Arts Features
-
Virtual Reconstruction Project Rebuilds Black Communities Lost to Displacement
Once a lively neighborhood whose streets were filled with bustling businesses and rich culture, Charlotte’s Historic West End neighborhood is…
Read More » -
PHOTOS: LOCAL/STREET Art Exhibit Thrives on the Power of the Pop-Up
I had the privilege to go check out Mint Museum’s LOCAL/STREET pop-up art exhibit on Sunday, the last of its…
Read More » -
Kilee Price Turns Childhood Home Garage Into Stone House Art Gallery
The approach to Stone House Art Gallery (SHAG) is highly industrial in one direction — lumber, trucking, an emptied-out auto…
Read More » -
City Plan for Arts Funding Raises Discussion Over Value of Creativity
Recent weeks have seen arts funding back at the forefront of people’s minds for the first time since the failure…
Read More » -
Local Skateboarder Documents Struggle with Schizophrenia in New Book
Fascinated with skateboarding since the age of 5, Jason Waters hopped on his first board at 10. By the time…
Read More » -
Brooklyn Collective Picks up the Torch of Charlotte’s Black History
There’s a popular t-shirt geared to Black Americans that displays a quote reading, “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.” When…
Read More » -
Rosalia Torres-Weiner Continues Multi-Dimensional Work Through Pandemic
A storybook depicts a little boy unfurling a kite to release the sorrow of losing his father. A portrait of…
Read More » -
Dontai Keith Lays Life on the Line With Debut Novel
Dontai Keith was working in the Louisiana oil fields when he had an epiphany and uttered a prayer. “I looked…
Read More » -
Joshua Galloway Reminds Us Black Lives Still Matter with New Exhibit
Charlotte photographer Joshua Galloway has been in the industry for around 12 years. His work has been featured in several…
Read More » -
Charlotte Editor and Musician Works on New Netflix Series ‘Night Stalker’
For some, he was an unfeeling monster, an embodiment of evil. For others — those who miraculously survived his attacks…
Read More » -
Tamara Williams’ Upcoming African Dance Showcase Honors Enslaved Ancestors
Any other year, UNC Charlotte assistant professor of dance Tamara Williams would be training her students, usually in some form…
Read More » -
Laura Wopperer Pushes Safe Practices Through ‘Mask With Me’ Photo Series
Wear a mask. It’s a simple request, one that involves the most minor inconvenience and can save countless lives. Seems…
Read More » -
‘Ghosting Stories’ Tells a New Kind of Spooky Tale This Halloween
An Instagram story plays Dead Man’s Bones’ “My Body’s a Zombie for You” over a Nickelodeon-esque logo. Reminiscent of both…
Read More » -
‘I Wish To Say’ Highlights Voters’ Voices at UNC Charlotte
You might see the messages as you’re driving into Uptown from the University City area, or driving north on I-85,…
Read More » -
Charlotte Museums Begin to Reopen As Governor’s Order Allows
The dinosaurs got away but Catherine Wilson Horne is moving on. When Discovery Place Science in Uptown Charlotte closed last…
Read More » -
Charlotte Fall Arts Guide 2020: The Real and the Virtual
With Gov. Cooper’s recent announcement that “Phase 2.5” of his reopening plan allows museums to open, folks around the city…
Read More »
