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Art Student Wins Charlotte Public Art Commission

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UNC Charlotte art student William Lee won a public art commission from the City of Charlotte GovPorch project to create an interactive installation at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center Plaza on Fourth Street. Lee’s installation, “Resonances,” is made of wood, steel cable, and electrical metallic tubing and is inspired by Gandhi’s concept of communal harmony and […]

Chamber Orchestra to present “Symphony of Diversity”

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The UNC Charlotte Chamber Orchestra will present “Symphony of Diversity” on Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Belk Theater, Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. Led by Director of Orchestras Jonathan Govias, the concert is a celebration of the diversity of thought, background, life experience, culture, ethnicity, and orientation that exists in American society. […]

Large Kinetic Clock Sculpture Installed in Robinson Hall

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James Borden’s Time and Space: A Hickory Museum of Art Loan The lobby of UNC Charlotte’s Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts is the new home for a remarkable 20-foot wooden clock sculpture, Time and Space, installed by the artist James Borden on April 19 and 20. Time and Space is on long-term loan to […]

Department of Art & Art History presents ART CONNECTS 2017

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The Art Education program in the UNC Charlotte Department of Art & History will presents its third annual contemporary art integration symposium, “ART CONNECTS 2017: Embracing Change,” on Saturday, April 29. The symposium will be held at UNC Charlotte Center City, with a closing reception at program partner McColl Center for Art + Innovation. ART […]

AGA Collaborative To Perform at Two Conferences and NYC Center

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AGA Collaborative, a trio of choreographer-performers that includes UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of Dance Gretchen Alterowitz with Alison Bory and Amanda Hamp, has been invited to perform the original work win. place. show. at two international conferences this summer. AGA Collaborative will perform at the Dance and Somatic Practices 2017 Conference, to be held July […]

Professor Mary Tuma Featured in McColl Center Exhibition

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A new exhibition at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation features work by three artists, including Associate Professor of Art Mary Tuma. Tell Me More: Unique Perspectives on Our Collective Human Experience opens with a reception on Friday, April 14, and runs through May 27. Curated by Mark Leach, Tell Me More presents works […]

SoA Announces New Minor in Architectural History + Criticism

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The School of Architecture announces a new Minor in Architectural History + Criticism, which will be offered beginning Fall 2017. The program is open to students of any major and requires 18 credit hours. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all courses counted toward the minor. “The Minor in Architectural […]

New Gallery of Modern Art Features Work by Prof. Godlewska

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A new show of paintings by Associate Professor of Art Maja Godlewska will open at the New Gallery of Modern Art in Charlotte with a reception on Friday, March 31. “The Ultimate Landscape” runs through May 6; Godlewska will speak about the work at an Artist Talk on April 22. “The Ultimate Landscape” features large-scale […]

Dance Professor Chosen as NCDF Touring Artist

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A work by Assistant Professor of Dance Rachel Barker has been chosen for the 2017 North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF) touring roster. Each year, the NCDF, a program coordinated by Greensboro-based Dance Project, brings professional modern and contemporary dance choreography from North Carolina artists to audiences across the state. In 2016, Associate Professor of Dance […]

SoA Team’s Winning Design Honors Orlando Shooting Victims

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A UNC Charlotte team of School of Architecture faculty and students has won the 2017 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Small Project Practitioners (SPP) Small Project Design Competition. Sponsored by AIA National, the SPP Small Project Design Competition is open to architects, associate architects, and architecture students. The UNC Charlotte team is made up of […]