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From Charlotte to Shinjuku: An Architecture Student’s Journey
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, […]

How a Charlotte fiber artist entwines his Vietnamese heritage with his artwork
The Charlotte Observer explores the work of alumnus Kenny Nguyen ’15 in this arts feature by Virginia Brown.

What if you could hear a Picasso? New Charlotte museum exhibit expands inclusion
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 […]

Dance Professor and Art Alumna Receive 2025 Arts & Science Council Fellowships
Associate Professor of Dance Tamara Williams and Carolina Quintana Ocampo ’21 are among the cohort of 10 artists.

You can find Charlotte art in the most unexpected places. Check out these 10 gems
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.

Charlotte Labs Turn Windows Into Carbon-Capturing Factories
Energy Innovation Review features the microalgae window research of Professor Kyoung Hee Kim. Read the full article here.

Mint Randolph officials focus on transparency in museum’s African art galleries
WFAE 90.7FM radio reporter Gwendolyn Glenn speaks to art history professor Lisa Homann about the newly installed African gallery at the Mint Museum of Art. Homann is an African art specialist and served as the guest curator for the collection exhibition. Read and hear the full story here.

Art Historian Discusses Mint African Galleries on WDAV
Associate Professor of Art History Lisa Homann joined Mint Museum curator Jen Sudul Edwards for an episode of Piedmont Arts on WDAV public radio. They discussed the recently reopened African galleries, which Homann curated. Here the interview here.

Charlotte researcher develops ‘regenerative’ window
WFAE 90.7 FM environmental reporter Zachary Turner interviews Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and graduate research assistant Constance Sartor about the regenerative microalgae window facade system now installed at Innovation Barn. Read and hear the full story here.

A climate- and geology-inspired art exhibit comes to Charlotte’s South End
WFAE 90.7 FM public radio previews the interdisciplinary research-based exhibition Subcritical, featuring work by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis in collaboration with Professor of Geology Missy Eppes. Read and hear the story here.