UNCSA Scene magazine

The latest issue of Scene magazine is here. Read on for stories about UNCSA students, alumni, faculty and staff. The new issue includes a look at how UNCSA pivoted during the pandemic, our alumni are forging their own artistic paths, physical upgrades are breathing new life into our campus, and so much more. Explore stories from the current issue below, or view the magazine in its print format.

Recent Scene Stories

Tanase Popa: Man behind the curtain

A graduate of the School of Design and Production in stage management, Tanase Popa is a Peabody and AFI award recipient as well as a five-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated television and film producer.

From Brooklyn to Elkin, UNCSA alumni forge their own entrepreneurial paths

While their experiences are unique, four alumni share characteristics that are common among successful entrepreneurs: vision; creativity; people, team and partnership building; resiliency; and a growth mindset. And they agree that those traits - if not born at UNCSA - were nurtured in the conservatory environment.

Accelerating change: UNCSA trains students for an industry transformed by COVID-19

Zoom rehearsals. Hybrid classes and distanced studio spaces. Masked faces. Pint-sized call sheets and sparsely populated stages. This is not what you'd expect at a conservatory offering hands-on training for the next generation of artists and creative innovators. Until now.

A campus evolution: New and renovated spaces meet the needs of today's student artists

If you haven't been to UNCSA for a while, you might be surprised to see the campus looking a little different these days. Despite the pandemic, UNCSA has been able to move ahead on projects to improve the living and learning environment on campus.

Writing the next chapter in the history of UNCSA

Five years ago, UNCSA began a comprehensive fundraising effort to generate philanthropic support for our next generation of artists -- our first campaign in decades and the largest ever undertaken by our university.

Sound bite: Violist Richard O'Neill

Richard O'Neill (H.S. Music '97) has had a big year: The violist became a member of the renowned Takács Quartet and won his first Grammy -- the realization of two musical dreams and the culmination of hard work and persistence over a career spanning two decades.