When you imagine life on a college campus, you probably think of a place filled with smart, inventive people having inspiring conversations about every subject imaginable. The Wake the Arts Center exists to foster just that.
Drawing together artists, scholars, students, faculty, and staff from every corner of our campus, the Wake the Arts Center uses performance and visual art collaborations—with Chemistry, Religion, Anthropology, Politics, Math, Romance Languages, Neuroscience, Documentary Film, and really anything else you can think of—to give us all a place, a time, and a reason to talk to each other about the things we care about.
Executive Committee Members
Christopher Zaluski: co-chair
Christina Soriano: co-chair
Hayden Barnes (Secrest Artists Series)
Brook Davis (Theatre & Dance)
Cagney Gentry (Film)
Rachael Hayes (Hanes Art Gallery)
Steve Morrison (Communications Strategist)
Morna O’Neill (Art & Art History)
Marco Sartor (Music)
Charlene Watkins (Business Manager)
Recently Funded Projects
- Freedom Dreams Mass Meeting
Freedom Dreams Mass MeetingA Celebration of Community Featuring The Albany Civil Rights Institute Freedom Singers Thursday, March 276pm, Hanes Art Gallery The Freedom Dreams Mass Meeting aims to unite the community around its aspirations for freedom and democracy. The event will feature: Together, they will share powerful messages through music […] - William “Electric” Black
Visiting Scholars Speaker Series: William “Electric” BlackMonday, March 242-4pm, Farrell Hall The Wake Forest Center for Literacy Education is hosting its first annual Visiting Scholars Speaker Series and Community Networking Conference on Monday, March 24, 2025. The event is free and open to the public. It will take place from […] - Forsaken Peaks: An Andean Exile
Wake Forest University Choral Concertfeaturing the World Premiere of Forsaken Peaks: An Andean Exile Friday, March 28, 20257:30pm, Brendle Recital Hall Chamber Choir, Lyric Concert Choir, Schola Cantorum,Chris Gilliam, director Joanne Inkman, piano Javier Farias, composerMarco Sartor, guitarHilary Apfelstadt, guest conductor free and open to the public Supported by: - Looking Closer at American Art
A Symposium in Honor of David Lubin Saturday April 26, 20251:00pm-5:30pmCharles H. Babcock, Jr. AuditoriumReynolda House Museum of American Art For 25 years, David Lubin has forged strong interdisciplinary connections for students and faculty. He regularly taught a combined English/Art History course in the Honors program with Barry Maine, and […] - In Celebration of Eid: Riyaaz Qawwali
In Celebration of Eid: Riyaaz QawwaliSunday, March 307:30pm-9:30pm, Brendle Recital Hall Qawwali is a form of devotional music from the Indian Subcontinent typically associated with Sufi practice within Islam – but has widespread appeal across religious groups. Eid is the holiday that caps Ramadan, one of the most sacred months […] - Rude Girl: My Life on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Rude Girl: My Life on Both Sides of the AtlanticA talk by Priscilla Layne (UNC)April 3rd, 4pmGreene Hall Room 162 “In this talk, I will discuss the development and aesthetic decisions that contributed to my graphic memoir Rude Girl (2022), which was written and illustrated by German artist Birgit Weyhe. […] - We Play Together: Music + Gaming
We Play Together: Music & Gaming is an extraordinary three-day event blending music, gaming, and academic exploration. Featuring Emmy Award-winning composer Inon Zur, whose scores for games like Starfield have captivated millions, this event also welcomes Pete Hines (’91, P ’25), former Senior Vice President at Bethesda Softworks, and retired NASA astronaut Dan Tani. […] - Wakeville 2025
April 5, 2025 Saturday, 12pm-5pmScales Fine Arts Center & Davis Field Wakeville is a student-led, interdisciplinary arts festival at Wake Forest with a focus on sustainability. There will be many creative offerings in and around Scales Fine Arts Center and Davis Field, including music, dance, theater, visual art, film, comedy […] - Ezra Claytan Daniels
Thursday, April 175:30pm, Annenberg Auditorium – Carswell Hall Illustrator, graphic novelist, writer, and screenwriter Ezra Claytan Daniels will be a featured guest in The Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series in the Department of English. Daniels is an artist, graphic novelist, writer, and screenwriter. He is currently a writer […] - Hoop Dreams 30th Anniversary
Hoop Dreams 30th Anniversary of the “Best Documentary of All Time”Wednesday, March 19th6:00pm, Porter Byrum Welcome Center The Documentary Film Program at Wake Forest University, and Get in the Game, invite you to a special event honoring the 30th Anniversary of the groundbreaking documentary Hoop Dreams. The […]
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