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A Macon County husband and wife already providing financial support of the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum and its effort to expand the range of artists represented in its galleries are now backing the endeavor in a new way – through a gift of artwork from their personal collection.

This April, Western Carolina University’s concert choir will join the Western Carolina Community Chorus and an orchestra of professional, community and student instrumentalists to perform a classic rendition of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah!”

Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center will host a public reception on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. in its Star Atrium, recognizing the collaborators and contributors of the Cherokee Language and Culture Exhibition, a project supported in part by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation.

Western Carolina University Bardo Arts Center, in collaboration with the WCU Mountain Heritage Center, invites you to Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Stories, Strings, and Songs. This program offers the WNC community an opportunity to explore Appalachian culture in new ways on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the BAC Performance Hall.

Western Carolina University will honor the recipients of the 2025 Mountain Heritage Awards during the Mountain Heritage Days Afternoon Concert, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Bardo Arts Center.

This Fall, the WCU Fine Art Museum opens North Carolina Glass 2025, a landmark exhibition that brings together a broad spectrum of contemporary glasswork by some of the most visionary artists in our state.

The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of Fairview-based artist Connie Bostic, on view from Aug. 12 through Oct. 17.

Bardo Arts Center at Western Carolina University is delighted to host a must-see dance event captivating audiences everywhere, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, produced by Ex Machina, Côté Danse, and Dvoretsky Productions, live on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at 7:30 pm.

Western Carolina University School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.

After ten years of serving as Western Carolina University’s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.