In September, we broke the news about Hue House, the new Charlotte arts agency offering creative, marketing, consultancy, and event services to help companies, cultural organizations, and governmental bodies “accurately and organically engage creatives and artists of color and diversity”…
A look at the multidisciplinary artist’s second show at the Myers Park space
EARLY IN The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini (October 22, Avid Reader Press), Charlotte-based writer Joe Posnanski runs down all the ways the culture won’t let Houdini die. People to this day make films about him, name software programs…
In partnership with United Ink Productions.
FILM COMMUNITIES in Charlotte and beyond are taking notice of Rodney Stringfellow’s edgy new film, Manhood. Although the 57-year-old screenwriter’s credentials center on children’s television—including two Emmy nominations for his work on Nick Jr.’s The Backyardians—his 11-minute drama, which he…
In its 23-year history, Bank of America Stadium has hosted two concerts. Billy Joel will be the third in April 2020—and the Panthers say he’ll be the third of many.
A GROUP OF CHARLOTTEANS have created a new creative agency to offer funding and resources to the city’s cultural community. Hue House, as announced in a new video below, is comprised of David J. Butler (a member of the 2018…
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One of our 2018 Charlotteans of the Year on the future of the cultural sector
His long career primed the city for a new wave of color
The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at the main Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library is a prized archival collection that isn’t well-known by the public. The library hopes Tom Hanchett can change that.
NoDa spot opened in 2017
‘Never Abandon Imagination: The Fantastical Art of Tony DiTerlizzi,’ which opens Saturday at the Mint Museum Randolph, includes more than 150 works by the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator.
Check out Uptown Charlotte's flourishing arts scene with a mini-tour of Center City's museums, public art, and the newest murals created during Talking Walls 2018 and Charlotte SHOUT! 2019.
Marcus Hamilton’s comic strips have told the story of an ageless troublemaker
Jennifer Sudul Edwards has been hired as the new chief curator and curator of contemporary art at The Mint Museum. On July 1, she officially steps into the role, which had multiple candidates vying for the top curatorial spot at North…
The Arts & Science Council has found a new president in R. Jeep Bryant, a Charlotte native with leadership experience The Broadway League in New York City, Bank of New York Mellon Foundation, and PNC. After a national search, the…
Reneé Rapp, the Northwest School of the Arts grad who won a 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Award, is taking on the role of Regina George on Broadway's Mean Girls (based on the popular film). Rapp first joins the show…
Camp North End is aiming to inspire the innovators and creatives of Charlotte with two days worth of panels, art exhibitions and installations, music performances, and conversations from May 10 to 11. The inaugural festival goes by the name “END-to-END,”…
In Partnership with Hornets Sports & Entertainment. This summer, Charlotte will experience a surprising and captivating show by Cirque du Soleil—but it's not the type of Cirque performance you're used to. For the first time ever, they're taking to…
Charlotte’s own Eva Noblezada has garnered her second Tony Award nomination. The one-time Northwest School of the Arts student took the lead role of Eurydice in Hadestown in 2018 for its Royal National Theatre production. The musical then moved to…
The Best of Arts, Culture, and Entertainment in Charlotte
Have an idea for enhancing the arts in Charlotte? The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is kicking off an initiative that’s offering a share of up to $200,000 for "showcase artistic excellence and capture the spirit of the…
AFTER A MASSIVE RUN in Charlotte last year, Blumenthal Performing Arts confirms to Charlotte magazine that Hamilton will again grace a local stage in an upcoming season. This comes after the show was confirmed for Durham Performing Arts Center's 2020-'21 season. The 2019-'20 Broadway…
BEGINNING APRIL 5, Central Piedmont Community College hosts Sensoria, its widely anticipated festival which celebrates literature and the arts. What began in 1993 as a spring literacy festival has grown into nine days of merriment with far-reaching expressions. The name…
To round out Charlotte’s 250th anniversary, the city is hosting a huge, 13-day party
THE SPRAWLING SOUTH CHARLOTTE STUDIO belonging to Stephen Wilson carries a hum of embroidery machines, stitching the artist’s creations into existence. On a recent Wednesday, the artist invited us into his studio to find out more about his new, ongoing…
In Partnership with Mint Museum. It's Charlotte's cultural event of the year—the ultimate moment to see and be seen. This spring, party in style at Mint Museum Randolph. The Mint Museum is hosting its annual Coveted Couture Gala again this year, but so it…
