Art Exhibitions
Monthly exhibitions of painting, sculpture and the graphic arts are held in a variety of spaces on campus including: UNCW Library, Cultural Arts Building, Campus Life facilities, and the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery. Student art is often featured. Campus Life also features its permanent art collection of student artwork on display year round in the Fisher Student Center, Fisher University Union, and Burney Center. All exhibitions are open to the public without charge. Student art is also displayed outside the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs in Alderman Hall.
Association for Campus Entertainment
The Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE) coordinates many of the events that take place on campus including novelty act entertainment, concerts, Friday and Saturday night films in Lumina Theatre, and campus spirit and homecoming activities. This dynamic student-run organization is comprised of several committees including Arts, Activities, Films, Concerts, Spirit, and Homecoming. If you are interested in more information about events or joining a committee, stop by the ACE Office in the Campus Activities and Involvement Center in the Fisher Student Center, Room 2029, or email ace@uncw.edu.
Performing Ensembles
Membership is open to any student who has had instrumental or vocal experience, with the approval of the director of the particular ensemble.
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers
The University Concert Choir and small ensemble, the Chamber Singers, regularly act as ambassadors for the university and appear on radio and television. The Concert Choir performs at least two on-campus concerts each year and tours during spring break. On occasion, the choir has participated in joint stage productions of opera and musical comedies with the drama program.
Jazz Ensembles
In addition to the Big Band, UNCW has several small groups that play both mainstream and fusion jazz. The Big Band has produced recordings, while the small groups have garnered awards at jazz festivals and have recorded as well. Also, each year the jazz ensembles perform with some of today’s top jazz artists during the annual UNCW Guest Artist Jazz Festival.
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra’s annual subscription series includes five concerts performed in UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium, the principal concert hall in Wilmington. Orchestra members include UNCW students and faculty, as well as musicians from the community.
Wind Ensemble
The Wind Ensemble is organized each semester to provide instrumental music experience for wind players in a large ensemble. This ensemble performs two concerts each year in Kenan Auditorium and tours annually in the spring.
Other instrumental ensembles include the Pep Band, the Brass Ensemble, the Saxophone Ensemble, the Flute Choir, the Guitar Quartet, the Percussion Ensemble and various Chamber Ensembles.
Vocal Ensembles
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Concert Choir is organized each semester to provide vocal musical experience for those students who desire it. Membership is open to any student in the university, with the approval of the director, and any participant may earn credit. Participation by non-music majors may be supplemented by private lessons, also for credit.
The University Concert Choir and small ensemble, The Chamber Singers, regularly provide music for university functions, appear on radio and television, and act as ambassadors from the university at a wide spectrum of community functions.
The UNCW Concert Choir’s yearly activities have included at least two on-campus concerts and an extensive tour during the spring holidays. On occasion, the choir has participated in large, joint stage productions of opera and musical comedies with the drama division.
Storytelling in the Community
University students may enroll in COM 212 Storytelling in the Community, a two-credit hour course in which students are instructed and coached to visit local elementary schools and perform stories for children. In this manner, students learn to apply theoretical concepts related to performance and audience adaptation in actual settings. The course and activities emphasize interactive storytelling that directly involves audience members.
University Theatre
The University Theatre is a student-oriented theatre dedicated to the continuing development of all theatre practitioners. It strives to produce a total theatrical experience to support the educational, creative, and recreational potential of a campus-based theatre.
Two major productions are presented each semester, with student productions presented on demand. Participation is not limited to theatre majors.
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