Saturday, April 19, 2025

Multi-genre of arts celebrated as part of UNCW ArtsFest

ArtsFest takes place all day Saturday, March 23. (Courtesy photo)

WILMINGTON — From art exhibitions to creative writing readings, film screenings to theatrical performances, UNCW is presenting a free, all-day arts festival. 

UNCW’s ArtsFest 2024 is showcasing student talent, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cultural Arts Building, 5270 Randall Dr. 

Here is a breakdown of events:

  • From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees can experience UNCW’s current exhibition: Donald Furst’s “Fifty Years of Printmaking.”
  • Musical performances taking place at the festival include pop and rock concerts in the Cultural Arts Building lobby at 11 a.m.
  • At 2 p.m., attendees can stop by Beckwith Recital Hall in the CAB for saxophone quartet, piano, and theatrical performances. 
  • The creative writing department is presenting MFA and BFA readings in Beckwith Recital Hall, at 12 p.m., and 3 p.m., respectively. 
  • Flicker Film Society and MFA Film screenings will be at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., in Beckwith Recital Hall.  
  • An interactive printing experience, PrintMovement, presented by the Art and Art History departments will be held 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the CAB lobby. 
  • Dance, improv, and Shakespearen performances take place at 4 p.m. in the CAB lobby. 
  • In the CAB BlackBox theater, the department of theatre’s Student Lab Shows presents “A Night You Won’t Remember” at 7:30 p.m.
  • At 7:30 p.m., Student Theatre Club’s “Ride The Cyclone” is performed at the UNCW Amphitheater.

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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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