Category Archives: Art

Chalkboard exhibits new collection at Twenty-Two

Perhaps you’ve seen his sketches and paintings hanging in Black Sheep Skate Shop or on the underbelly of their custom skate decks, or perhaps you’ve come across one of his irreverent stickers on a bench around town. If you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing Chalkboard’s mark in any of those non-traditional art viewing spaces, [...]

Hearts, flowers, cards: yes, it’s a Valentine’s weekend in Charlotte

flyer courtesy of Culture Initiative
Every V-day, men and women invest a lot of money in that special someone to show how much they appreciate them. Below are eight of my suggestions to help you show your appreciation in Charlotte this weekend.

You can’t say that on NPR

photo credit: Dave
As the lights beneath the Byzantine dome in McGlohon Theatre dimmed last night and the sixth imagining of the Charlotte Squawks satirical musical franchise began, I was worried. Not for myself. Not for the cast. Not for the creators. But for the audience. I’ve  only been a Charlottean for 18 months, and if I’ve learned [...]

Recap: Arts & Science Council 2010 Fund Drive

video: Matthew Tyndall & Justin Ruckman; watch this in HD on YouTube
Charlotte’s ASC recently launched their 2010 annual fund drive, with a goal of $7.3 million. We were there livestreaming the event, and got some great interviews with some key people involved, including ASC president Scott Provancher (who unbeknownst to many, is on Twitter at [...]

ASC annual fund drive kicks off tomorrow night, 20 tickets available

The Arts & Science Council’s annual fund drive kicks off tomorrow night at the Wachovia Atrium.
To the uninitiated, the ASC, in its own words, is:

the community’s chief advocate for arts, science, history and heritage
a gatherer and steward of public and private community resources
an investor of those resources in the cultural sector and community
the strategic planner [...]

Dugg Dugg’s 24-hour ‘Platonic Voyage’

Want to go on a 24-hour virtual ocean voyage? Departure is 8:15 tonight at Story Slam. From their blog:
“Platonic Voyage” is a 24-hour performance/exhibition by Dugg Dugg that uses Google Earth 5.0 to simulate the experience of an ocean voyage.
The adventure is Jan. 21-22 at Story Slam! Charlotte arts center, 1401 Central Ave.
Equal parts allegory [...]

Center City 2020 Vision Plan kicks off today

CLT Blog is the Center City 2020 Vision Plan’s new media partner. Our involvement, including the use of our advertising spaces, our live-blogging services during the event this evening, and the use of CLT Blog contributers to provide more in-depth coverage on the project’s official blog, has been sponsored by Charlotte Center City Partners. We [...]

BarCamp Charlotte 2 Pre-party

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Drummers, singers, fire dancers, and a comedy troupe entertained a large crowd of BarCamp 2 pre-party attendees at Parkwood Green. Counter Culture Coffee was on hand to provide free coffee drinks. The location hopes to be the future home of Not Just Coffee coffeehouse, and plans were on [...]

Art League unveils Community Mosaic

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Saturday evening the Charlotte Art League unveiled their Community Mosaic Project Installation at their South End location. The project, designed by local artists and created by more than 300 volunteers, was two years in the making.
According to the Charlotte Art League, the mural is “composed of over 20 [...]

The Historic Westend Market

The Historic Westend Market kicked off two weekends ago at the corner of West Trade Street and Bruns Avenue. The “urban” market is open from 9am to 2pm every Saturday from now until November 28th and features local and regional artists and farmers as well as jewelry, clothing, food, homemade goods and livestock (yes, read [...]