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
- On Knowing: A SymposiumOn Knowing: A SymposiumThursday, November 7, 20246 p.m. Tedford Theatre (Scales Fine Arts Center) How do we ‘know? What is ‘knowing’ and how can you trust the things you think you know? A discussion in partnership with Department of Theatre and Dance’s Production of Caryl Churchill’s Love & Information. With:–Stavroula N.Glezakos: […]
- Art, Activism, and the AnthropoceneMary 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 Show and Outdoor Film ScreeningFriday, 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 MoviesOUT 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 – […]