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University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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The University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on a 78-acre campus, UNCSA is today one of the leading schools for the arts in world, and is evolving its leadership team for a 21st Century world of art and culture.
Founded by a collaboration among diverse arts, business, civic and political leaders in 1963 and integrated into the University of North Carolina system in 1972, UNCSA was initially founded and stewarded by American Composer Vittorio Giannini. Deans and faculty are often working artists, and UNCSA administrative leaders have generally been strongly affiliated with the various arts disciplines taught by the school, although there have been exceptions. UNCSA’s mission is to provide gifted emerging artists with the conservatory training, experience, knowledge, and skills needed to excel in their disciplines and their lives.
Long a national hub of arts education, and regional hub of arts producing and presenting, UNCSA’s strategy is to engage academic, business, and community leaders in building a fully realized arts ecosystem that mirrors the arts ecosystems that students will experience throughout their careers. The school’s programs are nationally recognized for academic rigor, teaching excellence, artistic merit and for cultivating arts professionals across diverse disciplines.
2018 college enrollment comprised 1,042 students (890 undergraduate and 152 graduate). The UNCSA High School additionally hosts 250 high school students who experience immersive conservatory training in the arts while earning a high-school diploma. All students are selected by audition or portfolio review and interview.