The Light Factory. As The Light Factory- Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film (TLF) settles into its new location on 1817 Central Avenue, a new lineup of photography classes will begin in April. Despite last October’s suspension of operations and dire outlook for this 41-year-old organization–one of four museums in the nation that exclusively focuses […]

Opera Carolina’s “The Flying Dutchman.” Photo by jonsilla.com The Ulysses Festival kicked off this past weekend, starting more than a month of arts events celebrating the 50 year legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act with the 2014 theme: “A Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood.” The Festival is an artistic, educational and marketing collaboration between Charlotte […]

For many of us, Cubism conjures up feelings of confusion; it is difficult to read visually; the subject is not always clear and neither is the message, and then there are all those cartoonish representations of guitars and violins. But if we can stop and try to understand what Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, the […]

The McColl Center for Visual Art. The McColl Center for Visual Art’s winter session is coming to a close, which means that current Artists-in-Residence (Alix Lambert, Elizabeth Lasure, Crystal Am Nelson, Ivan Toth Depeňa and Jason Watson, as well as Affiliate Artist Linda Luise Brown) will wrap up their time at the McColl Center on […]

2010 NCDT “Cinderella” Ball Scene. Photo by Peter Zay The Cinderella story of a lonely servant girl who is persecuted by her mean stepmother and sisters, but eventually marries a handsome prince is ubiquitous around the world. It has variants as far back as ancient Greece, and it appeared in China by the ninth century. Even […]

By Katherine Culclasure Pamela Winegard, “Urban People Series” 2012-13, 20″x16″ (each), encaustic and mixed media on birch panels. I became familiar with local artist Pamela Winegard, during my internship at the McColl Center for Visual Art. She herself was fresh to the contemporary art center, but as an honorable Summer 2012 Affiliate Artist-In-Residence. Winegard now […]

Kevin Lawrence and Sheila Brown. Photo courtesy of Kevin Lawrence As the fourth season of Downton Abbey comes to a close, fans can hang on just a little longer to the feeling, atmosphere and style of this turn-of-the-century period drama with the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art’s Music and Museum series featuring music from the […]

Henrique Oliveira’s installation at the Projective Eye Gallery. Henrique Oliveira arrived in Charlotte with minimal plans for the art installation he would build for the Projective Eye Gallery in University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s Center City Building. Instead he took the first few days to sit in the space and reflect, drawing inspiration from the room’s […]

Dr. Doug Borwick. It is undeniable that the “Great Recession” has hurt arts funding in Charlotte. Arts and cultural stakeholders have coined the current situation “a perfect storm,” noting that the once effective fundraising model of the Arts & Science Council is no longer cutting it. In fact, even with improvements in the economy, workplace […]

Sarah Hayes Watson in “Chaconne.” Photo by Christopher Record Collaboration was the main theme running through the 2014 performances of North Carolina Dance Theatre’s “Innovative Works,” but diversity in collaboration took the choreography on divergent paths, creating a wonderfully inspiring miscellany. This year’s “Innovative Works” featured four pieces: “Contrast” by Mark Diamond with guitarist Troy […]