Welcome

Making connections through the arts and our community

Cultural Events & Special Academic Programs’ (CESAP) mission is to provide programming and services that serve as a bridge connecting our campus community of students, staff and faculty to our local, state, regional, national and international communities through the arts and non-credit academic programs.

Performing and Visual Arts

Cultural Events and Distinguished Speaker Series
Highsmith University Union Gallery
Curricular Connections Guide

Super Saturday Program 

Six-week Saturday morning academic enrichment program for area 3rd-8th graders every Spring and Fall with course topics including Foreign Languages, Theatre, Physics, Art, Technology, and many more.

Camps, Conferences and Institutes

Hosting residential summer groups and events from 10-500 people including:

• Bread Loaf School of English
• Nike Running Camp
• Council on Public Liberal Arts Colleges
• Asheville Chamber Music Experience
• and many more

Partnership Events in Undergraduate Research

• ACA-UNC Asheville Faculty Institute on Undergraduate Research
• ACA-UNC Asheville Undergraduate Research Symposium