Art is Everywhere

Garden gates, bike racks, benches, railings… you will be inspired by the work of fellow students across campus. Turn a corner and you never know what you’ll encounter.

A View Worth Painting

Artists from across the state come to our campus to paint and photograph it. Our valley presents one of the most compelling landscapes in the South, and students find that the changing cloudscapes, deep blues and violets of the mountains, and lush greens of the pastures become a centering and powerful component of being a student.

Music Surrounds Us

Music surrounds us on campus. Faculty, staff and students can often be found outside of Gladfelter Cafeteria participating in an old-time music jam session. We’re home to The Swannanoa Gathering, which offers an educational program of summer folk arts workshops. The College is also home to the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival — a five-week annual event offering workshops and concerts for musicians and listeners alike. In April, the Fiddles and Folklife Festival features an old-time music contest for fiddle, banjo and string band, as well as music jams, food and craft vendors, folklife demonstrators and cakewalks.