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, History, 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)
Paul Bright (Hanes Gallery)
Brook Davis (Theatre & Dance)
Cagney Gentry (Film)
Steve Morrison (Communications Strategist)
Morna O’Neill (Art & Art History)
Marco Sartor (Music)
Charlene Watkins (Business Manager)

Recently Funded Projects

  • Art, Activism, and the Anthropocene
    Mary Mattingly: Art, Activism, and the AnthropoceneNovember 18, 5-6pm, Scales 102 Mary Mattingly is a New York-based artist and a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow. Using photography, sculpture, and public installations, she is currently focused on creating dynamic water clocks that visualize water access and equity.She co-builds ecological systems related to water, […]
  • Lion Dance
    Friday, October 25, Manchester Plaza 6:30pm Lion Dance Show & Workshop by Thundering Wave Martial Arts7:30pm Outdoor Film Screening: I am What Am 雄獅少年(2021) Brought to you by: Rain Location: Annenberg Forum, Carswell Hall 111 For more information, contact Professor Ziyi Geng gengz@wfu.edu
  • OUT at the Movies
    OUT at the Movies: Opening Night ScreeningThursday, Oct. 3, 7pm, Kulynych Auditorium OUT At The Movies International Film Festival will hold its Preview Night Screening at the Kulynych Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7pm in partnership with the Documentary Film Program. The screening will feature two short films – […]
  • Adam Stone (’95), director of photography
    Critical and Creative Media Masterclass Series:Adam Stone (’95)Thursday, October 245:30pm-7pm, Annenberg Auditorium (Carswell Hall) Director of photography for major features, including:The BikeridersLovingMudTake ShelterWild, Wild Country Sponsored by:Critical and Creative MediaDept. of Communication, Film and Media StudiesWake the Arts Center

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