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From small-town beginnings to careers in New York and New Jersey, they continue to support and inspire each other, proving that the arts can lead to unexpected and fulfilling careers.</p></div></div> </div> <div class="module p--center"><a href="/news/index.aspx" class="button--gradient button__transparent--gradient button__transparent--gradient-black">See all Stories</a></div> </div> </div> </div></section> <section><div class="wrap wrap--full home-item" id="Campaign"> <div class="block--black"> <div class="section section--black"> <div class="wrap"> <h2 class="h2--alt">Building the future of the arts</h2> <div class="module--spacing"> <div class="split"> <div class="split__half split__half--img"><img class="split__img" src="/_resources/img/homepage/dancer.jpg" alt="dance student"></div> <div class="split__half"> <h3 class="heading__gradient">Empower emerging artists who will shape the future of creativity</h3> <p class="small-text">UNCSA is building the future of the arts by educating the next generation of creative innovators. With extraordinary accomplishments propelling us, we are poised to reach new heights. </p><a href="/giving/index.aspx" class="button--gradient">Give to UNCSA</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></section> <section><div class="block__wrapper home-item" id="Community"> <div class="block block--gray-lighter"> <div class="wrap"> <h2 class="h2--alt">Alumni Success</h2> <h3 style="font-family:utopia-std,serif;text-align:center;">From backstage to the limelight, discover how UNCSA alumni are making their mark in the world.</h3> </div> <div class="community__slider is-hidden">  <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/news/20231002-camille-a-brown.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img src="/go/img/camille-brown-spif.jpg" alt="Camille Brown"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>From UNCSA to Broadway and beyond, choreographer and School of Dance alumna Camille A. Brown (B.F.A. '01) stays true to her own voice as her vision grows.</div></a></div> <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/design-production/alumni-stories/hunter-schafer.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img data-flickity-lazyload="/_resources/img/news/inline/hunter-schafer.jpg" alt="Hunter Schafer"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>Though many know Visual Arts alumna Hunter Schafer (H.S. '17) for her “Euphoria” work, fans can now see her on the big screen in her first big-screen debut, the highly anticipated film “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.”</div></a></div> <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/drama/alumni/wesley-taylor.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img data-flickity-lazyload="/go/img/wes-taylor-spif.jpg" alt="Wesley Taylor"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>From Broadway and TV to podcasts, it’s safe to say that School of Drama alumnus Wesley Taylor (B.F.A. '08) likes to stay busy. Most recently, he joined the cast of the Emmy-winning Hulu original series "Only Murders in the Building."</div></a></div> <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/music/alumni/jessica-mcjunkins.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img data-flickity-lazyload="/go/img/jessica-mcjunkins-spif.jpg" alt="Jessica McJunkins"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>School of Music alumna Jessica McJunkins (B.M. '09) has shared the stage with symphonies, ensembles and music royalty — including Beyonce, Jay-Z and Stevie Wonder.</div></a></div> <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/design-production/alumni-stories/randy-rees.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img data-flickity-lazyload="/go/img/randy-rees-spif.jpg" alt="Randy Rees"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>School of Design & Production alumnus Randy Rees' current career is out of this world. No, literally. The 1999 graduate is helping SpaceX revolutionize space technology and is using his UNCSA training to do it.</div></a></div> <div class="community__slide" data-type="alumni"><a href="/design-production/alumni-stories/connor-matz.aspx" class="community__content__link"> <div class="community__slide__img"><img data-flickity-lazyload="/go/img/connor-matz-spif.jpg" alt="Connor Matz"></div> <div class="community__slide__content"> <div class="community__content__tag">Alumni</div>Every day, visual Arts alumnus Connor Matz (H.S. 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