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, Film, 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 (Galleries & Collections)
Steve Morrison (Communications Strategist)
Marco Sartor (Music)
Rudy Shepherd (Art & Art History)
Recently Funded Projects
- OUT at the Movies
Thursday, September 24th7pm, Kulynych Auditorium – Byrum Welcome Center Join us for the OUT At The Movies International Film Festival Preview Night, co-hosted by the Documentary Film Program (DFP). The event centers on the theme of LGBTQ+ spaces and community, anchored by the premiere of “Taking Up Space”—a new […] - Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 5pm, Porter Byrum Welcome Center – Kulynych Auditorium The public is invited to attend a film screening and conversation focusing on filmmaker Tara Moore’s Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow. This film has won many accolades, including: 2025 OSCARS® – Longlist: Best Documentary FeaturePan African Film Festival – Best Documentary Feature Durban International […] - Raga & Rhythm
Experience the emotional depth and beauty of Indian classical music through a two-part event led by acclaimed slide guitar master Rhitom Sarkar, joined by Pratap Mishra on tabla and Srijoy Mitra on keyboard: Workshop and Performance Workshop: Thursday, September 17 4pm, Carswell 001 Interactive Workshop: A four-hour session exploring […] - Black Power in NC
Monday, September 14, 2026 7pm – 9pm, Winston Salem State University, Dillard AuditoriumThe Office of Civic & Community Engagement and Winston-Salem State University host a screening of two documentaries: Power to the People, Y’all, an intimate portrait of the founding members of Winston-Salem’s Black Panther Party chapter; and Free Joan Little, the story of the […] - Walt Whitman’s American Dream
Walt Whitman’s American Dream, a new play by Sarah Vander Schaaff, will enjoy a staged reading in Special Collections & Archives on Thursday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m. The event will also feature an exhibit of 19th-century Whitman editions, including an autographed 1855 first edition of Leaves of Grass, from the ZSR […] - RiverRun Festival spotlights Wake Forest filmmakers
Prescreening reception of the RiverRun Film Block “Limitless” featuring Peter Tkac’s (MA ’25) film, “Back On Track.” - Creativity and Collaboration in Indonesia & Beyond
Innovative Approaches to Creativity and Collaboration in Indonesia and Beyond: Q&A with gamelan artist I Putu Gede SukaryanaFriday, April 172pm, Scales M306 After sharing excerpts from his series of compositions for small gongs, known collectively as Anomali, I Putu Gede Sukaryana (Balot) will discuss the motives behind his work […] - Reclaiming Italian American Narratives
Reclaiming Italian American Narratives:Dr. Anthony Tamburri on the Mafia and the MisrepresentationWednesday, April 85:30pm, Greene 162 The Jorizzo Lecture Series on Italian American Studies presents a discussion with Dr. Anthony Tamburri on the Mafia and the Misrepresentation. Anthony Tamburri is the Dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute […] - The World According to Sound: Ways of Knowing
On 15 April 2026, at 5pm in 102 Scales, Wake Forest will host a live immersive audio show by Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett of The World According to Sound project. With co-sponsorship from the Wake the Arts Center; University Marketing and Communications; and the Departments of Art, English, History, Journalism, […] - Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World TourWednesday, April 1⋅7pm – 10pmBrendle Recital Hall Wake Forest Outdoor Pursuits is excited to host the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour on April 1st, at 7:00pm, in Brendle Recital Hall. The event is open to all. Tickets […]
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