Wake the Arts is a movement to infuse the arts into every aspect of the Wake Forest experience. Through this shared connection we will elevate Pro Humanitate to develop Wake Forest graduates who are empathetic, curious, and interdisciplinary problem solvers. We believe that all knowledge becomes more impactful when combined with the power of expression.
No matter what field of study one chooses at Wake Forest, it will be enhanced through a culture of creativity that nurtures and celebrates our shared community.
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Upcoming events
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January 2, 2025 | 10:00am
Lam Museum of AnthropologyDrums from Africa are so iconic that they are often used to represent musical traditions from across the continent. However, Africa is home to many fascinating instruments beyond drums. This exhibit presents a range of percussion and non-percussion instruments that showcase the diversity of African music. The exhibit highlights how … -
January 20, 2025
Wait ChapelFounder and Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake (Wake Forest ’10) created Tonality to connect people through song, using choral music to stimulate community conversations about important issues in the contemporary world. On this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the 2024 GRAMMY-winning vocal ensemble will present their “America Will Be” … -
February 7, 2025 | 7:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterDead Man’s Cell Phone By Sarah Ruhl Directed by Brook Davis February 7-8 & 13-15 at 7:30 pm & February 9 & 16 at 2:00 pm Ring Theatre When Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone premiered in 2007, the play questioned our connections, our disconnections, and how our … -
February 18, 2025 | 6:00pm
ZSR LibraryDocumentary Film Program alumnus Rodney Wild (MFA '23) returns to screen his new documentary We Are, Because We Were. The short documentary features the Winston-Salem African American Archive and its mission to preserve the history of the Black community in Winston-Salem. A Q&A will follow the screening. -
March 3, 2025 | 5:30pm
Scales Fine Arts CenterFilm Screening & Reception | Sick-Amour: A Love Story by Joel Tauber (Professor of Art, Activist, Artist, and Filmmaker) Monday, March 3, 2024 / 5-8pm / Scales 102 (Reception Immediately Following in Scales Lobby) Sick-Amour: A Love Story (2024) celebrates the forlorn and lonely Tree that Joel Tauber adopts in the … -
March 6, 2025 | 7:30pm
Brendle Recital HallDescribed by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway,” Vijay Iyer is one of today’s most in-demand jazz musicians, and is a composer, pianist, and professor in the Harvard University music department. His honors include …
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