By Amanda Nettles College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Composer Eric Ewazen will visit the University of Central Arkansas as an artist in residence March 7-10. Ewazen received a B.M. at the Eastman School of Music; he also received his M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from The Juilliard School. His teachers included Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Warren Benson, Joseph … [Read more...]
Board of Trustees called meeting
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet in a called teleconference meeting at 9:30 a.m., Friday, February 26. The call will be placed in Wingo 210. A printable copy of the agenda can be found at www.uca.edu/botagenda. Two or more Board of Trustees members may be in attendance at other events on campus throughout the day. The call-in number is 1-855-332-4181. The access … [Read more...]
UCA reveals new branding campaign
Following a months-long assessment of its brand, communications and recruitment materials, the University of Central Arkansas will unveil a new branding campaign at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26. A press conference will be held in the Board of Trustees Conference Room in Wingo Hall on the campus. … [Read more...]
Skonberg to close Oxford American jazz series
By Austin DuVall College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office LITTLE ROCK — Trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg will close the Oxford American Jazz Series, sponsored by the University of Central Arkansas’s College of Fine Arts and Communication, March 17 at South on Main in downtown Little Rock. Known for her classical jazz knowledge, original compositions and New Orleans-inspired … [Read more...]
‘Post Secret: The Show’ to visit Reynolds
By Austin DuVall College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — PostSecret: The Show, an immersive, live version of the original online community art project, will present never-before-seen secrets March 11 in the University of Central Arkansas’s Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. PostSecret — which started as the blog, PostSecret.com — has garnered half a … [Read more...]
Launchapalooza to celebrate ‘Toad Suck Review’
by Logan Miller College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — To conclude the University of Central Arkansas’s annual ArkaText Literary Festival, the award-winning Toad Suck Review will hold its sixth “Launchapalooza” at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at the Lantern Theater, 1021 Van Ronkle St., in downtown Conway. The Launchapalooza is free and open to the public but may … [Read more...]
Tuba, euphonium ensemble concert set for March 2
By Carley Conrad College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host a March 2 concert featuring the students of Dr. Gail Robertson and the Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble. The 7:30 p.m. concert in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall is free and open to the public. Robertson and graduate student/guest conductor … [Read more...]
Student Competitive art exhibition to be on view March 3-17
By Logan Miller College of Fine Arts and Communications Office CONWAY — The 2016 Annual Student Competitive Art Exhibition will be on view in the University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery of Fine Art from March 3-17. The Student Competitive is a juried exhibition of UCA student artwork, sponsored by the UCA Department of Art. “The Student Art Competitive is one of the Baum's most … [Read more...]
ArkaText Literary Festival scheduled March 7-11
By Logan Miller College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Writing will hold its annual ArkaText literary festival from March 7-11 with most events in Win Thompson Hall. All ArkaText events are free and open to the public, although the final presentation, the sixth annual Toad Suck Review Launchapalooza on Friday, March 11, … [Read more...]
Saturday Night Fever heading for Reynolds
By Austin DuVall College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office CONWAY — Saturday Night Fever: The Musical, a production based on the classic 1977 American dance film starring John Travolta, will appear at the University of Central Arkansas’s Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on Feb. 28. As a coming-of-age story, the musical centers on 19-year-old stallion Tony Manero’s life in the … [Read more...]
