Charlotte will once again ring in the new year with its annual First Night Charlotte event starting Dec. 31 in uptown that will highlight and celebrate the city’s cultural offerings. There will be child-oriented activities throughout the day, followed by an array of performances beginning at 8 p.m. along South Tryon Street. There will be […]
By Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP/Arts and Miami Program Director We’re just one week into 2011 and it’s already promising to be a banner year for arts, particularly in the eight communities in which Knight Foundation concentrates its arts funding. Here are some signature events in the eight cities, that I am looking forward to in […]
I have always liked the quote – although sometimes attributed to Machiavelli – “Make no small plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.” But after talking to Robert Bush of Charlotte’s Arts and Science Council, I am inclined to agree with him that small plans also have the power to inspire people to […]
In its first year of operation, Charlotte’s Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture surpassed projections with 67,000 people visiting the facility to view exhibits, engage with artists and take classes. About 57,000 had been expected. For CEO David Taylor, that’s just the beginning. “I see the center as a journey, and we […]
Donna Scott has enthralled Charlotte theater-goers the last several years with thought-provoking productions such as The Body Chronicles and spirited plays such as The Dixie Swim Club. Now she has brought her production talents to the world of cinema – and hoping for a worldwide audience. A recent Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG) of $3,000 […]
The Harvey B. Gantt Center launched a free lecture series, Conversations @ Gantt, with a two-hour discussion led by fine art consultant, B. E. Noel on November 18, 2010. Noel – as she is known throughout the arts community – ran her namesake gallery in Charlotte for nearly 20 years before moving to New York […]
By Gantt Center Staff The Harvey B. Gantt Center is committed to presenting exhibitions which display the best of African-American art, culture and history. The nine exhibits that were mounted during the Center’s inaugural year included the work of celebrated artists Radcliffe Bailey, Kevin Cole, David Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Juan Logan and Michael Platt, among […]
After its grand opening in October that attracted 20,000 people during its first weekend, the Mint Museum Uptown is now the center of attention for visual arts lovers in Charlotte. And it is well deserving of the acclaim. But often lost in the hoopla is the fact that the original Mint Museum at 2730 Randolph […]
By Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP Arts/Miami Program Director I love a good top ten list, and this year has been a year of transformative experiences for the Knight Arts program. So I thought I’d take a minute and list some of the amazing cultural events that took place this year in the eight cities […]
I initially called Charlotte potter Julie Wiggins to talk about the Regional Artists Grant she had received from the Arts and Science Council to purchase a pug mill so she could recycle her leftover clay. But conversations – including journalistic interviews – don’t always go as planned. Wiggins, 33, wanted the mill so she didn’t […]
Thanks to a grant from The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, NC, is recruiting nationally renowned artists to elevate the Center’s visibility in the Charlotte community, nation and world. Foundation support helped the Center convene a national Curatorial Advisory Board. The board, composed of Andrea Barnwell […]
By Bechtler Staff The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art hosted a lecture December 1, 2010 by Laurent Le Bon, a leading authority on modern and contemporary art who is considered one of the major forces in the art world today. Le Bon spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 people in the Wells […]
With the recession clouds seemingly beginning to break up, and with the start of a new year, Red Sky Gallery owner Kellie Scott is offering something new and different. Starting Jan. 14, Red Sky will offer a concurrent exhibition at both locations: the 6,000-squre-foot flagship gallery at 1244 East Blvd. and the 1,800-square-foot space at the […]
By Bechtler Staff Open less than a year, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, in Charlotte, North Carolina has garnered national and international attention. Though a small museum, the Bechtler possess a stellar collection of modern art created by major figures of 20th-century modernism. Making a private art collection public involves myriad projects. An arts […]
Wow it’s been a busy month around the Arts and Science Council! Since our first Random Act of Culture at the Atherton Mills Market located in historic South End in late August we’ve already been able to do two more. On September 17, our friends at Wachovia/ Wells Fargo hosted ASC and Opera Carolina at […]