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The Architect’s Newspaper recently reviewed the design of the Camino health center by architecture professor Marc Manack’s firm, SILO. Across the United States, migration continues to reshape the social and physical landscape. In recent years, states across the country have seen some of the sharpest demographic shifts, with Latino populations growing faster in the South than […]

Assistant Professor of Dance Ashley Tate recently spoke with The Charlotte Observer about the inspiration behind her upcoming Hip-Hop conference, her experience growing up immersed in a family of artists and how her insatiable curiosity led her to see dance as a tool to understand and preserve history. Tate has danced and choreographed for most […]

The people of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, are seizing a rare opportunity to reimagine their town, literally, from the ground up. A year after Hurricane Helene — a bulldozer of destruction that whipped through the Blue Ridge Mountains — leveled the village’s thriving commercial corridor, there is reason for optimism. Chimney Rock State Park, considered […]

WFAE environmental reporter Zachary Turner explores the exhibition of work by artist Kirsten Stolle on view in the Projective Eye Gallery. A new art exhibit in uptown Charlotte explores how companies use rhetorical sleight of hand to escape public scrutiny. Asheville-based artist Kirsten Stolle’s latest works explore the concept of greenwashing, which she described as “putting an […]

Queen City Nerve features artist Kirsten Stolle’s exhibition at the Projective Eye Gallery.

Bella Swanson, a senior architecture major, spent a month this summer abroad in Shinjuku, Japan, studying contemporary Japanese urbanism with 33 classmates and Chris Jarrett, professor of architecture; Jeffrey Nesbit, visiting assistant professor of architecture; and Rachel Dickey, associate professor of architecture. From the crowded streets of Tokyo to the quiet beaches of Japan’s coastline, […]

The Charlotte Observer explores the work of alumnus Kenny Nguyen ’15 in this arts feature by Virginia Brown.

Charlotte Observer – A new installation at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in uptown Charlotte is a collaboration with Charlotte resident and UNC Charlotte grad Davian “DJ” Robinson ’20, a visually impaired dancer and choreographer. It invites visitors to experience art not just with their eyes, but with their full bodies through sound, movement […]

Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams and Carolina Quintana Ocampo ’21 are among the cohort of 10 artists.

A column by Liz Bertrand for The Charlotte Observer highlights 10 works of art in the Charlotte area, including “Remembrance Stones,” by art faculty Marek Ranis and Tom Schmidt with community and student assistance, created for the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens after the April 30 campus shooting. Read the story here.