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John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center

John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center

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New Virtual Opportunities

Bardo Arts Center and the Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts offer a dynamic series of online events and experiences.

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Bardo Arts Center

Home to Western Carolina University’s Performance Hall, Niggli Studio Theatre, and the WCU Fine Art Museum, Bardo Arts Center (BAC) enriches the vibrant artistic and cultural legacy of the Western North Carolina region. Through visual and performing arts programming, we enhance both the campus and community experience by increasing engagement with the arts.

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Virtual Opportunities

Explore a variety of dynamic online experiences including webinars, exhibition video gallery tours, documentary films, and more.

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Julie Armbruster and R. Brooke Priddy-Conrad, Two-Faced Kitten, 2010, graphite, ink, and watercolor on paper mounted to wood panel, 8 x 8 x 1 inches, Gift of the Ray Griffin/Thom Robinson Collection

Cultivating Collections

Cultivating Collections: Paintings, Scultpure, Latinx and Latin American Artists, features work from the Museum's permanent collection.

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Bardo Arts Center Turns 15!

The 2020-2021 season is Bardo Arts Center's 15th Anniversary Year! Learn more about our past, present, and future, and celebrate with virtual events!

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Upcoming Events

Demonic Merry-Go Round. Julie Armbruster and R. Brooke Priddy-Conrad, artists.

Cultivating Collections

In 2020, Cultivating Collections features paintings, ceramics, and work by Latinx and Latin American artists. Working under Curator Carolyn Grosch, undergraduate students in WCU’s Exhibition Practicum course assisted in the selection of works to display, interviewed artists, and evaluated strengths and opportunities for the collection.

 

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