Art
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‘Basquiat × Banksy’ exhibition coming to The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh this month
By Cameron Lee November 10, 2026 The North Carolina Museum of Art will present Basquiat × Banksy starting this month, pairing Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump” (1982) with Banksy’s response, “Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search” (2018). The exhibition marks...
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A Dolly Parton tribute at Petra’s will raise funds for beloved Charlotte artist Kelly Keith as she battles breast cancer
By Cameron Lee October 21, 2026 A longtime fixture in Charlotte’s art scene, Kelly Keith has inspired an outpouring of support since being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this summer, as friends, fellow artists and local music venues are coming together to help cover her...
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ASC’s Regional Artist Directory will help Carolina artists secure public art projects with budgets of up to $100,000
By Cameron Lee May 19, 2026 Cover Photo: “Generations of Growth” by Bree Stallings Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of creators across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in...
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How Art, Beats + Lyrics redefined the urban art scene, and how Charlotte helped shape it
By Cameron Lee March 22, 2026 In 2004, hip-hop and R&B were dominating the charts, Facebook was first launched at Harvard, and the blog era was just beginning to seep into the cultural mainstream. But street art, or “urban art,” had yet to fully enter...
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Abel Jackson’s murals tell the stories of Charlotte’s Black history, inspiring and educating new generations
By Cameron Lee February 10, 2025 When it comes to music history in North Carolina, there haven’t been many artists as influential as Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia, and John P. Kee. When it comes to painting Charlotte’s Black history, there haven’t been many artists as prolific...
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The iconic Ernie Barnes painting ‘The Sugar Shack’ now on display at the Mint Museum in Charlotte for the first time ever
By Cameron Lee December 13, 2024 The iconic painting by Durham-born artist Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack, is now on display in Charlotte at the Mint Museum Uptown for the first time ever. The painting, best known as the cover for Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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