David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts

Students acting during a live performance of Hamlet

David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts

At the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, we believe you have limitless creative potential. So we foster an environment that enables you to bring it forth: In-depth study with practicing professionals. Individualized guidance and encouragement to find your unique voice. A chance to refine your craft, then present your work to the world. You鈥檒l develop the individuality of an authentic artist, the finesse of a true professional and the inspiration that will carry you into the life of your dreams.

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Art and Design

Our faculty bring to the studio and classroom a commitment to the process of innovation and skill building as well as a wide range of experience as makers, collaborators, and researchers.

Music

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Stage and Screen

The School of Stage and Screen values storytelling as the primary tie that binds us all together, not only as educators and learners, but humanity as a whole.

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Regional Partnerships Alumni

Pride of the Mountains is widely regarded as one of the top marching bands in the Southeast.

Bardo Arts Center at 甜瓜视频app is your cultural catalyst for the creative arts.

Friends of the Arts raise funds for the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts to enhance student experience and engagement.

Fine and Performing Arts Stories

For stage managers like Olivia Ramos, the action happens for quite a while before the performers ever take stage and will continue well after the final curtain call.

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Fine and Performing Arts

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Funds launched by alumnus support preprofessional health majors, marching band students.

Keith Ramsey

WCU Alumni

Keith's Story

The David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts was established in 2007 to provide a range of opportunities to research, study, create, produce, perform, and present ideas and issues in the arts.

The David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts is the creative showcase for the University. Through its dedication to excellence and the integration of teaching, scholarship and service by its faculty, the Belcher College offers educational opportunities to a wide variety of students and the larger community. Through musical performances, theatre, dance, film, and the visual arts, the Belcher College is a unique and highly visible source of cultural enrichment that reaches far beyond the University community.

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