Big Piph
By: Thomas Staab
Office of Media Relations
The University of Central Arkansas will host Epiphany “Big Piph” Morrow as an artist-in-residence from Monday, Oct. 9, to Tuesday, Oct. 10.
The Stanford University-educated engineer turned musician will host a public presentation on Monday, Oct. 9, titled “If a Ted Talk Were a Hip-Hop Concert Wrapped in a Spike Lee Narrative.” The presentation will be held in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall, from 5-7 p.m.
In addition, Morrow will present “Empowering Teams and Communities,” on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 1:40 p.m., on the Windgate Center Keynote Steps.
Morrow will also visit the Multicultural Public Relations class on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in Win Thompson Hall room 114.
Growing up in Pine Bluff, Morrow earned his mechanical engineering degree from Stanford University. After graduation, Morrow turned to hip hop, public speaking, music and performance to explore themes of racial injustice with a heavy influence on methods of uplifting his community.
Many of his songs include a number of local Little Rock performers, such as Dee Dee Jones and Bijoux. Morrow has also collaborated with global hip-hop artists such as T.I., Ne-Yo and Big Sean. His songs have been featured in the film “Teach Us All,” a documentary sponsored by filmmaker Ava Duvernay. Additionally, Morrow’s music has been featured in the Tyler Perry film, “Boo2!: Madea Halloween.”
This residency is sponsored in part by the School of Communication and is a featured event in the school’s Communication Week.
Residencies are funded by the UCA arts fee. All events are located on the UCA campus unless otherwise specified. All events are free to UCA students and are open to the public. No tickets are required unless otherwise specified. For more information about the UCA artist-in-residence program, contact Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at (501) 450-3293 or gayles@uca.edu.
