Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics

MAY 29 – NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The pottery of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians originated in Western North Carolina nearly 3,000 years ago. Pottery techniques have changed and altered over time, from initial constructions of large, thin-walled pots with stamped geometric designs, to blackware from the early 20th century. Using contemporary techniques, Cherokee potters often incorporate Cherokee syllabary and other popular Cherokee symbols and forms into their work. This exhibition features the work of 11 Cherokee artists, such as Joel Queen and Davey Arch, and brings together both historic and contemporary pottery techniques. Ancient Forms, Modern Minds was organized by the Asheville Art Museum and made possible through the generous support of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. The WCU Fine Art Museum is the last venue to host this important touring exhibition.

MUSEUM HOURS: M-F 10am-4pm/ Th 10am-7pm
Closed weekends & University holidays
828.227.3591

RETURN FROM EXILE: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Art

Exhibition: August 21 - December 8, 2017
Reception: Thursday, November 10
5-7pm

WCU FINE ART MUSEUM HOURS:
TUES-FRI 10AM-4PM / THURS 10AM-7PM

The exhibition features more than thirty contemporary Southeastern Native American artists working in a variety of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, basketry, sculpture, and pottery. 

The WCU Fine Art Museum will be hosting the national traveling exhibition Return from Exile: Contemporary Southeastern Indian Art, curated by Tony A. Tiger, Bobby C. Martin, and Jace Weaver. Return from Exile is one of the first major exhibitions to focus on contemporary artists from tribal nations with an historical connection to the Southeastern United States. These include the so-called Five Civilized Tribes, the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Muscogee (or Creek), and Seminole, all of whom were forcibly removed in the 1830s to present-day Oklahoma as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The title of the exhibition represents the return of these artists to their ancestral homelands.

As part of the exhibition, on November 10 the WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center will host a full day Contemporary Native American Art Symposium.

9:00am-4:00pm: Full Day Symposium | Free registration required  
5:00pm-7:00pm: Reception honoring Return from Exile | Free and open to the public, registration not required.
7:30pm-9:00pm*: Keynote Performance from Canadian First Nation electronic music group, A Tribe Called Red 
*Ticketed event. Details at arts.wcu.edu/tribe. 

RETURN FROM EXILE exhibiting artists:
Marcus Amerman (Choctaw), Roy Boney, Jr. (Cherokee), Dylan Cavin (Choctaw), Toneh Chuleewah (Cherokee), Mel Cornshucker (United Keetoowah Band), Faren Sanders Crews (Eastern Band Cherokee), Jeff Edwards (Cherokee) Joseph Erb (Cherokee), Bill Glass, Jr. (Cherokee), Demos Glass (Cherokee) Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee), Brent Greenwood (Chickasaw/Ponca), Starr Hardridge (Muscogee Creek), Benjamin Harjo Jr.(Absentee Shawnee/Seminole), Norma Howard (Choctaw/Chickasaw), Troy Jackson (Cherokee) Linda Lomahaftewa (Hopi/Choctaw), Bobby C. Martin (Muscogee Creek), America Meredith (Cherokee), Gary Montgomery (Seminole), Randi Nicole Narcomey-Watson (Seminole/Muscogee Creek), Jessica Osceola (Seminole Tribe of Florida), Sallyann Paschall (Cherokee), Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/Choctaw), Erin Shaw (Chickasaw/Choctaw), Tony A. Tiger (Sac & Fox/Muscogee Creek/Seminole), Karin Walkingstick (Cherokee), Margaret Wheeler (Chickasaw), Richard Ray Whitman (Yuchi/Muscogee Creek), Holly Wilson (Delaware/Cherokee) 

Travelling Return from Exile to the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center and reprinting the catalogue has been made possible through a number of generous sponsors. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Special thanks also to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and The Sequoyah Fund.  
 

Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.

Rated: G

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.

Rated: G

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.

Rated: G

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that he's still the best race car in the world.

Rated: G

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

USI 131 class with featured speakers from across the university

An invited speaker from the Department of Mathematics.

Free Enterprise Speaker

Faculty Showcase

College of Business Fall Semester Kick-off Event

Jake Blount – Appalachian Fiddle Traditions

Old time fiddle music and discussion of its many cultural origins with Jake Blount. This concert kicks off the Mountain Heritage Center's First Thursday Concert Series. Concert at 7pm, open jam session at 8pm; please bring your stringed instrument to join in. Free and open to the public.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpextSG4IqjhV5VNc_9cUmg

Hold for possible WCU presents event

comedy

Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) in a Day commemorates a speech on September 9, 1977 by Howard Lee, then the NC Secretary of Natural Resources and Community Development. He told a National Trails Symposium in Waynesville that North Carolina should create a “state trail from the mountains to the coast, leading through communities as well as natural areas."

vs. Davidson. It’s BLACKOUT and Fireworks Night as all fans are being asked to wear black! The first 5,000 fans in the stadium will receive a free WCU black t-shirt.  WCU students get in FREE to all home football games.  Students need to claim a ticket on their Cat Card to attend the games but do not need to print a ticket.  In order to reserve a ticket on your Cat Card please go to the following link:  www.ticketreturn.com/wcu 
WHITMIRE STADIUM

guest lecture

LIFE@Western Carolina meeting meets on Tuedsay's from 10am-12pm

CASE: Cultural Awareness and Sensetivity Education series.

speaker series

Base Camp Teambuilding Program

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

A full day of train riding and rafting. The day's activities include: Tour of the Smoky Mountains Train Museum, Train ride, hot dog lunch, and rafting with WildWater.

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war, discovering her full powers and true destiny.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

guest speaker

This event will celebrate the creation of the US Constitution.

SA will hear from Bryan Boyer on "Why I Carry My Backpack"

LIFE@Western Carolina meeting meets on Tuedsay's from 10am-12pm

Fair

Byron Tenesaca will discuss his experiences as an artist and photographer who immigrated to the US.

Concert

GEAR UP

HHS, ROOM 204

As you may be aware, our university is updating our 2020 Strategic Plan. As part of our efforts to assess our current priorities and adapt to our evolving context, we invite students to participate in our process in one of several ways.

1) Submit your feedback on our current plan, future initiatives, or thoughts about our process online at the following link: strategicplan.wcu.edu  (click on INPUT FORM). 

2) Attend this town hall meeting 

3) Submit an email to any member of the Strategic Plan 2.0 Committee (members are listed at this link:  strategicplan.wcu.edu)

In addition to the opportunities available above, members of the Strategic Plan 2.0 Committee plan to meet with various groups to receive their targeted input, e.g., Alumni Board, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Government Association, WCU Foundation Board, etc.

We encourage you to review the current 2020 strategic plan in advance of your attendance or submission of feedback. The plan is available at either on the links above.

Thank you in advance for your participation in helping to shape our university’s future.

program orientation and information session

Part One: Millennium Approaches
By Tony Kushner
Directed by: Dustin Whitehead

Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-Prize winning epic political drama set in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

Ashlee Haze Spoken Word

speaker series

Exhibit

Various colloquium talks

BILTMORE PARK, ROOM 345

As you may be aware, our university is updating our 2020 Strategic Plan. As part of our efforts to assess our current priorities and adapt to our evolving context, we invite students to participate in our process in one of several ways.

1) Submit your feedback on our current plan, future initiatives, or thoughts about our process online at the following link: strategicplan.wcu.edu  (click on INPUT FORM). 

2) Attend this town hall meeting 

3) Submit an email to any member of the Strategic Plan 2.0 Committee (members are listed at this link:  strategicplan.wcu.edu)

In addition to the opportunities available above, members of the Strategic Plan 2.0 Committee plan to meet with various groups to receive their targeted input, e.g., Alumni Board, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Government Association, WCU Foundation Board, etc.

We encourage you to review the current 2020 strategic plan in advance of your attendance or submission of feedback. The plan is available at either on the links above.

Thank you in advance for your participation in helping to shape our university’s future.

Graduate Programs Open House

Part One: Millennium Approaches
By Tony Kushner
Directed by: Dustin Whitehead

Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-Prize winning epic political drama set in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

In an effort to celebrate the many skills of our students, the Family Weekend now includes a Talent Show. Students will audition in September in order to determine the performers for Family Weekend. Whether you dance, perform magic, play an instrument, sing, or have some other talent you would like to share, we hope you will audition for the show. As an added bonus, there will be cash prizes awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Even if you're not performing, we hope you will bring your entire family to the Annual Family Weekend Talent Show.

Part One: Millennium Approaches
By Tony Kushner
Directed by: Dustin Whitehead

Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-Prize winning epic political drama set in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

Concert of traditional Ocktoberfest music presented by the WCU Tuba Euphonium Ensemble

Part One: Millennium Approaches
By Tony Kushner
Directed by: Dustin Whitehead

Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-Prize winning epic political drama set in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. INTENDED FOR MATURE AUDIENCES

Join the Friends of the Arts for an exciting afternoon of bluegrass with Balsam Range and the WCU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Margaret Underwood, WCU Director of Bands.

Balsam Range’s ascent to the top of the bluegrass world has left a trail of success since the band’s inception in 2007. One of the genre’s most award-winning ensembles in recent years, they have garnered ten International Bluegrass Music Association Awards and produced six critically acclaimed albums.

Western Carolina University’s premiere instrumental ensemble featuring 50 of the finest woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians from our School of Music will join the band to perform many of Balsam Range’s most popular pieces including Burnin’ Down Georgia, Blue Mountain, and Last Train to Kitty Hawk, just to name a few!

Karaoke

guest speaker

LIFE@Western Carolina meeting meets on Tuedsay's from 10am-12pm

Faculty Recital:  Clarinet

SON NSG 423

Global Spotlight Series

lecture series

speaker series

Meditation is a personal experience that helps you relax, which reduces stress, and encourages other health benefits, no matter your faith tradition. During this session, we will help you understand what meditation is, what it isn’t, and how you can use it to create peace in your life.

No, you won’t have to sit like a pretzel, but we will teach you how to incorporate quiet contemplation into your daily routine. We will finish the presentation with a guided meditation to give you an idea of what a calming, rewarding experience it can be!

The Meditation Center is offering this seminar as a service to our community. The content of this class can also be offered as a private class at our center for individuals or groups. Please contact us at 828 356-1105 or info@meditate-wnc.org for more information.

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

Prep for MHD

Tournament

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.

After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

Rated: PG-13

Location: UC Theater
Showtimes: 7:00pm & 10:00pm

Cost:
$3 for WCU Students / $6 General Public (cash only)
Includes popcorn and drink; box office opens 30 minutes before showtime.