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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...

    By CLTure February 10, 2025
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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,...

    By CLTure December 13, 2024
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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
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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...

    By CLTure January 29, 2023
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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...

    By CLTure September 6, 2022
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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...

    By CLTure May 25, 2022
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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