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Keyword Crossings: Form

Poster for Keyword Crossings: Form

November 30, 2021, Reynolda Hall Faculty from across the humanities, visual arts, and performing arts dare to discuss a keyword common among their disciplines. Each faculty member will have five minutes to explain how that keyword circulates in their particular discipline, including current controversies and […]


Annie Leist: Beacons

Annie Leist

November 10, 2021, Scales Fine Arts Center 102 WFU alumna Annie Leist (’96) presents Beacons, a talk about her work. Annie Leist’s paintings, inspired by her limited visual perception of light and life in urban spaces, parallel her work in the accessibility field. Specializing in enriching […]


Nazar: Beauty and Monstrosity under the Gaze of Power

Nazar poster

November 9, 2021, ZSR Auditorium The Department for the Study of Religions and The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies come together to present Saba Taj. Described by the HuffPost as “socially conscious queer Muslim woman of color in America,” Saba Taj is a […]


The Blues of Achilles

A man with a guitar performs

October 20, 2021, DeTamble Auditorium The Wake Forest University Classics Department brings musician and Classics B.A. Joe Goodkin to campus to perform his adaptation of Homer’s Iliad. Joe’s first-person songs capture the horror, grief, and love that permeate the Iliad and the combat experience. Sung […]


Learning from the Old Masters

A group of students attends an art conservation presentation

October 13, 2021 “Learning From the Old Masters: Copley, Katz and the Science of Painting Conservation” was an open lecture sponsored by the IAC, the Department of Chemistry, and University Art Collections in partnership with Hanes Gallery. Heather Galloway, founder and owner of Galloway Art […]


Still I Rise

Still I Rise poster

May 7, 2021 The students of WFU Choir Director and Music Department faculty Dr. Chris Gilliam spent the spring term learning works by all female-identifying composers. Gilliam organized a guest artist workshop and collaborative virtual performance featuring the work of (among others) Alysia Lee, Kennedy Center […]


Gregg Mozgala

Gregg Mozgala poster

March 31, 2021 Guest artist discussion with Gregg Mozgala with students in THE 372 Contemporary Drama Class. Mozgala is an award winning writer, actor, dancer, and activist with Cerebral Palsy who has founded the theatre company, Apothete. He talked with students in THE 372 and followed […]


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