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Trumpet Professor Reflects on Levine Scholars Adventure
Assistant Professor of Trumpet Eric Millard took a little time away from practicing this summer to join the Levine Scholars team-building expedition to Wyoming. The Levine Scholars Program enrolls 20 students annually, and new scholars participate in a pre-college summer outdoor leadership expedition. Here, Dr. Millard talks about this adventure and how it has reinforced […]
Professor’s Young Adult Book Series is Optioned for Animation
The animation studio OddBot Inc. has optioned the three books of theatre professor Andrew Hartley’s Steeplejack trilogy for development as a limited TV series or movie. The trio of young adult fantasy/adventure novels are set in the 19th century in a fictional land similar to South Africa and feature a courageous teen-aged heroine. “We’re excited […]
Professor’s Outdoor Sculptures Publicly Installed at Central Piedmont
Two large-scale public art works by Lecturer Keith Bryant are prominently on view on the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College. Procession and Journey were installed at the end of June and will remain on loan there for one year. Procession is located in front of the Overcash building along Kings Drive. Built in […]
Recent Alum Wins Gold ADDY Award
Alumnus Jacob Guess (BFA ’19) was recently awarded a Student Gold Award at the American Advertising (“ADDY”) Awards 2020 National Show competition for his campaign, “The End.” The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition. Jacob’s project, “The End,” was an awareness and activism campaign designed to encourage students to […]
Evanescent is Professor’s Latest Examination of How We Consume Nature
Associate Professor of Art Maja Godlewska has a new set of paintings that explore our notions of nature and our experience of the outdoors. On virtual view at Toshkova Fine Art, the beautiful works in Evanescent reflect her research, observing tourists in the Pacific Northwest, Tasmania, and the Low Country of South Carolina. “Instagrammable landscapes, […]
Art Professor and Alum Collaborate to Retell Red Riding Hood
The story of Little Red Riding Hood is so old, no one really knows its origin. But a new version published this summer by the Anchorage Museum in Alaska recasts the familiar tale as a celebration of language, diversity, and self-determination. Little Red Riding Hood: A New Translation is the latest product of a three-year […]
New U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Shows Alum’s Handiwork
Last week’s opening of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was especially sweet for alumnus Sean Gallagher (B.Arch. 2000). An associate principal and the director of sustainable design at the acclaimed New York City-based firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), Gallagher produced the original concept design that won DS+R the […]
Theatre Students Question Justice
Last spring’s applied theatre course, The Questioning Justice Project, took on even greater urgency when COVID interrupted the semester (and life), and the murder of George Floyd activated national protests. The course, taught by professors Beth Murray and David Fillmore, challenged the 17 students to ask: What is justice? What are the many forms of […]
UNC Charlotte Graphic Design Program Ranked #3 in NC
The graphic design program at UNC Charlotte has been ranked third in the state by Animation Career Review (ACR) in its 2020 rankings. The ACR provides rankings of animation, game design, illustration, and graphic design programs across the United States and abroad. Annual rankings of graphic design programs began in 2015. The ACR reviews all […]
Local Exhibition Includes Work by Two Art Students
Art students Malik J. Norman and Ajané Williams are among the eleven artists featured in an exhibition at Gallery C3, a gallery in Charlotte’s South End district. Curated by Janelle Dunlap, the show H20/20, Elemental Retribution includes work by professional artists from Charlotte; Chicago; Columbia, South Carolina; and Pasadena, California. The exhibition opened June 5, […]