Music & Arts
Whether you live for art or want to live with art, the arts are everywhere at NC State. Participate in student arts organizations and honorary societies, live in an arts village surrounded by others who share your passions, or simply attend one of many professional performing arts productions, featuring jazz, modern dance, world music, comedy, theatre and more.
Get out and enjoy campus life by going to see a first-run movie at the Campus Cinema , watching a Center Stage production or catching a concert. Add in special events and festivals, like Wolfpack Welcome Week and the annual Parents & Families Weekend, and you've got plenty of options to fill your social calendar.
Opportunities to express yourself
- Center Stage presents professional performing arts, featuring jazz, modern dance, world music, comedy, theatre and more.
- Student-run media outlets are numerous and offer a great way to increase your network of friends and awareness of campus and regional issues while building your resume.
- Crafty or just DIY-curious? The Crafts Center offers classes in art, pottery, photography, fibers, woodworking, glass, musical instrument creation, telescope-making class and others. Practice and refine your craft outside class at the many working studios.
- Run by College of Design students, the Fish Market gallery in downtown Raleigh features furniture, technical drawings and painting.
- The NC State Dance Company performs modern dance works by the company's artistic director and guest artists and DanceVisions performs works that focus on the African-American cultural experience.
- The Gregg Museum of Art & Design showcases student, regional, national and international art with ongoing exhibitions and permanent installations.
- A thriving NC State music department includes courses and ensembles for all types of musical interests and sponsors concerts throughout the year.
- A volunteer student theatre produces critically acclaimed and often sold-out shows year round. The summer TheatreFest season gets local community actors involved with students on stage.
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Want to have a voice in campus events and visiting talent? Contact the Union Activities Board (UAB) to participate and help shape campus events from throwing the occasional party to securing world-renowned speakers.
Want to learn more?
- Campus Activities
- ARTS NC State
- Student Organization Resource Center
- NC State Dance Program
- Parents and Families
- Community Service Activities
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
