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Sustainability in Teaching
Kristin Rothrock, senior lecturer in art and art history attended the UNC Charlotte sustainability workshop in 2022 and has incorporated sustainability concepts and practices into her classes since. Learn how in this story in Inside UNC Charlotte.

Art History Professor Discusses Mint Museum Randolph’s revamped African art exhibit
Associate Professor of Art History Lisa Homann discusses The Mint Museum’s newly opened African Art galleries, which she curated, with The Charlotte Post. Read the full article here.

How the Charlotte Strings Collective is bringing color to classical music
WFAE radio features the Charlotte Strings Collective, which includes CoA+A alumni Alice Silva, Matt Primm, and Malik Johnson and cello professor Mira Frisch. The group got started in August 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. Silva and the other musicians wanted to contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. They performed a piece virtually […]

Meet James Grymes, who offers a master class in empathy with ‘Violins of Hope’
James Grymes has a distinguished career as a professor of musicology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Knoxville News Sentinel interviews Grymes about his book, “Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust ‒ Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind’s Darkest Hour,” published in 2014.

Mint Museum Randolph reopens African art galleries
After a multiyear renovation, the Mint Museum Randolph has re-opened its African art galleries. The new installation fills three galleries and includes fertility statues, textiles, African masks and other forms of art from across the African continent. The re-installation began in 2019 when Jen Sudul Edwards joined The Mint. Edwards said she wanted to work […]

Uptown gallery will showcase works that focus on Black culture
“When Two or More Are Gathered” will open Feb. 25 in the the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte’s Uptown campus. The exhibition will showcase the work of Georgia-based painter Ayana Ross. Read the story at QCity Metro.

Renovated African art gallery at Mint Museum Randolph
The Mint Museum Randolph’s renovated African art galleries were curated by UNC Charlotte art history professor Lisa Homann. The multiyear project included a review of archives and evaluation of each piece to reflect the diversity of African art as well as its cultural significance and origins. Read the article in The Charlotte Post.

Love through a Camera Lens
Sunnie Stainback is a senior majoring in graphic design who has applied her talents in internships with the College of Arts + Architecture and 110 North The Creative Agency. She is a passionate content creator who has expanded her craft to include engagement/wedding photography and videography. What started with impromptu requests from friends and family […]

Professor Chronicles History of UNC Charlotte Arts Department
Queen City Nerve feature story by Dezanii Lewis.
Black Joy, Everyday Life in How I Got Over
Queen City Nerve feature story on the Rowe Gallery exhibition, “How I Got Over.” Queen City Nerve