Student Spotlights

Sunnie Stainback

Hometown: Morehead City, NC BFA with a concentration in Graphic Design Minor: Journalism 2025 How did you first get interested in art?I’ve always grown up loving art and creating, but it wasn’t until highschool that I realized my passion was specifically in Graphic Design. I am such a people person, so I love the idea […]

Caylee Hanson

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Architecture

Hometown: Cary, NC BA in Architecture 2027 How did you first get interested in design?I got into architecture through doing set building & design in high school for my school’s theatre productions. I fell in love with the unique blend of creativity and logistics in the building and designing process and decided to go into […]

Jazmine Chance

Hometown: Greensboro, NC BA in Graphic Design 2025 How did you first get interested in art?I got interested in the Fine Arts in general because I experienced each aspect of it in my life. I grew up doing professional dancing and practicing theater which led me to explore music by being a percussionist. What got […]

Leonie Eisenring

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Architecture

Hometown: Minneapolis, MN BA in Architecture 2025 How did you first get interested in design?I became interested in all of the various art forms by attending ballet for 11 years starting at 2 years old, being active in art classes and art camps, as well as being in some local musicals. I really found my […]

Caroline Wingerd

Hometown: Cary, NC BFA in Art with a concentration in Print Media 2025 How did you first get interested in art?Creative pursuits have always surrounded me. My dad is always up to some strange project in the garage, and my mom encouraged avid reading from a young age. Even my siblings both love art and […]

Keegan Martin

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

BA in Dance Education and a Bachelor in Psychology

Annabelle Luna

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

BA in Applied Dance and a Bachelor in Political Science with the Professional Training Certificate at the Charlotte Ballet

Madison King

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Charlotte, NC BA in Theatre Design with a technical concentration and Minors in Africana Studies and Dance 2025 How did you first get interested in theatre?I was first introduced to the arts in elementary school, and I’ve loved it ever since. Throughout my time in school, I’ve done a little bit of everything both […]

Lydia Elder

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Rolesville, NC Bachelor in Communication Studies, concentration in Rhetoric, Culture and Social Change and a Minor in Theatre 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre?My freshman year of high school, I signed up for a theatre class on a whim, and I never looked back. During my first show, “The Crucible”, I […]

Christian Bryant

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

BA in Dance Performance and Choreography & Theory and a Bachelor in Criminal Justice