COA+A
“Statement Making” Fashion Show Showcases Student Work
Some 30 students from the College of Arts + Architecture, the College of Computing and Informatics, and the College of Engineering are designing and fabricating statement pieces, costumes, and garments that will be worn by professors and friends at the first annual Statement Making, a fashion show to be held Thursday, April 27, in the […]
Large Kinetic Clock Sculpture Installed in Robinson Hall
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 […]
Storrs Gallery to Present Tensional Topography
“The traditional role of architecture has been one of reassuring us that things are under our control, that is, stable and static. But it is quite another thing to think of all architecture ‘in tension.’” – Lebbeus Woods, 2004 The School of Architecture and Storrs Gallery present a new exhibition, Tensional Topography, with an opening […]
Fourth Year of KEEPING WATCH Addresses Habitat
The KEEPING WATCH initiative enters its fourth year with a focus on wildlife habitat in the urban ecosystem. Beginning with an opening reception on February 24 at UNC Charlotte Center City, KEEPING WATCH on HABITAT will offer two months of programming, through April 27. Organized in 2013 by the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + […]
CoA+A Announces 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards
The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 17, in the third annual celebration of alumni achievement. Representing each of the five departments of the College, the 2017 CoA+A Distinguished Alumni are Architecture: Melissa Farling (1988) Art & Art History: Margaret McAdams (1977) Dance: Hardin Minor (1979) Music: […]
Professors Receive ASC Regional Artist Project Grants
Associate Professor of Art Maja Godlewska and Assistant Professor of Music Jessica Lindsey have been awarded 2017 Regional Artist Project Grants from the Arts & Science Council (ASC). They are among 32 awardees chosen from nearly 100 applicants. Given annually, Regional Artist Project Grants support artistic creation by funding professional development opportunities or the purchase […]
MAX Hosts Performances and Workshops at Crown Town Hall
MAX, the Mobile Arts & Community Experience, is in operation this week (October 23-28) in Romare Bearden Park in uptown Charlotte. Beginning with the Open Streets 704 festival on Sunday, October 23, MAX is serving as both a performance space and a community gathering space throughout the week. Each morning begins at 8:30 am with […]
Announcing the 2016-17 Digital Making Grants
The CoA+A Digital Arts Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2016 Student Digital Making Grants and the 2016-2017 Faculty Digital Making Grants. Student grant recipients will publicly present their completed works December 2016, while faculty recipients will present their completed works Fall 2017. 2016-2017 Faculty Digital Making Grant Awards Jessica Lindsey […]
MAX in Residency in Montclaire Community
UNC Charlotte’s Mobile Arts & Community Experience (MAX) is in residency in the Montclaire neighborhood through October 22. Montclaire is a neighborhood established more than 50 years ago in the south Charlotte area and hosts a diverse group of individuals, families, schools, businesses, and institutions. Situated in the center of this neighborhood is the culturally […]
CoA+A Students Organize Community Responses
This week, students in the CoA+A will present programs and activities in response to the recent events surrounding the death of Keith Lamont Scott. On Tuesday, September 27, the School of Architecture and the local chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) will host a public forum on urban protests at 12:30pm […]