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Department of Art & Art History Hosts Art Auction for Student Scholarships

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The Department of Art & Art History presents an exhibition and auction of work by former professor Roderick MacKillop to support the Roderick MacKillop Memorial Endowments for student scholarships. On view at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City, March 9-16, the work will be auctioned at a reception from 6:00 to 9:00 […]

Five Diverse Works Animate Spring Dance Concert

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The Department of Dance presents student performers in five diverse works by faculty and guest choreographers in the Spring Dance Concert, March 22-25, in the Anne. R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. Click here for ticket information. New York-based choreographer Netta Yerulshalmy was in residence in the dance department in January, during which she created […]

Urban Design Students from UNC Charlotte and Tongji University Develop Joint Project

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A group of graduate students from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, China, have come to Charlotte to work on a joint urban design workshop with students in the School of Architecture MUDD 6102 Advanced Urban Design Studio, led by Assistant Professor Ming-Chun Lee. The students are collaboratively developing plans for […]

Architecture Professor’s Proposal is Wheelwright Prize Finalist

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Assistant Professor of Architecture Catty Dan Zhang’s proposal, “60 mph: Architectural Mediums and Speed Tectonics,” has been selected as a finalist for the $100,000 Wheelwright Prize to support extensive travel and research, sponsored by the Graduate School of Design (GSD) at Harvard University. The prize is awarded annually “to early-career architects who have demonstrated exceptional […]

CoA+A Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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In 2008, UNC Charlotte established the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A), bringing the arts and design together in an educational forum that is unique in the Carolinas and rare in the United States. The CoA+A is comprised of five academic units: the School of Architecture, the Department of Art & Art History, the Department […]

Professor Contributes Chapter to Interior Architecture Reader

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Marc Manack, assistant professor of architecture, has contributed a chapter to The Interior Architecture Theory Reader. The book was edited by Gregory Maninic and recently published by Routledge. In 50 chapters, the book surveys interior architecture, examining history, theory, and production across the fields of interior design, digital fabrication, and spatial installation. Manack’s chapter is […]

Voice Students Win in State NATS Auditions

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Four voice students placed and four received Honorable Mention at the 2018 North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions, held February 16 and 17 at the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. The award winners were: Chrystle Mactal: First Place, 4th Year Women Division Natalya Balashova: Second Place, […]

Dance Department Participates in NCDEO Conference

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UNC Charlotte faculty and students participated in the North Carolina Dance Education Organization (NCDEO) conference held at Northwest School of the Arts (NWSA) on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The conference welcomed dance educators and students from around the state. Faculty members EE Balcos, Rachel Barker, and Tamara Williams taught classes. Fifteen students attended classes and […]

Music Professor Named Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Dr. Carl DuPont, an assistant professor of voice in the Department of Music, has been named a 2018 Emerging Scholar by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The magazine’s January 25 edition profiled 15 scholars from colleges and universities from around the country, many of them under 40, who are making their mark at […]

Clarinet Professor Releases New CD

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Assistant Professor of Music Jessica Lindsey releases a new CD, Set No Limits: Music for Clarinet and Piano by Women Composers, on February 1. Produced on the Albany Records label, Set No Limits features Dr. Lindsey and pianist Christian Bohnenstengel performing works by five contemporary female composers – four Americans and one who, born in […]