Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum

09/30/2024

Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts and Bardo Arts Center Event Updates

Due to Western Carolina University canceling all classes and non-mandatory offices being closed through Friday, October 4, 2024, the following events are canceled for this week. Thank you, and stay safe.

- Bardo Arts Center, including the WCU Fine Art Museum and BAC Box Office 9/30-10/7
- School of Music’s Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Concert on 10/1
- WCU Fine Art Museum’s At the Table RECEPTION on 10/3
- School of Stage and Screen’s Doll’s House Part I on 10/3, 10/4
- School of Stage and Screen’s Doll’s House Part II on 10/5

If you are looking for campus updates from WCU, please visit their page or website.

11/22/2023

05/23/2023

We hope students and BAC visitors are having a wonderful summer! As a reminder, the WCU Fine Art Museum and FAM Shop are closed for the summer and will be open again in August. We are excited to share our Fall shows and exhibitions soon, and we hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer! Stay tuned as we share content about what is happening at BAC through the summer as we prepare for the fall. See you soon!

04/22/2023

04/04/2023

We are thrilled about this new addition to the WCU Apodaca Science Building. Check out the full post and story below!

A new sculpture by Spruce Pine artist Hoss Haley, titled Staurolite, will be installed outside the WCU Apodaca Science Building on April 10, 2023.

The sculpture is part of a comprehensive initiative within the Apodaca Science Building spearheaded by WCU’s Public Art Committee and the WCU Fine Art Museum. Staurolite is one in a series of art installations in the new Apodaca building with a meaningful connection to the building’s design concepts, the Cherokee history of the site, and the sciences practiced by students and faculty in the building.

Hoss Haley's Staurolite is a 12-foot representation of a Staurolite Twin, a native mineral found in the Western North Carolina region. Haley designed the sculpture with local geography and history in mind.

Be on the lookout for future art installations in the Apodaca Building and a conversation with Haley about his sculpture. If you want to learn more about the sculpture, click the link in our bio or visit https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2023/03/new-sculpture-coming-to-wcus-apodaca-science-building.aspx



Rendering was created by the artist, Hoss Haley.

03/29/2023

One Day for Western is TODAY! Visit arts.wcu.edu/oneday to join us in supporting Belcher College's initiatives so we can support our students and provide more opportunities for artistic experiences through our students in the WNC region. Please help us support the BCFPA Dean's Fund (Friends of the Arts) and the Fund for Building and Sustaining Equity in Collections. You can make a difference! Thank you! Visit oneday.wcu.edu to learn more about One Day for Western.