College of Arts and Media

GCU grad finds her rhythm at prestigious New York dance school

After Julianne Pankau suffered a foot injury in high school, she thought she would never dance again. But when she started as a dance student […]

History graduate finds a second home in Ethington Theatre

Photos by Ralph Freso When Ben Sparling came to Grand Canyon University, he thought he had left his theatre days behind him in high school. […]

Dancer’s broken pieces became God’s masterpiece

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow / Livestream Paige Heilig in one of her dance videos flips her tresses to the beat-cymbal crash-beat of the […]

Students share their creative vision at College of Arts and Media Showcase

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow Creativity was on display at the College of Arts and Media's Senior Showcase as 160 Grand Canyon University students […]

Student's musical arrangement one of highlights of Broadway, Opera, Jazz concert

Photos by Tanielle Gilbert Grand Canyon University's Canyon Chorale and Critical Mass will belt out song after song tonight as part of their popular Masterworks […]

New performance center amps up the future of College of Arts and Media

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow / "Friday Night Live" livestream Audio engineering professor Andy Zulla launched “Thursday Night Live” at Grand Canyon University last […]

Alumna's film career has directed her to New York, Georgia, Japan

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in the February issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins across campus or digitally. Photos by Ralph […]

Film students capture the impact of storytelling for festival showing

Photos by Ralph Freso Grand Canyon University junior Cedric Tinard had one of those anxious moments walking into the second day of class after missing […]

Bluegrass musical closes curtain on Ethington's 2025-26 season

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow After a season of classics at Grand Canyon University, the theatre department will introduce a relatively new musical for […]