‘This is Your Brain on Art’: Exploring Converse’s Certificate in Arts and Cognition
Updated March 2025: This certificate is no longer offered. A new certificate at Converse explores the fascinating link between the brain and how we learn, …
Creative Collaboration
Arts Management Class Collaborates with West Main Artists Cooperative
Professor Mary Carlisle’s Arts Management class developed a collaborative workshop with West Main Artists Cooperative. “Jury Ready: Preparing to Enter a Juried Show” covered all …
The Art of Teaching the ‘Wright’ Stuff
Some say teaching is an art. A handful of Converse arts professors say teaching art comes naturally to artists, anyway. So they created—then won— one …
Students Forge Connections with Spartanburg’s Older Adults for Innovative Theatre Production
A Theatre Converse production took students into the Spartanburg community to explore and affect positive change in two key areas that impact older adults: food …
Students Forge Connections with Spartanburg’s Older Adults for Innovative Theatre Production
A Theatre Converse production is taking students into the Spartanburg community to explore and affect positive change in two key areas that impact older adults: …
Needtobreathe Rocks Converse’s Music Business Practicum
Ah, the glamour of rock ‘n’ roll. The sound! The lights! The screaming crowds! All those songs you scream along with! No experience like it—except …
Artist Explores Social Commentary of America
Louisiana native Andrew Blanchard will exhibit a collection of new work in Converse College’s Milliken Art Gallery beginning Thursday, September 6, 2018. The evening begins …
Art Therapy Students Facilitate Group Art Project at Spartanburg Rehab
Art Therapy seniors Kelly Brown, Keisha Hardy (Converse II), Holly McDermott and Alyssa Myers (Nisbet Honors) facilitated a group painting project at Spartanburg Rehabilitation under …
Educators Empowering Educators
K-12 classrooms are a changing entity. Pen pals now come in the form of face-to-face video conferences. Shared Google docs are commonplace, extending learning beyond …