Arts at UNC
The College of Performing and Visual Arts (PVA) is devoted to turning passion and aptitude into professional skills that prepare students for meaningful careers in the arts. We provide a comprehensive arts education, with dedicated and knowledgeable faculty and staff collaborating with students on a variety of experiential and entrepreneurial opportunities. Our student population of nearly 1,000 students makes our college a vibrant place to learn and grow as an artist—we prioritize excellence, foster supportive community, cultivate creative exploration, and embrace diversity. With our busy roster of arts events open to the public each year, PVA is a cultural hub of UNC that celebrates creativity with the university, local community, surrounding region and wider arts world.
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Three Distinct Schools
Learn how you can explore various arts forms, get hands-on experience and training from expert faculty, be a part of a supportive community, and grow into your artistic identity in each of our 3 unique Schools!
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Dana Landry Receives Carlos Lando Colorado Music Educator Award from KUVO Jazz Radio
August 2025
Dana Landry, Director of Jazz Studies at UNC, just received the Carlos Lando Colorado Music Educator Award from KUVO Jazz radio station in honor of his vast contributions to Colorado’s music scene!
First-Year Studio Art Master of Arts Student Kristina Angelo Spotlights Societel Issues in Art
July 2025
Kristina Angelo, master's student in her first year in our new MA in Studio Art program, is addressing important societal topics in her mixed-media sculptures. Her recent work brings up a darker view of matrimony, pointing out how many wedding traditions could be seen as oppressive and limiting to women.
MA Theatre Education Alum Builds Technical Theatre Career Pathway at Mountain View High School
August 2025
JD Jacob recently started a technical theatre career pathway for students to learn skills like set design and sound mixing. He's building the curriculum by adding new courses such as sports broadcasting in order to qualify for state and federal career and technical education (CTE) money.
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