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‘The Vault’ art exhibit will offer an intimate portrait of Black households, reframing what it means to be an art collector

By Cameron Lee June 27, 2023 Art collecting has long had the stigma of being a hobby for the social elite or for the highly sophisticated. And while the upcoming exhibit at the Mint Museum, The Vault, curated by Charlotte artist and community leader Jessica...
By CLTure June 27, 2023
Art

Graphic GarMINT will showcase Charlotte-based Black designers at the Mint Museum Uptown in February

By Shirley Griffith January 29, 2023 To kick off Black History Month, some of Charlotte’s finest talents have teamed up to curate a can’t-miss exhibit opening at the Mint Museum Uptown on Wednesday, February 1. Mint Museum curator Jen Sudul Edwards and curatorial assistant Jamila...
By CLTure January 29, 2023
Art

Fresh2Death: StreetWhere is a two-day fashion, art, food, and music event

By CLTure September 6, 2022 Building off the successful Fresh2Death installation at the Mint Museum earlier this year, Dupp&Swat returns with Fresh2Death: StreetWhere on September 10-11 in Charlotte. The two-day event will take place in the historic Ford Building at Camp North End, shining a...
By CLTure September 6, 2022
Art

Blumenthal Performing Arts’ Artists in Theaters program connects theater lovers with local art

By Cameron Lee May 25, 2022 In the summer of 2021, when many in the region were eagerly anticipating the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Charlotte, Bree Stallings, Director of Artistic Experiences at Blumenthal Performing Arts had several ideas brewing. While most of the country...
By CLTure May 25, 2022
Art

The Visual Vanguard art exhibit at The Gantt explores the artistic language of the Black Southern experience

By Courtney Napier October 27, 2021 Photo: Tyrus Ortega Gaines Last year, Harvey B. Gantt Center’s CEO David Taylor reached out to Stephen Hayes and David Wilson about creating a new exhibition. The focus would be on the Carolinas’ best and brightest visual artists, and...
By CLTure October 27, 2021
Art

Astro Pop Mural and Music Festival will feature two levels of live art and a rooftop stage showcasing bright local talent in NoDa

By Cameron Lee September 22, 2021 Brett Toukatly– who goes by the alias, TwoKat— has lived in Charlotte since 2007. Originally from Topsail Beach, he arrived in Charlotte when NoDa looked much different than it does today. At the time, he worked multiple jobs at...
By CLTure September 22, 2021
Art

Petra’s prepares for grand reopening in Plaza Midwood with some new additions

By Delaney Clifford July 13, 2021 Photo: Jalen Marlowe After a long hiatus, Charlotte’s local music scene is finally beginning to see a post-pandemic return to full strength. Much to the excitement of neighborhood residents, one of the latest spaces to announce its return is...
By CLTure July 13, 2021
Art

Carolina Complexions: Celebrating Black artists and creatives in North Carolina

By Courtney Napier June 21, 2021 (updated) We recognize ten more artists who are leading our state’s renaissance of Black creatives, from Grammy-nominated jazz singer Nnenna Freelon to emerging photographer, Mariah Tyes. Blackness is not a monolith, and we continue to recognize those artists who...
By CLTure June 21, 2021
Art

New pop-up art exhibit will pay tribute to the Art Hole in NoDa featuring several talented local artists and playful installations

By CLTure News April 8, 2021 Pabst Blue Ribbon and Charlotte-based design studio, Imek Studios, have announced a new free pop-up art exhibit at The Underground on April 30 through May 3. The “Good Times” art show will bring together a variety of talented Charlotte...
By CLTure April 8, 2021
Art

Carolina Complexions: Celebrating Black artists and creatives in North Carolina

By Courtney Napier April 5, 2021 This month we are celebrating a new slate of artists. Several have large and exciting projects underway, like Dare Coulter’s Wilmington monument and John W. Love’s The Cathedral of Messes performance art piece. Others are deeply embedded in their...
By CLTure April 5, 2021

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Art

By Cameron Lee June 27, 2023 Art collecting has long had the stigma of being a hobby for the social elite or for the highly sophisticated. And while the upcoming exhibit at the Mint Museum, The Vault, curated by Charlotte artist and community leader Jessica...

By Shirley Griffith January 29, 2023 To kick off Black History Month, some of Charlotte’s finest talents have teamed up to curate a can’t-miss exhibit opening at the Mint Museum Uptown on Wednesday, February 1. Mint Museum curator Jen Sudul Edwards and curatorial assistant Jamila...

By CLTure September 6, 2022 Building off the successful Fresh2Death installation at the Mint Museum earlier this year, Dupp&Swat returns with Fresh2Death: StreetWhere on September 10-11 in Charlotte. The two-day event will take place in the historic Ford Building at Camp North End, shining a...

By Cameron Lee May 25, 2022 In the summer of 2021, when many in the region were eagerly anticipating the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Charlotte, Bree Stallings, Director of Artistic Experiences at Blumenthal Performing Arts had several ideas brewing. While most of the country...

By Courtney Napier October 27, 2021 Photo: Tyrus Ortega Gaines Last year, Harvey B. Gantt Center’s CEO David Taylor reached out to Stephen Hayes and David Wilson about creating a new exhibition. The focus would be on the Carolinas’ best and brightest visual artists, and...

By Cameron Lee September 22, 2021 Brett Toukatly– who goes by the alias, TwoKat— has lived in Charlotte since 2007. Originally from Topsail Beach, he arrived in Charlotte when NoDa looked much different than it does today. At the time, he worked multiple jobs at...

By Delaney Clifford July 13, 2021 Photo: Jalen Marlowe After a long hiatus, Charlotte’s local music scene is finally beginning to see a post-pandemic return to full strength. Much to the excitement of neighborhood residents, one of the latest spaces to announce its return is...

By CLTure News April 8, 2021 Pabst Blue Ribbon and Charlotte-based design studio, Imek Studios, have announced a new free pop-up art exhibit at The Underground on April 30 through May 3. The “Good Times” art show will bring together a variety of talented Charlotte...

By Courtney Napier April 5, 2021 This month we are celebrating a new slate of artists. Several have large and exciting projects underway, like Dare Coulter’s Wilmington monument and John W. Love’s The Cathedral of Messes performance art piece. Others are deeply embedded in their...