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Two alumni of the Department of Art & Art History are featured artists in local exhibitions this fall. Works by Alexandra Giannell are in Surreal Spaces, a month-long contemporary art exhibition at Goodyear Arts in the Camp North End campus. The show, curated by Hilary Silber Art, features work from seven artists whose artistic practices […]

Faculty members in the College of Arts + Architecture are among the winners of the inaugural “Celebrate Charlotte Arts” grants given by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The 12 grants, totaling $200,000, are designated to “fund art that captures the spirit of Charlotte.” They were announced September 19. Assistant Professor of Theatre […]

Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn and Brian Eugenio Herrera, an associate professor of theatre at the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, have together developed the The Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Intimacy Initiative (EDIII) to address inequities in theatrical training spaces. The initiative is led by Theatrical Intimacy Education, a consulting group […]

Alumna Renee Welsh Noel, who graduated with a degree in dance in 2016, will play the lead role in the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte production of Peter Pan. The show runs October 4 through November 3 at the McColl Family Theatre in uptown Charlotte. Welsh Noel teaches modern, jazz, and tap dance at the Charlotte […]

In July, digital media professors Heather Freeman and Jeff Murphy participated in the “Truth and Reconciliation” artist residency at the Santa Fe Art Institute. Over a 15-month period, from September 2018 through November 2019, the “Truth and Reconciliation” residency is bringing together 70 artists, creative practitioners, content experts, and innovative thinkers from all over the […]

Dr. Brian Arreola, associate professor of voice, is singing the role of “Pinkerton” in an updated production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly in Washington, D.C. The In Series production, called simply Butterfly, opened September 5 and runs through September 22. In Series is an experimental opera company that creates innovative and intimate productions. Seeking to remove […]

Dr. Lynne Conner, chair of the Department of Theatre, has been named a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Alberta at Edmonton, one of Canada’s premiere research universities. She will visit the campus for five days, giving a keynote Town and Gown address to the university and Edmonton arts community on September 16 as well […]

Assistant Professor of Acting Kaja Dunn has published an essay in Volume 27 of the Theatre Symposium Series, issued by The University of Alabama Press. The book, edited by Sarah McCarroll, explores bodies and embodiment in theatre. Dunn’s essay is entitled, “Hidden Damage: When Uninformed Casting and Actor Training Disregard the Effect of Character Embodiment […]

Dr. Kaustavi Sarkar, assistant professor of dance, has won the 2019 J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award. Each fall, the Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award is presented to a UNC Charlotte faculty member who has engaged in innovative or exceptional work with library collections, programs, and services. The award, along with a $2000 allocation […]

José Gámez, associate professor and interim director of the School of Architecture, along with Zhongjie Lin (University of Pennsylvania) and Jeffery Nesbit (Harvard University), have co-edited a new manuscript, Rio de Janeiro: Urban Expansion and the Environment. Published through Routledge Press in July, the book represents the second volume of essays in relation to the […]