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National Artist Relief Fund will be extending $5,000 grants for artists
By CLTure News September 24, 2020 Back in April, a coalition of national arts organizations including Creative Capital, Academy of American Poets, Artadia, United States Artists, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, and National YoungArts Foundation, announced a Covid-19 relief fund for artists. Providing rapid...
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Charlotte Knights will turn ballpark into a Pumpkin Patch on October 17!
By CLTure News September 22, 2020 (updated) Update: Due to weather, the Charlotte Knights have rescheduled the Pumpkin Patch at Truist Field from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, October 17. Following the success of “Flicks At The Field,” a movie series hosted at Truist Field,...
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Several of Charlotte’s museums are reopened, here’s how they will operate
By Charlie Leonard September 21, 2020 (updated) Update 1/13/2021: Several Charlotte museums including Discovery Place, Mint Museum, Levine Museum of the New South, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, and McColl Center for Art and Innovation will...
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Bernice A. King will join virtual conversation on social justice hosted by Levine Museum of the New South
By CLTure News September 10, 2020 Bernice A. King, the daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King will join a virtual conversation hosted by the Levine Museum of the New South on Tuesday, September 15. The conversation titled, “The Fierce Urgency of...
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Boris “Bluz” Rogers named Director of Creative Engagement at Blumenthal Performing Arts
By CLTure News September 9, 2020 Boris “Bluz” Rogers, the Charlotte Emmy award-winning poet and author has been named the Director of Creative Engagement at Blumenthal Performing Arts. A new position in Blumenthal’s programming department, Rogers will help create, develop and launch new programs that...
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North Carolina Drive-In theaters will offer free screening of documentary ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’
By Zach Goins September 6, 2020 With just under two months left until Election Day, it seems like voting information can be found everywhere you look– and now you’ll be able to find it on the big screen, too. On Wednesday, September 9, two North...
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“We Are Hip Hop” will feature dance performances, art, poetry, Zoom workshops, and DJ battles
By Charlie Leonard August 31, 2020 (updated) Created by local artists, a new music festival titled “We Are Hip Hop” is coming to the Booth Playhouse. The festival will run from Jan. 21 – 24, 2021, and will feature virtual and in-person performances from hip...
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Recipients of ASC’s 2020 Cultural Vision Grants have been announced
By CLTure News August 27, 2020 The Arts and Science Council has announced the recipients of their 2020 Cultural Vision Grants. Among the notable organizations and individuals receiving funds for cultural projects are Brandi Weaver, founder and organizer of WORLDL!T street food festival; CineOdyssey, a film...
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Charlotte Art League’s CAL Curates program helps both artists and businesses boost the health of the arts community
By Charlie Leonard August 18, 2020 “A lot of the time…art is seen as an extracurricular activity,” said Chandler Snipe, Offsite Exhibitions Coordinator for the Charlotte Art League. To her, art isn’t just an activity, it’s a “core value.” Snipe’s main focus is the Charlotte...
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E2D is a non-profit dedicated to getting computers in the hands of those suffering from the digital divide
By Cameron Lee August 12, 2020 (updated) Often in society what divides social and economic classes are the things that many may deem as basic necessities. While access and education have historically been the main vessels used to separate the haves and have-nots, in current...
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