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Department of Art & Art History alumnus Adé Hogue (BFA ’12) was a conference presenter at Adobe MAX 2018 in Los Angeles, CA, in October. Adobe staff requested that Hogue share an hour presentation on his design process and photography work for conference attendees. In his talk, Hogue revealed for the audience how his creative […]

Dr. Elizabeth Sullivan, assistant professor of oboe, will present music by female composers at two spring conferences. At the College Music Society Southern Regional Chapter Annual Conference, to be hosted February 28-March 2 at the University of Central Florida, she will present “Celebrating 21st Century Composers” a recital program that will feature the works of […]

Two graduate student teams based in SoA professor Nadia Anderson’s Studio Peru and one based in the City.Building.Lab research center were finalists in the Habitat for Inhabitants-Lima’s Human Right to Housing competition sponsored by Discover Needs Architecture (DNADD). DNADD is a non-profit based in Italy that seeks to educate the public about housing insecurity, advocate […]

The Department of Theatre has received the North Carolina Theatre Conference’s 2018 University/College Award. The North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) is a service and advocacy organization that supports the theatre industry in North Carolina. Each year, the NCTC Board of Directors presents awards to companies, schools, and individuals that have exhibited leadership roles in their […]

Voice student Chrystle Mactal performed on December 6 in the World Music Asian Concert at Kent State University in Ohio. At the invitation of Dr. Priwan Nanongkham of the Kent State School of Music, Mactal sang two kundiman, art songs from the Philippines: “Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran,” by Francisco Santiago, and “Mutya Ng Pasig,” by […]

Work by art alumna Carmen Neely (BFA, painting, 2012) was recently featured during Miami Art Week 2018. Neely, who is represented by Jane Lombard Gallery of New York City, participated in Untitled, Art, an international, curated art fair, December 5-9. Originating with Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Art Week now boasts dozens of art fairs […]

In Spring 2018 a studio of fifth-year architecture students, led by Professor Deb Ryan, developed a “Millennial Plan” for Charlotte. Their plan is a vision for the future of Charlotte that is based on research into Charlotte’s history, research of best practices in other municipalities, and input from Charlotte residents, with particular focus on the […]

The Department of Dance welcomes visiting artist Janet Schroeder to UNC Charlotte this week to teach master classes and audition students for a work for the Spring Dance Concert. Schroeder will return to campus in January as a visiting professor and will teach three courses in addition to the Spring Dance Concert practicum. Schroeder is […]

In partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, Assistant Professor of Urban Design Ming-Chun Lee and UNC Charlotte students will help Charlotte residents discover the stories behind the rise and fall of Eastland Mall and its surrounding neighborhood at an event on Saturday, December 8. The event, “Being a Historian for a Day,” […]

Art alumni Laura Knight Beebe (BFA ’13) and Savannah Jackson (BFA ’17) will have their graphic design work featured in the January/February 2019 print edition of Communication Arts. Beebe and Jackson use their talents as art director and junior art director, respectively, at Boone Oakley, a Charlotte advertising agency. Beebe and Jackson provided design, art […]