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IN THE STUDIO

2021-22

Welcome Message from the Dean

My welcome message will be brief this year, mainly because I am so grateful to you, our readers, our supporters.

Last year we launched In the Studio as a way to share all of the wonderful creative activity happening within HPU’s David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design and to stay connected with our alumni, friends, and families. I was so delighted to hear from so many of you after the release of our first publication. You spoke of exciting updates in your careers (many of which are listed in this issue) and how the arts have underscored a meaningful, joyous life whether as a full-time career, life-affirming hobby, or fulfilling pastime.

Accompanying this message, I want to recognize those who reached out to support the arts at HPU. These gifts have helped with tuition scholarships, grants to send students to professional meetings and conferences, honoraria for guest artists/ jurors/speakers, and funding for other important initiatives that help prepare the next generation to engage in creative thought and action, some of which is intended to simply bring pleasure, some of which to change the world we live in. But, of all things, it reminds us of our humanness and our desire to imagine, innovate, emote, transform, and evolve.

Dean John C. Turpin

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In the Spotlight Ad Astra, per Theatrum Black Voices AMPLIFYed HPU Serenades a Nation A Bold Statement Skills in Practice

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Study Abroad Shakespeare, Beethoven, and the Biennale

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Master Class is in Session A ‘Wish’ Come True at HPU ‘A Shared Dialogue’ Guest Artists

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Faculty highlights

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New Faculty

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Senior Spotlights

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Alumni News

Thanks to all who support the arts here or in your own community by donating, buying a piece of art, or attending a performance. You propel us all forward. Be sure to join us for one of our many offerings this year. Our Arts Event Calendar is bursting with exhibits and performances.

A seat awaits you.

John C. Turpin, Ph.D., FIDEC

Dean, David R. Hayworth School of Arts and Design

FRIENDS OF THE DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN Hayley M. Albrecht ’19

Natalie L. Geriot ’22

Julie and Mark Phillips

Alden Parkes, LLC

Joshua D. Gleiber

Constance G. Story and Larry G. Pierce

Grace T. Amend ’22

Stuart Gleiber

Colleen R. and Lloyd H. Polmateer

Daniel N. Aufdem Brinke

Jane K. and Harry M. Goldin

Jacqueline M. Potter ’21

Kayla M. Aufdem Brinke

Mary Gomez

Jay S. Putnam

Jackson V. Barnes ’22

Ginger M. and Anthony W. Gurganus

Holly Raulston

Cynthia Battaglia ’21

Kristen M. Gurganus ’22

Scott M. Raynor

Samantha R. Bloom ’22

Geri Hall

Julie A. Reagan ’22

Patricia P. ’63 and Douglas L. ’61 Brackett

Xinyi He ’19

Melisa M. and James A. Riehl

Douglas P. Brown

Mary Kate K. Hewitt

James B. Sandoval

Mark E. Brown

Shawn B. Hicks

Anne M. and Paul A. ’81 Saxon

Victoria S. Brown

Hays T. and Neil Howard

Lindsay A. Schmidtmann ’20

Brandon L. Browning ’13

Lindsey B. Howie

Laura A. Schramm ’13

Alexandria K. and Ross L. Burghardt

Henry W. Ivey IV ’22

Marc Sears

Mikayla Burmeister ’21

Wei Jiao

Avery Seldin

Chloe F. Castelli ’22

Emily P. Judson ’18

Melanie and Robert B. Shores

Mary and Edward M. Ciccarelli

Stacie M. ’93 and Kyrle B. Knouse

Monica W. and Christopher P. Siegel

Lauren A. Collette ’19

Rebecca G. S. Korn ’22

Clarice M. Sigsworth ’19

Shirley T. Erath-Conrad and John D. Conrad

Mary G. Lesnik ’10, ’16 (GR)

Stacie R. Silcott, P

Kaitlyn Conroy ’22

Jessica L. LeVasseur ’20, ’22 (GR)

Kelly D. Fisher and William E. Sims III

Hilah T. Cook

John J. Linn

Lauren P. Skerlak ’22

Maida and Daniel Cordero

Anna E. Lomax ’22

Hannah G. Sowers ’22

Jill H. and James A. Cornbrooks

Kimberly A. and Jeffery T. Lomax

Renee A. and Stephen W. Sowers

Hayley C. and Mark J. Cresswell

Emily Longwell ’22

Mary M. Spainhour ’20

India G. Cresswell ’21

Cayla R. Lowrey ’22

Samantha N. Spurr ’21

Grace E. Cush ’22

Stefanie P. and Samuel C. ’91 Lowrey II

Christine B. Stevens

Mia G. D’Achille

Kathleen A. and John A. Luke, Jr.

Linda and Stephen Stone, P

Emily L. D’Amico ’22

Jessica L. Marley ’22

Paige K. Storrier ’21, ’22 (GR)

Renee and Kurt L. Darrow

Ashlyne S. McComb ’21

Rachel H. Tegen ’21, ’22 (GR)

Lillian A. Dear ’17

Roxanne and John R. McGee

Davy Triplett

Laura Beth C. and Kelly J. Decker

Roman E. Meilinger ’22

Caroline and Graham Turner

Marcia G. and William R. ’83 Dills

Lucie Miller ’22

Elizabeth E. and Russell D. Turner

Angelina N. Doddato

Requelle M. and Gilbert B. Mincey

John W. Turner

Helen M. Doddato ’22

Laura K. and Mark S. Mulholland

John C. Turpin

Doris G. ’61 and Donald A.* ’61 Drapeau

Allison B. Myers ’20, ’21 (GR)

Kenzie M. Ulrich ’21, ’22 (GR)

Mary E. Drum ’09

Kayley M. Negast ’21

Emily L. Valentine ’13

Gabriela K. Dunn ’22

Jane L. Nichols

Alannah Van Horn ’21

Carrie A. Dyer

Gwenn B. and Roger W. Noel, Jr.

Margaret T. ’61 and Richard F. ’60 Vert, GP

Natalie G. ’13 and Thomas M. ’14 Eidson

Nora Roberts Foundation

Kathy and Garrett P. Westerhoff, P

Felicia Enos ’21, ’22 (GR)

Catherine and Kevin P. Norton

Bob L. Wienberry ’59

Madilynn M. E. Every ’22

Sarah K. Nowell ’20

Eleanor and Bruce Wilder

Emma G. Farley ’22

Cathy H. Nowicki

Dakisha P. Williams ’20 (GR)

Olivia S. Farone ’22

Oluwadara I. Olusina

Nicole Winsley ’20 (GR)

Ava E. Farraher ’22

Jeannine M. and Rufus Parker, Jr.

Jennifer Zepp ’21

Donna and John L. Finch

Gabrielle M. Parulis ’22

Imogene G. and Paul A. Zimmermann

Catheryn and Marc A. Foster

Kinsey N. Peppler ’22

David A. Fuller ’77

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Ad Astra, per Theatrum HPU Theatre doesn’t just think out of the box: it thinks out of this world with new productions staged in Culp Planetarium

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The young bride reminisces, supported by the full company, in Time Like Water.

“Galaxies in Her Eyes,” which is, to our knowledge, the first opera ever composed for performance in a planetarium was, in part, produced and supervised by Dr. Scott MacLeod, HPU associate professor of music. The work centers around historical women in astronomy and was originally workshopped by HPU students Reyna Alston, Tabitha Brandel, and Steph Stone, along with University Chaplain Andria Williamson, in spring 2021. A nationally recognized artistic team collaborated to create the score, digital design, and direction, including Dr. Brad Barlow, HPU associate professor of physics and Director of the Culp Planetarium. The project was underwritten by the National Science Foundation, an HPU Cultural Programs Grant, the HPU Department of Music, a private donation from an HPU parent, and the Winston-Salem Symphony. Its wide potential for national attention and reproduction within the Spitz planetarium network has already garnered interest from various opera companies. The score now includes a page in its acknowledgements that recognizes HPU’s role in bringing it from conception to production. …but that’s not all. > >

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Professor Jay Putnam’s original play, Time Like Water, made its official debut in the spring after a test run the year before. For the past year, Professor Putnam, associate professor of theater and HPU faculty, staff, and students have been making final revisions. Putnam staged scenes with student actors and student dancers behind the dome’s second tier to illustrate the past. He perched the student playing the father behind the dome’s third tier to illustrate memory. With the aid of planetarium manager Erin Brady (HPU alum), Putnam used the planetarium’s software to infuse images of the solar system into the play.

The company of Time Like Water creates the moment when bride meets groom.

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Professor Jay Putnam directing in the Culp Planetarium.

Students hang lighting instruments inside the dome (right), as J.D. Hurst and Erin Brady create projection designs (below).

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C O T T M AC L E O D, H P U A S S O C I AT E PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

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Jalen Bynun, Tyler Nic Francis, Xavier Henry, and DJ Merritt represent students sitting at the Woolworths Lunch Counter.

Black Voices AMPLIFYed Collaboration was at the center as HPU debuted Periphery, a dramatization of the Greensboro sit-in demonstrations In 2020, following the civil unrest over George Floyd, seven colleges in central North Carolina teamed up to produce a theater festival that would focus on Black Voices. The Greater Greensboro Theater Consortium was formed, and High Point University was one of the founding members, represented

by Doug Brown, chair and associate professor of theater, who contributed to the National Endowment for the Arts grant that helped fund this initiative.

Members of the cast and crew meet with Sheila and Gloria Jean Blair, the sisters of Ezell Blair Jr. who was one of the original Greensboro Four (above).

As part of AMPLIFY: Black Voices Festival, HPU presented Periphery by Ed Simpson, past chair of the HPU Department of Theater. The play dramatizes the historic 1960 sit-in demonstrations at the Greensboro Woolworths lunch counter. Students from all participating colleges were able to audition for the production, fostering an amazing collaborative experience.

HPU was pleased to host Sheila and Gloria Jean Blair, the sisters of the original Greensboro Four, Ezell Blair, Jr. Both were incredibly moved by the performance.

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In 2021, under the advice of the Reverend Dr. Michael Brown, a member of HPU’s Board of Trustees and recent senior minister of Marble Collegiate Church in NYC, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) asked High Point University to host the ABC Christmas Special “A Serenade for Shepherds.” The televised event aired on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day across the nation, and HPU students played a big role in producing the worship service. Dr. Marc Foster, chair and professor of music and director of choral activities, led the HPU Chamber Singers in several Christmas classics.

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A ‘Bold’ Statement ‘Artifact [BOLD]’ is an innovative exhibition in memory of Allan Beaver

In 2022, HPU’s Graphic Design Program and Sechrest Gallery of Art collaborated to create the first annual Artifact [BOLD] exhibition for designers (defined broadly). The range of works could include building immersive environments that evoke emotional responses, producing concept-driven type, illustration, or sequence systems, or experimenting with narrative and form across media. The resulting submissions were innovative and thought-provoking, and reflected cultural moments through brave and assertive formal, conceptual, and critical design statements.

Awarding-winning designer Meena Khalili juried the show, noting “it is rare to see such a forward-thinking exhibition wherein the work of Graphic Design, New Media, Illustration, Printmaking, and Expanded Field … co-exist in a gallery space.”

Artifact [BOLD] was also conceived to honor the life and legacy of Allan Beaver.

His illustrious career included induction in to The New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame in 1997. He left retirement to help HPU launch its graphic design program. We were blessed to have him as a mentor, colleague, and friend.

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Allan Beaver, HPU Artist-inResidence (2007-2018)

Daydreamer, by HPU student Chloe Castelli, took first prize in Artifact [BOLD]’s student work category.

This poster is part of a larger project in which she explores aspects of living with undiagnosed ADHD.

Meena Kahlili, guest juror, award-winning designer and Professor of Design and Interaction at University of South Carolina School of Visual Art + Design.

A collection of books and artifacts from the exhibition, including projects from five HPU Graphic Design majors.

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Skills in Practice

Through internships and partnerships, SOAD students get real-world experience by working with industry

CRYPTON

ALDEN PARKES

Jae Burdett, a junior interior design major from Fayetteville, North Carolina, designed Alden’s new “Musical Chair” that debuted at the market by choosing different fabrics, finishes, and materials that represent the company and her design. Her chair was raffled on April 2 with the proceeds going toward a design scholarship at HPU.

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The senior graphic desi with Crypton to create collateral items. A trip t plenty of inspiration. Th Johnson’s first place su collection in the fall. Co

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Second Place: Mede Alexandre

First Place: Morgan Johnson

Honorable Mention: Gabe Causey

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Exploring, Experiencing, Expanding

A World of Ideas

Deveis Wooten admires one of the art installations of the Venice Biennale as part of the Grand Tour of Italy.

Study abroad programs experience Shakespeare, Beethoven, and the Biennale

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HPU choir performs for an audience at the Church of St. Nicholas in Prague, one of four performances during their 2022 singing tour.

The theater group (above) attended a variety of performances while visiting London, including “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Julius Caesar” at the Globe Theater. They also toured the Bankside and engaged in workshops with artists at the Globe Theater. During their second week, the students traveled to Stratford-upon-Avon, where they participated in workshops with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is the site for performances of all William Shakespeare’s classics.

HPU’s Dr. Marc Foster, director of choral activities, conducted the choirs and professional orchestra for the 252nd birthday celebration concert of Ludwig van Beethoven. HPU students joined an international choir on June 15 to perform Beethoven’s works at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, as part of the Beethoven Choral Festival. The group also traveled and performed in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as in Vienna at the Sunday mass at Karlskirche Church.

Art and Graphic Design students had the opportunity to attend the world’s most important and prestigious art exhibition during their May study abroad experience. The 59th annual Venice Biennale was titled “The Milk of Dreams” and it focused on a culturally diverse array of artists from around the world. Scott Raynor, professor of art, noted that “the show celebrates diversity and imagination and showed our students the power of art to elevate us in troubling times of pandemic and war. We encouraged our students to take the ideas from this exhibition back home into their studio practice.”

Professor Mark Brown lectures the students on contemporary art as preparation for the Arsenale Show at the Venice Biennale.

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A ‘Wish’ Come True at HPU

“A Dream is a Wish” come true when the HPU Community Orchestra had the privilege to accompany four Broadway-caliber singers, under the direction of Dr. Brian Meixner, associate professor of music, for a concert highlighting Disney classics, including “The Lion King,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “Frozen.” The orchestra consisted of HPU students, faculty, and staff, and members of the High Point community. Included in the weekend activities were a series of workshops with the Disney singers and composer/arranger, Ted Ricketts. These sessions included a vocal masterclass, a composition class, a music business workshop, and a session on music career development. These workshops were attended by students from several disciplines on campus.

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HPU voice students perform in a masterclass setting with all four Disney artists. The singers also provided a short performance during the session.

The HPU Community Orchestra and Disney vocalist, Whitney Claire Kaufmann, perform a medley from “The Little Mermaid”.

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GUEST ARTIST Carl Billingsley is an international, awardwinning artist enjoying retirement from his previous position as Professor and Coordinator of the Sculpture program at East Carolina University. He believes art creates a shared dialogue between people even if they do not share the same language, culture, time, and place. Mr. Billingsley began the labor intensive process of making “The Listeners” by trying new methods of creating patterns and molds for casting small iron shapes. Improvisation continued as he organized the pieces.

Eventually, he recognized that the group had an attitude, a sort of anticipation, as though “they” were listening.

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2022 Andrea Wheless Visiting Sculptor Carl Billingsley

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Denise Murphy Rohr: award-winning choreographer and past-instructor at The Ailey School. Guest choreographer for fall dance concert, Moments Between.

Vanishing Souls | Falling Embers

Dominick Amendum, Arranger, Music Director, Music Supervisor for Wicked (Broadway and national tour) and The Prince of Egypt (currently running in London’s West End)

Shelby Finnie: Rockette and Broadway Performer

Austin Coats: Guest choreographer for Fall MusicalWorking “It’s An Art” featuring senior Shayne Maggard

Okorie Johnson, ­cellist-­songwriter https://www.okcello. com/welcome

Dean Cain, HPU Actorin-Residence: actor, producer, television presenter

Senior Portfolio Panel

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Elliot Strunk, Chief Creative Strategist, Honestly

Greg Monroy, Creative Director, RLF

Michael Hellinger, Lead Creative, Hanes Brands

Mike Lawson, Design Educator

Roymieco Carter, Director of Visual Arts Program, North Carolina A&T University

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faculty highlights

Welcome Gary Inman HPU welcomes Gary Inman as HPU Designer-inResidence and as an assistant professor of the practice of interior design. “The interior design students at High Point University represent a bright promise for a world that is beautiful and sustainable and serves to elevate the human experience. Design is truly central to a well-lived life,” says Inman, who devotes his career to designing luxury resorts, hotels, homes, and furnishings. His work for clients has earned him 19 ASID-IIDA awards and the Elevate Award as the Top Luxury Hospitality Designer.

“The interior design students at High Point University represent a

bright promise

for a world that is beautiful and sustainable” —GARY INMAN, HPU DESIGNER IN RESIDENCE

HPU Hayworth School of Arts and Design welcomes new faculty and staff!

Caitlyn Baldwin (Asst. Professor of Scenic Lighting and Design) holds an M.F.A. in Drama with a concentration in Scenic Design from UNC-Greensboro. Having worked in theatre for over 15 years, Caitlyn’s experiences range from scenic painting to lighting and costume design. In the summer of 2012, Caitlyn attended Cobalt Studios Summer Scene Painting Intensive. Some of Caitlyn’s favorite design credits include Mean Girls; school edition workshop premiere, Polaroid Stories, and Marisol.

Bailey Powell’s (Asst. Professor of Costume Design) background is both in illustration and costume design/technology, receiving her BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

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U.S. Congress Invites HPU Art Professor to Judge Art Show The U.S. Congress invited Scott Raynor, Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Graphic Design, to judge the regional entries for the Congressional Art Competition, a nationwide visual art competition to recognize and encourage student artists in each congressional district. Raynor is one of the judges with this honor in North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. He was also asked to view the final entries, which will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol and on the U.S. House of Representatives website.

Congratulations to Mr. Scott Raynor for his promotion to full professor!

Faculty Highlights Katy Brandt (Instructor of Interior Design) and John Linn (Asst. Professor of Interior Design) presented “Active Learning: The Beckoning Kitchen Table” at the 2022 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy.

Doug Brown (Associate Professor of Theater) was invited by the Lexington Youth Theater in Lexington, North Carolina to direct their Spring production of The Sound of Music.

Mark Brown (Associate Professor of Art) had a total of four works selected for exhibition at the JAG Gallery in Key West, Florida, the Irene Cullis Gallery in Greensboro, NC, and a digital exhibition sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Sculptors.

Carrie Dyer (Associate Professor of Graphic Design) published works in “From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands”, William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, VA (catalog) and Creative Quarterly No: 64. Other works exhibited at Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN and a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, Mid America Print Council.

Scott MacLeod (Associate Professor of Music) was a featured soloist in “Around the World in 80 Minutes” for the Winston-Salem Symphony and performed in Ragtime and Gianni Schicchi for the Piedmont Opera.

Jesse Graham Galas (Asst. Professor of Musical Theater) comes to HPU with six years experience as a Professor of the Performing Arts, four years as a Director and Assistant Director of both plays and musicals, and 25 years professional experience on the stage. She earned her MFA in Acting from Ohio University and her Teaching Certificate in Michael Chekhov Physical Acting Technique from Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium.

Nick Rodgers is the Hayworth Fine Arts Center Facility Manager and Production Supervisor. He is a recent graduate of University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama and a concentration in Design and Technical Production.

Scott Raynor (Professor of Art) had works exhibited at Las Laguna Art Gallery, California; Indianapolis Art Center; and four works selected for an online exhibition sponsored by the Visual Artists Association, London, UK. Benita VanWinkle (Associate Professor of Art) was selected for exhibition at the South by Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA; Cochran Gallery, LaGrange, GA; and New York Center for Photographic Art, New York City, NY. She also presented “Darkroom to Digital During a Pandemic” at the Conference on Higher Pedagogy at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Lisa Woods (Instructor of Art) presented a solo exhibition at the Sea Island Center Gallery at University of South Carolina at Beaufort. In addition, she gave an artist’s talk and offered a workshop to students about using unconventional mixed media techniques in drawings.

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SENIOR S H OW C A

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R ASE IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES WE PRESENT A SAMPLING OF THE OUTSTANDING WORK CREATED

BY OUR STUDENTS DURING THE 2021-22 ACADEMIC YEAR.

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senior showcase

Theater

‘SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES’

Shakespeare’s dark side. With scenes from plays such as Macbeth, Hamlet, and the very Game of Thrones-esque Titus Andronicus, the evening showcased ghosts, witches, and the truly bizarre from the mind of William Shakespeare.

Jaclyn McGhee as Lady Macbeth.

Ellie Moyer, Lily Harb, and JD Hurst are backstage calling the evening performance.

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Barrett Odom as Titus Andronicus (above).

Zach Archipley as Macbeth (above).

The cast and crew of SWTWC.

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‘WORKING’ This musical, based off the 1974 book “Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do” by Studs Terkel, was written by Stephen Schwartz and includes music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, James Taylor, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The musical features monologues and songs performed by a variety of working class folks, taken from the interviews in the book, and meant to compel the audience to look at the person behind the job. These characters portray the need to find dignity in even the most seemingly mundane employment, the reward of taking pride in one’s work, no matter how humble, and the legacies of parents either passing down professions from one generation to the next, or striving to enable better working lives for their children.

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Art

‘CONVERGENT’ Senior Art and Graphic Design Exhibition celebrates our first joint exhibit with art and graphic design students in the Darrell E. Sechrest Art Gallery..

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Injury, Grace Cush

Cicada, Katheryn McGuire, graphic novel (ART 2022)

Day 10, Keith Burns, clay, oil paint, acrylic paint

Scratching the Surface, Ismaeel Zafer, etching on applied Asphaltum liquid

Provost Erb speaks with students about their final projects.

Lindsey Boston, Ink on paper bag

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Graphic Design

Natalie Geriot

Chloe Castelli

Ashton Kajcienski

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Gabe Causey

Addison Hartley

Morgan Johnson Tyler Tuttle

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Kaitlyn Conroy

Samantha Bloom

Megan Kuras

Madison Baylock

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Lauryn Heilig

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Elizabeth Alexandre

Courtney Horne

Therrion Jones

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Music PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Edge of the World (2011)

by Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) High Point University Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Mr. Chris Thompson

WIND ENSEMBLE The Calm and the Storm (2022)

by Reyna Alston (b. 2001, HPU student) High Point University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Reyna Alston

Rise of the Firebird (2001)

Under the direction of Dr. Marc Foster, the HPU choir performs “Ecce Dedi Verba” by Richard Burchard at St. Martin in the Wall Church in Prague.

CHAMBER SINGERS

by Steven Reineke (b. 1970) High Point University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

Ecce Dedi Verba Mea

by Richard Burchard High Point University Chamber Singers, directed

by Dr. Marc Foster at St Martin in the Wall in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2022

The Hounds of Spring (1981)

by Alfred Reed (1921-2005) High Point University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

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HPU COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA Suite de Trois Morceaux for Flute and Orchestra (1889)

by Benjamin Godard (1849-1895): I) Allegretto, II) Idylle, III) Valse High Point University Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner Lissi Shanahan, flute soloist

Horn Concerto No. 1 in C minor (1865); I) Allegro Moderato

by Franz Joseph Strauss (1822-1905) High Point University Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner Dakota Tameling, horn soloist (HPU student concerto competition winner)

Symphonie Fantastique (1830); IV) March to the Scaffold

by Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) High Point University Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner

“Dopo notte, atra e funesta” (1737) from the opera “Ariodante” by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) High Point University Community Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Brian Meixner Tabitha Brandel, mezzo-soprano soloist (HPU student concerto competition winner)

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senior showcase Dance students Karissa Fryar, Christina Robinson, and Quinn Van Popering perform A Long Line by dance faculty Emily Crofford.

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Dance Dance faculty Kerrie-Anne Sparks staged Excerpts from Paquita on dance students.

Dancers perform Failure of the Flesh by dance faculty Christine Stevens.

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Left - Dancers perfor I Falling by guest cho Murphy- Rohr. Abov Long Line by dance f

Dancers Nicole Amorocho and Jade Isola perform a duet in Nutcracker in a Nutshell.

This performance would not be possible without the collaborative efforts of music faculty Marcia Dills and Mayumi Osada.

Dancers on stage before a performance. It is a tradition to “circle up” before the performance to join hands and have a moment of gratitude before the curtain goes up.

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DANCE HIGHLIGHTS

High Point University ­student Elizabeth Schroeder performed a choreographed dance work by faculty Lindsey Howie at the 2022 Solo Duo Dance Festival in New York City.

rm Vanishing Souls oreographer Denise ve - Dancers perform A faculty Emily Crofford.

High Point University students Samantha Bridge, Melanie Fitts, Karissa Fryar, Mary Gomez, Alex Griswold, Lauren Johnson, Katie Keever, Cierra Mahoney, Connie Quagliata, and Elizabeth Schroeder performed choreographic research in multiple dance works presented at the American College Dance Association Conference in March at Ohio University.

HPU’s inaugural members of the National Dance Honors Society: (l to r) Karrisa Fryar, Lauren Johnson, Olivia Keider, Connie Quagliata, Tabitha McGuire; (not pictured) Wesley Wilson, Elizabeth Schroeder, and Alison Carroll.

The Dance Program raised $3,600 in total this past year for Cancer Services, a local lifeline for those affected by cancer.

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Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising

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INT 3180 STUDIO IV: PROGRAMMING

NEXT Design Competition: Vegan Cosmetic Company Project Brief: Design new corporate HQ for a ‘clean’ cosmetic brand, using an existing NYC building. Student selected founder/brand identity and created total design concept and plans for interior design of a corporate space representing the SZA cosmetics line-uniquely formulated for an enlightened and diverse consumer population.

Brand and Founder: SZA (Solana Imani Rowe) Designer: Alivia Mountford

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HONORS PROJECT

Container Shelter Dwelling UnitsPort of Manilla

Project Brief: Design a multi-family and intergenerational shelter complex using shipping containers at the Port of Manilla. Interior courtyards, rooftop gathering spaces and daylighted interiors make the densely stacked compact spaces livable and uplifting for a range of temporary dwellers.

Designer: Kayla Prado

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INT 4285

Capstone Studio

Project Brief: Design a senior cohousing community for that enables aging-in-place through the lifespan. Student teams were assigned locations that dictated geographies and topographies for site plan development and neighborhood designs that encourage social interaction and active living. Student teams designed all community common spaces, both interior and exterior. Team members created individual dwelling units for mixed, multi-family housing, creating exteriors and interiors that represent both place and personae.

SECTION 01: SENIOR COHOUSING COMMUNITY DESIGN-TEAM PROJECT

Nevada: NV Duplex Section, NV Duplex Exterior (Grace Amend; Ava Farraher; Tatiana Goldberg; Emma Farley)

Louisiana: Exteriors, C Interior (Am Caroline Z

Kentucky: Common House Exterior (Julie Reagan, Kinsey Peppler, Jessica Marley)

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Townhouse Section, Townhouse Common House Dining Room merica Toledo, Audrey King, Zogheb)

Florida: Common House Interior Renderings, Duplex Elevations, Brochure 1 (Kayla Prado, Gabby Parulis; Melissa Wetherbee)

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Arizona: Duplex Exterior, Duplex Floor Plan, Townhouse Bedroom Interior, Outdoor Spaces (Lauren Barsa, Sydney Dawson, Molly Stevanovich)

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Colorado: Apartment-Exterior/Axon, Townhome-Exterior, Main Street-Common House Interiors (Roman Meilinger; Liz Farone; Kirsten Gurgunas)

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

SECTION 02.

SENIOR COHOUSING COMMUNITY DESIGNTEAM PROJECT

The site is designed to mimic the Zia Sun, with

The Zia Sun Designer: Emma Lynch

each arm of the sun

is a symbol of a strong body, clear

represented in a cul de sac form. Each cul de sac houses

mind, a pure spirit and devotion to

a different dwelling unit,

well-fare. It also symbolizes the four

keeping the curb view

seasons, cardinal directions, seasons

uniformed and organized.

of life, seasons of the year & four periods of the day.

quad duplex

The city was named for the duke of Alburquerque, the then vicerory of New Spain (the first R was later dropped). It was an important trading route on the Chihuahua Trail from Mexico.

Each dwelling unit is designed to accommodate the needs of a growing community.

The condos are available in options varying in studio's to 2 bedroom apartments. The single family can be renovated into a two family and the duplex can become a quad. The quad however is the max size.

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RR EE FF LL EE CC TT II VV EE W W AA TT EE RR SS SAN ANTONIO, TX Reflective Waters Senior Cohousing Community is conveniently located next to Mitchell Lake. This community follows the concept of reflecting on the younger years. Seniors can reflect on their youthfulness and extract the past energy they used to have in order to mirror it into their new realities in this community.

2ND FLOOR

1ST FLOOR

dwelling units

Designer: Cayla Lowry

AMENTITIES

common houses

kitchen demonstration ballroom bar and lounge fitness center library indoor/outdoor pool mailroom dental/doctors office

AMENTITIES

COMMON HOUSE 1

game room exercise studios spa/salon indoor pool offices COMMON HOUSE 2

ADDITIONS physical therapy wing pharmacy new Offices Convenience store

PHASE 1 4 Duplexes 4 Townhomes 1 Common House PHASE 2 Duplexes to Quads 3 Townhome A 2 Townhome B Build New Common House

PHASE 3 Wings added to original Common House Building of Condo High-Rise Apartment

village The village is an additional group of amenities that will be built for the residents of Reflective Waters. These clusters of retail stores will include a pottery shop, an ice cream shop/winery, space for an outdoor farmers market, and an art gallery/retail pop-up shop for residents to be able to sell and display handmade art.

PHASE 4 Studio Apartments Overall updates of technology

site plan INT 4285- SENIOR CAPSTONE

CAYLA LOWREY

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2022 senior Spotlights

Student Achie Henry Heydinger: Outstanding Senior Recital Award, pursuing Masters of Music in Choral Conducting at Eastern Kentucky University

Anna Lomax (FMD 2022): Haverty Cup winner

Chloe Castelli: Outstanding Senior in Graphic Design; student category winner Artifact [Bold]

2021-22 SENIOR AWARDS Madison Baylock: Outstanding Senior in Graphic Design

Becca Korn: Excellence in Technical Theater

Tabitha Brandel: Outstanding Senior Recital Award

Emily Longwell: Most Innovative Award for Fashion Merchandising

Samantha Bridge: Excellence in Dance Chloe Castelli: Outstanding Senior in Graphic Design Grace Cush: Outstanding Senior in Art Hailey Turner: winner of the HPU Theater Spotlight Award and assistant venue manager for Dock Street Theatre at the worldrenowned Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.

Sadie Porter: Growth Mindset Award for Fashion Merchandising

Emma Farley: Growth Mindset Award for Interior Design

Kayla Prado: Outstanding Senior Award in Interior Design

Demetria Hale: Excellence in Performance

Lauren Skerlak: Outstanding Senior in Fashion Merchandising

Ashton Kajcienski: Outstanding Senior in Graphic Design

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Roman Meilinger: Most Innovative Award for Interior Design

Emmie D’Amico: Excellence in Directing

Henry Heydinger: Outstanding Senior Recital Award

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Katheryn McGuire: Outstanding Senior in Art

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Steph Stone: Outstanding Graduating Senior Music Major Award Hailey Turner: The Spotlight Award

evements SELECTION OF JOB PLACEMENT AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS Lauren Barsa (INT 2022) — associate interior designer at Ageloff & Associates, NYC

Tatiana Goldberg (INT 2022) — design assistant at Michelle Miller Design in Fort Myers, FL

Elizabeth Malone (THE 2022) - Theatre Specialist, Iroquois Springs, Rock Hill, New York

Madison Baylock (GDS 2022) — Graphic Designer at Spectrum Communications in Charlotte, NC

Kristen Gurganus (INT 2022) — interior design consultant, Restoration Hardware, Charlotte, NC

Jess Marley (INT 2022) — marketing coordinator-furniture, KUKA Home, High Point and Las Vegas

Tabitha Brandel (MUS 2022) — social media and publicity manager, Primo Artists

Courtney Horne (GDS 2022) — intern at the Tom James Company

Keith Burns (ART 2022) — traveling the country to develop his first post-graduation body of work

Jerry Hurley (MUS 2022) — pursuing Masters of Music in Vocal Performance at University of Colorado at Boulder

Katheryn McGuire (ART 2022) — developing her second graphic novel and expanding the products sold by her company

Chloe Castelli (GDS 2022) — Marketing and Design at Kanakuk Kamps in Branson, MO

Ashton Kajcienski (GDS 2022) — Experience Manager at Live Nation Entertainment at the Red Hat Amphitheater

Gabe Causey (GDS 2022) — designer at FC Tulsa Soccer Club

Megan Kuras (GDS 2022) — Graphic Design Specialist at Syyclops

Grace Cush (ART 2022) — attending her first year of medical school at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Anna Lomax (INT 2022) — interior designer, Nehmer & HVS Design, Baltimore

Amanda Pennucci (MUS 2022) — pursuing Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Liberty University

Kelly Lomax (INT 2022) — showroom designer and account manager at SOURCC in High Point

America Toledo (INT 2022) — interior designer, Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, Winston-Salem, NC

Cayla Lowry (INT 2022) — interior designer, CJMW Architecture, High Point

Hailey Turner (THE 2022) - assistant venue manager, Dock Street Theatre at the world renowned Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.

Emmie D’Amico (THE 2022) - Writing and Directing apprentice, Theatre Aspen in Colorado Sydney Dawson (INT 2022) — interior designer, Casual World, Greensboro, NC Olivia Farone (INT 2022) — design consultant at Collins DuPont Design Group in Naples, FL Natalie Geriot (GDS 2022) — accepted at Carnegie Mellon University, Masters of Entertainment Industry Management

Emma Lynch (INT 2022) — junior interior designer, Timothy Brown Studio, NYC Shayne Maggard (THE 2022) - admissions counselor, HPU

Roman Meilinger (INT 2022) — interior designer at Alfred Williams & Company, Charlotte.

Gabriel Metaras (MUS 2022) — pursing Masters in Communication and Business Leadership at High Point University

Melissa Wetherbee (INT 2022) — junior project manager at Stephanie Jarvis, Inc, Jacksonville, FL Kayla Wattenbarger (INT 2022) — associate designer at CBI, Charlotte, NC

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alumni news

BRITTANY DEMMLER, (ART 2009)

Managing a robotic kinetic art studio

Define what you do as a studio manager.

I am the Studio Manager at BREAKFAST, a Brooklyn-based robotic kinetic art studio. I work closely with the two Co-Founders and have many different duties, such as general management, people management, studio upkeep, and improvements. I need to keep track of all our contracts, finances, and the status of all artworks in production and future projects that may need to be added to the production timeline. I am responsible for making sure our various engineering teams (mechanical, software, and electrical) have all the equipment they need in the studio, as well as the installation site from flip-discs to PCB boards and scaffolding.

How did your art degree help you with your first job and career trajectory?

Studio Manager at BREAKFAST, a Brooklyn-based robotic kinetic art studio led by artists Andrew Zolty and Mattias Gunneras

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I wouldn’t have landed my first couple of jobs without my art degree. My first interview question to become a Graphic Designer for promotional products was to explain what a vector was, and thankfully knew because of a class I took at HPU. From there I got a job as a Photo Retoucher and Graphic Designer for a photography studio. Life drawing made me understand how to pose the people, photography classes helped me learn about lighting, and Art History taught me about compositions. The information I had going into this role gave me the confidence I needed to become successful. I was eventually promoted to Production Manager and then moved on to Studio Management roles for a couple of different artists and art collectives.

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Bryan Ijames (MUS 2012) - currently pursuing his doctorate in choral conducting at the University of Michigan.

Favorite memory with a professor My favorite memory with a professor (Scott Raynor) was preparing for the senior show. I had been working on some sculptures, busts to be exact. I had done 3 or 4 and just wasn’t feeling as connected to them as I wanted to. My professor (Mr. Raynor) took the time to chat with me about my work, different artists, and themes that interested me. That evening I went home and made the decision to completely start over and paint for the show instead. The next day I had a class with him, I met him with passion in my eyes, I showed him 5 ideas for paintings. When I think back to this chat, I realize how he was really guiding and encouraging me to do what I loved. I ended up selling several paintings from the senior show and continued to make and sell many more over the years.

Meredith Matsakis (VMD 2017) – completed her Master’s degree in Luxury Business from Polimoda in Milan and has been hired at Cartier’s HQ in NYC as Visual Merchandising Project Coordinator.

What advice would you give a student wanting to pursue the arts in college now?

Research how you can blend your creative talents with different types of industries. There are so many different types of creative jobs. You don’t have to be a traditional artist to be in the arts.

Michaela Mucha (GDS 2018) - recently inducted into the AIGA NY Board of Directors, currently Creative/ Art Director/Producer at Walt Disney World, working on theatrical titles outside of streaming/Disney+, and recently designed the album cover for Liam Payne’s latest single!

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alumni news

Alumni Updates Amanda Baille (IND 2021) — junior interior designer, Stefura Associates, Boston, MA

India Cresswell (IND 2021) — associate designer, J. Banks Design, Hilton Head, SC

Grant Gilbert (GDS 2020) — Cloud Design/ Client Liaison intern at NYDLA.org

Jessie Hull (THE 2018) — working at Matthews Playhouse for the Arts, Matthews, NC

Helen Barnett (ART 2021) — pursing an MFA in painting, University of Delaware

Michael Crowley (GDS 2019) — art director, RSM (Retail Sports Marketing)

Blaine and Christina Goings Russell (MUS 2011) graduated from Shenandoah University in Virginia with master’s degrees in Music focusing on Church Music and Choral Conducting; currently serve as Director of Music Ministries at Fletcher UMC in Asheville, NC.

Morgan Humphries (IND 2021) — junior interior designer, Interior Concepts, Inc., Annapolis, MD

Justin Beard (THE 2014) — featured in television special on Disney as character in Star Wars, and currently performing in Galaxies Edge Kayla Bogasky (GDS 2016) — graphic designer, Horvath & Tremblay, Boston Ashley Maple-Brittle (THE 2018) — completed her MFA in Theater Directing at University of Essex and is currently Artistic Apprentice at Round House Theatre Conley Brown (GDS 2019) — graphic designer, Newmark, NYC Mikayla Burmeister (IND 2021)- interior construction detail manager, CBI, Charlotte Jonathon Cardona (IND 2020) — interior designer, Holly Hunt, Chicago Hailey Conrad (GDS 2021) — working on the launch of Hailey Bieber’s new skincare brand Rhode.

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Christy Day (IND 2002) worked on an ad campaign on location in Miami, FL for Frida Baby that launched summer 2021.

Kaitlyn Doshier (VMD 2018) — interior designer and digital marketing specialist, IBB Design Fine Furnishings, Dallas, TX Felicia Enos (IND 2021) — completed master’s degree in Communication and Business Leadership at HPU Kelly Brode Evans (MUS 2013) — pursuing Ph.D. in Music Education at Florida State University.

Eleonora Fallabrino (ART 2020) — graphic and digital designer, Center for Experiential and Applied Learning at Wake Forest School of Medicine Gina Figliozzi — licensing coordinator of Marvel Softlines at The Walt Disney Company Jillian Gagnon (IND 2014) — opened new business, Haus of Harmony, West Hartford, CT

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Caroline Goree (IND 2014) — Project Leader at BOWA, Alexandria, VA Hannah Grau (IND 2017) — accepted to Washington University’s graduate program in Architecture Brooke Hall (INT 2008) — Director of Consumer and Associate Experience, Canteen North America, Charlotte, NC Kate Hensley (GDS 2014) — creative project manager, University of Pikesville Madison Hill (IND 2019) — passed the NCIDQ exam!

Will Hoffman (GDS 2021) — digital media manager, Web Content Development, Berlin, NJ

Virginia Jesselson (IND 2021) completed her masters in Communication and Business Leadership at HPU. Ragan Keefer (THE 2021) — pursuing an MFA in Directing at University of East London Kelsey Klos (GDS 2011) — co-owner of House of Fete (CA), an event styling company, recently designed a set for Care Bears.

Katie Knecht (GDS 2016) — UX, UI Designer, Burn Boot Camp Marina Kyte (IND 2016) — 2020 Employee of the Year for Cline Design Associates in Charlotte, NC, passed the NCIDQ, and won a Multifamily Executive Award for Best Unit Design!!

Tyler Lee (GDS 2016) — associate art director, Yext, Los Angeles Olivia Leenhouts (THE 2020) — received her

certificate in special effects makeup from Vocational Academy of Makeup and Prosthetics (VAMP), Orlando Grace Ann Letzinger (THE 2021) — regional director, Virginia Shore Region for Little People’s Creative Workshop Jared Lindsay (THE 2018) — completed master’s degree in Professional Writing at University of Denver Delaney Mathews (IND 2021) — associate design project manager, CBI, Greenville Marybeth McAlister (GDS 2018) — graphic content producer, Compass Digital Labs Kelly McCann (GDS 2015) — project design specialist, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA Ashlyne McComb (IND 2021) — designer, StudioSIX5, Austin, TX Emily (Calloway) Metts (IND 2018) — interior designer, DECA Interiors, Winston Salem Kayley Negast (GDS 2021) — fashion and retail photographer, Saadia Group, Somerville, NJ

Lillian O’Donnell (GDS 2015) — principal designer, Velir, a marketing agency based in Boston Area Kimberly (Greve) Palmer (IND 2016) — lead designer, Plan Architecture, Township of Washington, NJ Abigail Phalen (GDS 2017) — executive communications manager, Disney Signature Experiences, Windermere, FL Abby Pinto (DNC-m, 2021) — NFL dancer with the Carolina Panthers and Pure Barre instructor Ashley Pilkerton (ART 2004) — project manager of software development, Ernst & Young, New Alexandria, VA Nina Rizzo (GDS 2021) — graphic design and marketing associate, Cast Nylons Limited, Chesterland, OH Carl Rugato (THE 2014) — opened his own business, Rugato Fx Entertainment, Lynnfield, MA Emma Russell (THE 2021) — working professionally in Atlanta on various commercial film projects and starting MFA in Acting at SCAD. Morgan Sandberg (IND 2020) — junior interior designer, CallisonRTKL, Washington DC

Laney Sellinger (IND 2021) — junior designer, AvantStay, Nashville Alex Stanley-Stretch (GDS 2007) — graphic design and marketing professional in the horticulture industry, excited to announce the release of the 202223 Catalog Grasses and Sedges Madison Steiner (THE 2020) — acting in streaming series called “No Rest for the Wicked” on Amazon Prime Candyce Sturgeon (ART 2021) — pursuing masters in Art History, University of Louisville

Rankin Willard (ARTS 2010) — co-writer of Craft Store Sitcom: The Play named a finalist for the 2021 Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize, an international award for LGBTQ+ inclusion in theatre.

Sydney Wyatt (THE 2021) — studio and stage manager, Brass City Ballet.

Lucia Zelaya (FM/Branding 2021)- social media coordinator, Saks 5th Ave, NYC Jennifer Zepp (IND 2021) — design consultant, Furnitureland South, High Point.

Rachel Tegen (IND 2021) — designer, Cheryl Umbles Interior Design, Manchester Ctr., VT Casey Thurston (IND 2021) — junior designer, Margery Wedderburn Interiors, Great Falls, VA Maggie Tonkinson (INT 2016) — senior designer, COFCO Alexandra Trenary (IND 2014) —named one of Southern Lady’s Magazine 2021 Female Entrepreneurs

Get in touch!

If you are an alumni and wish to share any news about your professional progress, then please do not hesitate to contact us: artsdesigninfo@highpoint.edu.

David Vidri (GDS 2013) — graphic design lead, Arrive Logistics.

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DAVID R. HAYWORTH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN Dr. John C. Turpin, Dean Ms. Martha Ashley, Executive Administrative Assistant artsdesigninfo@highpoint.edu 336-841-9514

STUDIO ARTS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

MUSIC: VOICE OR INSTRUMENTAL

Mr. Scott Raynor

Dr. Marc Foster

sraynor@highpoint.edu

mfoster@highpoint.edu

336-841-4671

336-841-4551

INTERIOR DESIGN AND FASHION MERCHANDISING

THEATER AND DANCE Mr. Doug Brown

Dr. Jane Nichols

dbrown@highpoint.edu

jnichols@highpoint.edu

336-841-4525

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