Art & Art History
Film by Art Alum Wins Excellence Award
Recent graduate Hamilton Ward won an award for Excellence in Experimental Film at the Vision6 Film Festival at UNC Wilmington last spring. The short film, Ronnie Ward – Brewton, AL, is a narrated recollection of the death of an infant boy, using burnt found footage. Ward’s current film work explores Southern folklore. Another film, Miss […]
Show with Professor’s Work Named Must-See by USA Today
Work by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis is part of an international exhibition in the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska. The contemporary art exhibition, View From Up Here: The Arctic at the Center of the World, presents photographs, film, installations, and sculpture by 14 artists who come from Canada, Europe, and the United States. […]
Art Department Faculty in Spartanburg Museum Exhibition
Five faculty members of the Department of Art & Art History will be part of the group exhibition, Pacts and Invocations: Magic and Ritual in Contemporary Art, opening June 23 at the Spartanburg Art Museum. Curated by Assistant Professor of Print Media Erik Waterkotte, Pacts and Invocation will feature work by 10 artists, including UNC […]
Department of Art & Art History Co-presents Photographic Exhibition
The Department of Art & Art History joins the Levine Scholars Program and J. Murrey Atkins Library to present Nowhere | Now Here, a photographic exhibition documenting the Latin American community of a small town in North Carolina. The exhibition will be on display on the first floor of Atkins Library March 28-April 23. Organized […]
Todd Aldridge
Executive Producer at Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Art Alum Has Solo Exhibition at Pease Gallery
A solo exhibition of work by Department of Art & Art History alumna Desiree Petty is on display at Central Piedmont Community College’s Pease Gallery, January 19 – March 2, 2016. The exhibition, Marks, examines the relationship between functional and sculptural works as a parallel to exploring the way past experiences impact people on both […]
UNC Charlotte Hosts Women + Video Games Festival
UNC Charlotte will host a Women + Video Games Festival Feb. 15-21 on the main campus. A series of workshops, lectures, panel discussions and video screenings, the festival’s mission is to encourage women and girls to explore game design and programming and to promote a creative gaming culture that is inclusive of individuals regardless of […]
Professor Publishes New Book on Animation
A new book by Associate Professor of Digital Media Heather Freeman has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing. The Moving Image Workshop: Introducing animation, motion graphics and visual effects in 45 practical projects provides an interactive approach to learning how to create captivating animations by presenting examples of independent films, commercial films, and student work. The […]
Lorraine Turi
Artist/ Lecturer at UNC Charlotte
Brandon Boan
Professional Artist