTtalk: Lian 連 Lian 鏈: Hui Chi Lee
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
April 29, 2020
6:00 pm
Hui Chi Lee will talk about her artistic development over the past decade. In the past, her goals were more narrowly focused on interpersonal dynamics in a traditional Chinese family, self-expression, and an examination of personal issues. More recently, Hui Chi Lee is exploring larger environmental and social topics. Her move to Boone mirrors a shift in her artistic development. This event has been rescheduled from April 1, 2020.
May
1
First Friday at the Turchin Center
May 1, 2020
On the first Friday of every month (excluding January), the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA) is open late as part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl. Residents, visitors and the Appalachian State University community are invited to TCVA to experience the exhibitions featured in its seven galleries.

Exhibitions and ongoing events

Mar
17
to
Apr
17
CANCELED: Shoah: How Was it Humanly Possible?
Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies brings noted Yad Vashem exhibit to Appalachian
Mar 17 - Apr 17, 2020
Belk Library and Information Commons, 1st floor
This exhibition has been canceled. Check back for a possible reschedule. The noted traveling exhibit “Shoah: How Was it Humanly Possible?” from Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, will be on display on the first floor of Belk Library and Information Commons. The exhibition examines major historical aspects of the Holocaust, beginning with Jewish life in pre-Holocaust Europe and ending with the liberation of Nazi concentration and extermination camps across the continent and the remarkable return to life of the survivors.
Mar
6
to
Jun
6
Expressive Arts 35th Anniversary Celebration
Mar 6 - Jun 6, 2020
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
For 35 years Appalachian’s Expressive Arts Therapy Program has been educating and training caring professionals to integrate all of the arts into their work and way of being in order to support human growth, development and healing. In celebration, a special exhibition of expressive arts work will be held at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.
Jan
24
to
Jun
6
Lian 連 Lian 鏈 – An installation by Hui Chi Lee
Jan 24 - Jun 6, 2020
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
People are by nature social beings. People need other people to survive, and as such they tend to perpetually seek social interactions. However, human relationships are inherently complex and multi-faceted. The ideology of the series, Lián 連 and Liàn 鏈 begins with a pair of Chinese homophones “Lián 連 and Liàn 鏈” that, depending on the context, mean either “to connect” or “to enchain.”
Sep
18
to
20
GuitarFest
Hayes School of Music
September 18 - 20, 2020
The 25th Annual Appalachian GuitarFest and Solo Guitar Competition will feature workshops, masterclasses and concerts including performances by Dale Kavanaugh and Rene Izquierdo. Rescheduled from March 20 – 22, 2020.

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News

On a winning note — App State pianist advances to national competition
February 20, 2020
Pianist and Appalachian music performance graduate student Molly Reid ’14 will compete in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Performance Competition in March for a top prize of $5,000.
App State grad’s theatre arts education enhanced by work ‘behind the scenes’
January 24, 2020
Appalachian alumna Glenn Ramey ’19 worked as a student part time for three years at the university’s Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. She now applies her experience and education to her position at the Explore Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Appalachian art and visual culture major illustrates the value of on-campus jobs and internship
January 14, 2020
Senior Gabrielle Knight enhances her art and visual culture major with on-campus jobs and an internship at Appalachian’s art galleries.
Lighting up the stage: How Appalachian prepared Cat Tate Starmer ’98 for an award-winning career
December 20, 2019
Hands-on experience in Appalachian’s theaters prepared Cat Tate Starmer ’98 for an award-winning career in lighting design.