Arts Features
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Cain Center for the Arts Unveils First Finalized Renderings
The team at Cain Center for the Arts unveiled new renderings of the facility’s completed designs during a virtual event…
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Charlotte’s Arial Robinson Represents With ‘Black Alphabet’ Book
Before putting together a new photo series called The Modern Day Black Alphabet, which she’s since turned into a children’s…
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‘Heir of the Witch’ Draws on Filmmaker’s Family History
Horror was not a first choice for Victoria Ungureanu Moore. Beyond that, she certainly didn’t plan on crafting a tale…
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Street Artist Owl Shifts from Prestigious Museum to Home Studio
Owl is used to uncertainty. In March, the Colombian-born Charlotte artist learned that Classic Black, a conjoined sculpture and mural…
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Charlotte’s Black Creatives Amplify the Culture with New Podcasts
In the age of COVID-19, everyone is feeling the effects, even the podcasting community. With stay-at-home mandates in place, people…
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ArtPop Street Gallery Nearing Full Shutdown Amid Funding Crisis
One Charlotte art gallery has remained open in Charlotte throughout the COVID-19 crisis: the ArtPop Street Gallery, which provides a…
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Recommended Quarantine Reading: 20 N.C. Books to Hunker Down With
It hasn’t even been a week since the county ordered us all to stay at home, and surely you flew…
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Charlotte’s Arts Community Weathers Pandemic Amid Funding Struggles
For many Charlotteans, COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, went from abstraction to stark reality on March 17,…
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Trio Premieres Hip-Hop Fairy Tale with Children’s Theatre
The enthusiastic crowd of school children erupts in waves of handclaps while several kids start bouncing in their seats, as…
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Georgie Nakima Connects People, Places and Plants
It’s not always about choosing one side of the brain or the other. The two can go hand-in-hand, as can…
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PDA Art Exhibit Explores How We Show Affection
Julio Gonzalez was traveling in Mexico when he spied a couple huddled across the plaza in which he stood. They…
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HUE HOUSE Partners with Johnson C. Smith for The Block
It’s now been over 10 years since davita galloway and her brother Dion founded Dupp&Swatt, giving a voice and platform…
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Brian Twitty Puts Things in Perspective with ‘Visualist’
Brian Twitty began his career in business, diving head-first into the finance world of Charlotte. It wasn’t until six years…
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A Complete Guide to Connect with Culture Days 2020
This weekend, Arts & Science Council (ASC) is giving everyone in the Charlotte area a chance to experience a wide…
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Charlotte Native Romare Bearden Depicted Black as Beautiful
It was with Romare Bearden’s painting “Brass Section” that Patrick Diamond took the plunge. Diamond and his wife Judy are…
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Eco-Focused Public Art Exhibit to Hit Uptown This Spring
A brand new public art exhibit will hit Uptown Charlotte this spring, with 35 individually painted globes popping up on…
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