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‘Talking Walls’ is a citywide public mural festival enhancing the visual appeal of Charlotte through thought-provoking murals.
Powered by the Mint Museum By Matt Cosper October 6, 2018 The walls are talking in Charlotte, if you know how to listen. Open your eyes and look around you. All over the city, muralists are magicians articulating a spectrum of fantastic dreamscapes, sly humor...
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‘Welcome to Brookhill’ photo exhibit at The Gantt is raising awareness about Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis
By Matt Cosper Cover photo: Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr. / Harvey B. Gantt Center September 25, 2018 (updated) Under the surface of our current gilded age there are rampant problems that affect vast numbers of Charlotteans in the most essential of arenas: what we eat,...
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Homegrown Tomato Festival will support 100 Gardens exciting new vision to teach CMS kids life and environmental skills
By Sydney Hennighausen July 15, 2018 Sam Fleming’s passion is clear when you meet him. Everything from sporting his non-profit’s T-shirt to the animated arm gestures when he speaks about the aquaponics process shows that teaching and building is what he truly loves. Aquaponics is a...
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Sir Edmond Halley’s will always be Charlotte’s neighborhood pub
By Patrick O’Boyle June 28, 2018 “This is the Stammtisch,” said Svend Deal, as we sat down at a sturdy wooden table in the back dining room of Sir Edmond Halley’s. The “regular’s table” has been in this space for some 30 years—a relic from...
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Demolition of Hotel Charlotte in 1988 was a major example of the city’s disregard for its history
By Brandon Lunsford June 24, 2018 Charlotte is not necessarily known for preserving its historic buildings. It is a city that seems to perpetually think about tomorrow and the changes that will come with it, with little regard for the reminders of its past. The...
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As the retro video gaming industry evolves, so does Wilder Hamm and Save Point Video Games
By Jose Mujica June 18, 2018 Wilder Hamm loves video games. That much is clear as soon as you step foot in Save Point Video Games near UNCC. Arcade machines greet you as soon as you step in the door, a few occupied by some...
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Oscar de la Renta’s life becomes art at The Mint’s newest fashion exhibit
By Trey Chanel April 27, 2018 The Glamour and Romance of Oscar de la Renta is The Mint Museum’s newest exhibition during their “Year of Fashion,” and features nearly 50 ensembles by the famed fashion designer. The exhibition, curated by André Leon Talley, former editor-at-large...
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Nellie Ashford among 5 artists selected for art installations at Charlotte Douglas Airport
CLTure News April 10, 2018 Charlotte Douglas International Airport will be home to original artworks created by five Charlotte artists representing a diverse mix of backgrounds with variety of media. The Arts & Science Council, as part of Charlotte’s ongoing terminal improvement program, will commission...
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What exactly is The Charlotte Omelette?
By Patrick O’Boyle April 9, 2018 The Charlotte Omelette is a satirical newspaper that’s been making stuff up about your neighborhood for a year and a half now. It’s the pet project of Tyler Baum, the musician/prankster behind the exotica-lounge act Don Telling’s Island Mysteries....
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Charlotte keeps growing, and so does John Hairston, Jr.
By Patrick O’Boyle March 24, 2018 When I met with artist John Hairston, Jr., he was on a ladder above a mob of spray paint cans. He’d been working all day on a mural in the hallway outside Oso Skate Park and was nearly done....
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