2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants
The 2016-17 Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment Grants include: Arab Spring or Arab Winter in Tunisia: The Causes and Ramifications of the Jasmine Revolution: Dr. Cathy …
Creative Collaboration
Watch Converse and German Friends Perform Bach’s B Minor Mass
On November 5, 2016, the Petrie School of Music and the Spartanburg Festival Chorus welcomed the celebrated German choral conductor Thomas Strauss with his group the …
Studio Art Student Opens Boutique Featuring Work of Local Artists
Studio Art major Maggie Macdonald ‘19, and her mother recently opened a boutique in downtown Spartanburg. ‘The Kindred Spirits’ sells handmade art, jewelry, pottery and …
Converse Music and Theatre Students Rise to the Top at GLOW
Alumnae Stacey Gaskin ’14 and Brandon Graves ’15 are gearing up for a busy and emotional July with GLOW Lyric Theatre. GLOW is South Carolina’s …
Professor Hurlbut and Students Present Research at Art Therapy Conference
Professor Hurlbut along with Senior Art Therapy students Nicole Campbell, Drea Kelley, and Laura Slade, and Don Scott (Visiting Scholar) had their research accepted for …
From Sketchbook to Stage: A Comic Book Opera and the New School of the Arts
The School of the Arts is undergoing a metamorphosis. Converse had a sneak peek at the transformation in 2014 with the world premier of the …
Watch 5th Graders Examine Mock Crime Scene on Campus
Cannons Elementary students were on campus Friday to investigate a crime scene, thanks to a Converse Creative Collaboration Grant that connects the science, art and …
School of the Arts Season Preview
“In the School of the Arts we have a fun motto: We’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge,” says Dr. …
Sixty High School Students Train as Leaders at Converse
Sixty rising high school juniors and seniors from eight states learned this week about how Spartanburg gives back through a leadership conference at Converse College. …