The University Art Collection provides students opportunities for direct engagement with original works of art while cultivating an environment that creates dialogue, fosters creativity, and promotes interdisciplinary thinking. The permanent collection consists of 9 distinct collections representing a long history of acquisitions and gifts.  

The Mark H. Reece Collection of Student-Acquired Contemporary Art Catalog


Happy Homecoming Week! 🎩

To all of our beloved alums, you can now revisit the Collection like never before using the Bloomberg Connects app. The digital guide includes anecdotes from Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus of Wake Forest University, Dr. Ed Wilson, or “Mr. Wake Forest”.

Amongst many other accomplishments throughout his career, Dr. Wilson was an avid supporter of the arts, where he served on numerous councils and committees around Wake and across the state of North Carolina. His influential tenure at Wake Forest spanned decades and even generations, serving campus from 1951 to 1993. He also celebrated his 100th birthday this year!

→ Check out the digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app to hear narrated audio excerpts from Dr. Wilson, reflecting on works in the Collection that were featured in the 2001 exhibition, “Jewels in Our Crown: Treasures From the Wake Forest Art Collections”.

🎧 Featured audio and artwork: Dr. Wilson speaking on “Untitled”, Helen Frankenthaler, acrylic on paper, 1963