Noël Wan’s artistic path is shaped by both a deep musical fluency and a zeal for reimagining what the harp can be. A dual-degree alumna (DMA ’19, BMus ’14), she has ascended the international stage as a prize-winning classical harpist, an electroacoustic experimentalist, and a scholar deeply engaged in feminist theory and cultural inquiry.
For more than 60 years, Illinois Theatre has brought unforgettable performances to life—on Krannert Center stages, in the Armory Free Theatre, across Champaign-Urbana, and beyond. We asked alumni to share the memories that stayed with them.
For alumnus Peter Ho (MFA ’79 Industrial Design), giving back to the University of Illinois School of Art and Design is a gesture of gratitude and a tribute to the transformative power of education and perseverance.
From student performances in New York City and Washington, DC, to an alumni concert in Chicago, Dance at Illinois students, faculty, and alumni have performed on some of the nation’s most prominent stages, cementing the department’s growing national visibility.
Thanks to a generous gift from the Meredith Foundation, the University of Illinois Chamber Singers—the School of Music’s premier choral ensemble—has been renamed the Meredith Chamber Singers.
Each year the College of Fine and Applied Arts honors both past legacies and emerging voices in the arts by recognizing our alumni and friends who have impacted their fields in transformative ways.
Our alumni are giving back in unique and impactful ways. At FAA, donors can choose and craft giving plans based on what means the most to them. Together we are building an equitable and more preferable future for all.
