Office of Cultural Arts Festivals & Celebrations
The Office of Cultural Arts celebrates the wide diversity of artistry on our campus and in our community with festivals and other special events throughout the year. During the 2005/2006 season the Office of Cultural Arts collaborated with other departments and organizations to present ArtsFest 2005, a six-week summer festival featuring local, regional and national artists and ensembles.  

In January 2006, Homage to Mozart, a week-long celebration commemorating the 250th birthday anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, attracted over 5,000 visitors to Kenan Auditorium and featured some of the university’s and the region’s finest musical ensembles and soloists, plus special guests (such as violinist Joseph Silverstein) of international renown.

In April of 2006, the Office of Cultural Arts presented one of the nation’s finest young dance ensembles, Carolina Ballet, in a performance of Shakespeare Suite. The 2-day Shakespeare Celebration concluded on the ocassion of the playwright’s birthday anniversary with a performance of three extended dance pieces inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.

The 2006/2007 season provided an opportunity for even more exciting festival events, including the Year of the Arts, a year-long schedule of special presentations commemorating the historic new facilities, venues, and partnerships in the university’s cultural life. The year culminated in a Gala Performance featuring 2 World Premieres by Artists in Residency Carolina Ballet.

The 2007/2008 school year brings the first annual Sarus Dance Festival to the university's campus as well as a special week-long Days of Remembrance commemoration culminating on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoa), May 3rd. During the Days of Remembrance (April 28-May 3) the Office of Cultural Arts will host a city-wide series of programs, concerts, exhibitions, lectures, and films appropriate to the occasion. Special guests include keynote speaker Gottfried Wagner, the alban elved dance company, composer Paul Schoenfield, and the acclaimed chamber music duo Opus Two.

Office of International Programs Intercultural Week
To support and promote cultural diversity and internationalization, the Office of International Programs sponsors Intercultural Week during February, highlighted by a festival held on the final Saturday. Celebrating the cultures and countries represented throughout UNCW and the Wilmington community, Intercultural Week showcases the food, dancing, music, traditional clothing and exhibits reflective of the area's rich cultural diversity. Lectures, films, dance, music, performances, visual arts and food provide opportunities for all ages to get involved throughout the week.