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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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  • April 1, 2025 | 10:00am
    Lam Museum of Anthropology
    Gender includes the way we think about ourselves, how we present ourselves to others, the roles we take on, and more. Gender matters for our health, our work, or relationships with others, and for many of us, nearly every aspect of our lives. In the summer of 2022, a research team …
  • April 1, 2025 | 10:00am
    Lam Museum of Anthropology
    Home explores the many ways in which the concept of "home" is constructed across cultures. Curated by Wake Forest students in a First-Year Seminar, the exhibition showcases artifacts from the collection that reflect the physical and conceptual diversity of homes around the world. In addition to these global …
  • April 1, 2025 | 10:00am
    Lam Museum of Anthropology
    The Lam Museum of Anthropology is excited to showcase a selection of newly acquired objects from the closed Museum of World Cultures at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. This partnership brings back into public view nearly 300 ethnographic, historical, and archaeological pieces from around the world, and adds significant depth to …
  • April 1, 2025 | 10:00am
    Lam Museum of Anthropology
    Colors have many symbolic meanings in East Asian fashion. This exhibit features clothing from China and Japan organized by the five basic colors of black, red, green-blue, white, and yellow. These colors are traditionally associated with the elements of water, fire, wood, metal, and earth, respectively. Originating in the mythical …
  • April 1, 2025 | 7:00pm
    Scales Fine Arts Center
    The WFU Department of Music invites you to a special presentation from WFU Music major Alexandra Eliasek. For this project, Alexandra will explore the soundtracks in children's films and demonstrate how the film industry uses movies to teach children about various music genres and the cultures associated with them.&…
  • April 2, 2025 | 3:00pm
    Are you currently a Canva user? Would you like another (free!) tool in your toolbox? Join us for a beginner-friendly "quick start" workshop all about Express, Adobe's easy cloud-based design tool, featuring Firefly AI for amazing transformations in a snap. Attendees will see a live …
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Wakeville 2025 - sponsored by the Wake the Arts Center
We Play Together - sponsored by the Wake the Arts Center