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MEDIA RELEASE, December 4, 2018
Clemmons Courier, October 18, 2018
Your Neighbor: Giving spirit: Christal Schanes uses television background to help cancer patients
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts, June 13, 2018
MEDwig receives Artpreneur grant from UNCSA and Kenan Institute for the Arts
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Forsyth Woman, December, 2017
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Triad Business Journal, August 30, 2017
Six Triad companies to participate in Creative Startups accelerator
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Spectrum News Central NC, December 21, 2016
UNCSA Students Make Medical Wigs for Patients With Cancer, Brain Tumors
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Winston-Salem Journal, December 10, 2016
UNC School of the Arts wig designers work with Novant Health to offer free wigs for patients coping with hair loss
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Fox 8, October 25, 2016
UNC School of the Arts, Novant Health partner to provide medical wigs to patients
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Yes Weekly, October 10, 2016
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, February 21, 2015
Jimmy Fallon and Amy Sedaris discuss Christal’s wigs
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Entertainment Weekly, December 9, 2014
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Television Academy | Emmys, 2012
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Make-Up Artist Magazine, September 17, 2012
Emmy Watch 2012: Primetime Creative Arts Winners Announced
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Amy Sedaris visited the UNCSA wig studio for the custom fitting of her wig worn on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She mentioned Christal by name in her interview with Jimmy.
Christal won an Emmy for her work on SNL in 2012.
Her medical wig classes aligned with Hospital programs, in which students craft wigs for women experiencing medically related hair loss, has received a lot of media attention.
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