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Three Charlotte galleries are featuring works by UNC Charlotte art faculty this fall. Thomas Schmidt, assistant professor of interdisciplinary 3D art, is showing work at Hodges Taylor Gallery; Andrew Leventis, assistant professor of painting, is featured at Sozo Gallery; and retired professor Susan Brenner is in exhibition at Elder Gallery. The Hodges Taylor exhibition, MAKE/SHIFT, […]

Dr. Zhongjie Lin has just published “When Green was the New Black: What Went Wrong with China’s Eco-cities?” in the book, Letters to the Leaders of China: Kongjian Yu and the Future of the Chinese City (ed. Terreform Press, 2018). Dr. Lin is Professor of Architecture & Urbanism and the Director of the Master of […]

On October 2, theatre professors Kaja Dunn and Carlos Cruz will be guests on the radio broadcast “Up Close and Cultural,” which airs on the Rochester (NY) station WAYO 104.3 FM. “Up Close and Cultural” explores challenging issues in 21st-century arts with host Rachel DeGuzman. Dunn and Cruz will discuss the culturally competent acting process […]

Dr. Brian Arreola, associate professor of voice, is completing a two-week run in the world premiere of Viva Verdi – The Promised End in Washington, D.C. It opened on September 8 and runs through September 23 at the Source Theater. Part of the In Series 2018-19 r(E)volution! season, Viva Verdi – The Promised End combines […]

Theatre alumna Stacey Rose has been named to the Goodman Theatre’s Playwrights Unit in Chigago, one of four playwrights to be so honored. The Playwrights Unit, in partnership with Chicago Dramatists, meets bi-monthly to discuss their commissioned plays-in-progress with the Goodman’s artistic team. The residency culminates in a public staged reading of each new play […]

An essay co-authored by Dr. José Gamez, associate director of the School of Architecture, is included in a new architecture theory anthology, Introduction to Architecture: Global Disciplinary Knowledge, edited by Joseph Godlewski and published by Cognella. Dr. Gamez’s essay, “An Architecture of Change,” was written with Susan Rogers, a professor at the University of Houston, […]

A sculpture by senior art major Erin Nicholas has been chosen for exhibition in the members’ show at the 40th anniversary Tri-State Sculpture Conference, to be held October 25-28 in Greensboro, N.C. Erin’s sculpture, “Deliverance from Anxiety,” will be on view at the Center for Visual Artists gallery at the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center. Erin […]

The Department of Dance will present a Faculty Dance Concert on September 28 and 29 in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall. The program features five works by faculty choreographers and includes faculty and guest performers. The choreographic styles, from classical Indian dance to circus arts and physical theater to varied contemporary dance […]

Works by art professors Andrew Leventis and Thomas Schmidt will be included in a new exhibition opening September 20 at the Mint Museum of Art uptown location. The show, Mainframe, is the Young Affiliates of the Mint’s Third Annual Juried Art Show. It explores the role of technology in society and how technology overstimulation has […]

Dance alumna Laura Dearman has recently joined Neville Dance Theatre in New York City after a September 1 audition. Founded in 2005 by Brenda R. Neville, the Manhattan-based company presents annual fall seasons in New York City, as well as curated and festival performances throughout the year. In November, the Neville Dance Theatre will perform […]