The power of the arts to inform, enrich, engage, and inspire is what makes the Department of Performing and Fine Arts the cultural and intellectual center of the university and beyond.
The Department of Performing and Fine Arts
Mission
The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates in the performing and fine arts – music, dance, theater, visual arts – that will be leaders in their respective fields and its advocate. The Department is also committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all.
Vision
The Department of Performing and Fine Arts will be the cultural and intellectual center for Fayetteville and its environs.
The primary mission of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts is to produce graduates in the performing and fine arts – music, dance, theater, visual arts – that will be leaders in their respective fields and its advocate. The Department is also committed to building community through the arts by being a resource for performing and fine arts pedagogy, cultivating a climate where creativity flourishes, engaging the community with the arts, and making the arts accessible to all.