University of North Carolina School of the Arts
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a public coeducational arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that grants high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is one of the seventeen constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina. Founded in 1963 as the North Carolina School of the Arts by then-Governor Terry Sanford, it was the first public arts conservatory in the United States. The school owns and operates the Stevens Center in Downtown Winston-Salem and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
About the school
General information
The school was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1963 and opened in 1965.
The school consists of five professional schools:
School of Dance
School of Design & Production (including a HS Visual Arts Program)
School of Drama
School of Filmmaking
School of Music
History
Founding