Edwin McCain to Headline April 13 Spring Concert
Converse College’s 2013 Spring Concert will feature headliner Edwin McCain with opening act the Blue Dogs on Saturday, April 13 at 8 PM. Gates open at 7 PM and the …
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Ayako Abe-Miller ’12 Wins Commission for USC School of Medicine Greenville
Landing a major sculpture commission just out of college is every student’s dream! Ayako Abe-Miller ’12 was selected in a national competition to create a 1,700-pound steel sculpture, entitled Balance and …
Three "Brothers" to Exhibit Furniture and Craft in Milliken Gallery
Beginning January 10th, the Milliken Art Gallery at Converse College will host an exhibition of furniture and craft from three Western North Carolina artists. The Brothers: Non-Blood Kin exhibition will …
Converse Professor Named Art Educator of the Year
The South Carolina Art Education Association (SCAEA) has named Dianne Bagnal as the 2012 South Carolina Art Educator of the Year. Bagnal is coordinator of the Art Education program at …
The Name on Everyone's Lips…
On November 8th, Addie Watson, the senior class president, and Erica Lane, the student body president, revealed “Roxie the Red Devil” – an updated mascot for the odd-year, red devil …
Converse Opera Theatre Presents "Hansel and Gretel"
Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel, based on the classic Grimm fairytale, comes alive on stage at the Chapman Cultural Center Friday – Sunday, Nov. 16 – 18. Presented by …
Arts for Haiti
By Geri Hurlbut, Art Therapy Our Creative Collaboration Grant, Arts for Haiti, provided some of the funds that allowed a few art therapy students to return to Haiti in December, …
Theatre/Converse Presents "Thom Pain (Based on Nothing)"
Theatre/Converse open this year’s Studio Series with a one-man show that had its world premiere in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. Will Eno’s “Thom …
Alumna Harriet Marshall Goode Exhibits Work in Milliken Gallery
Beginning Nov. 1, 2012, the Milliken Art Gallery will host a large selection of paintings by Converse College Alumna Harriet Marshall “Sister” Goode in the No Boundaries: Fictional Women exhibition. …