The UAB Films and UAB Lectures Committees select films and speakers for these and other series. For more information, call 515-5161. The Crafts Center Located on the ground floor of the Thompson Building is one of the finest crafts facilities on any university campus. In 1996, The Crafts Center was awarded the Raleigh Medal of Arts for extraordinary achievement in the arts. Instruction is offered in pottery, woodworking, photography, weaving, flat glass, lapidary, telescope making, art, and much more.
Studios are also available for independent work.
The Crafts Center is open year-round and showcases between three and five exhibitions in a gallery dedicated to fine craft. The Dance Program sponsors two student dance companies, NC State Dance Company and DanceVisions. Both companies are open by audition and offer performances on and off campus each semester. In cooperation with the Department of Physical Education, the Dance Program offers classes in dance technique, choreography and performance, plus master classes, lecture-demonstrations and performances by guest artists. Students in these groups perform in concerts and recitals on and off campus, participate in athletic events, and furnish music for official University functions.