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In 2008, UNC Charlotte established the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A), bringing the arts and design together in an educational forum that is unique in the Carolinas and rare in the United States. The CoA+A is comprised of five academic units: the School of Architecture, the Department of Art & Art History, the Department […]

Marc Manack, assistant professor of architecture, has contributed a chapter to The Interior Architecture Theory Reader. The book was edited by Gregory Maninic and recently published by Routledge. In 50 chapters, the book surveys interior architecture, examining history, theory, and production across the fields of interior design, digital fabrication, and spatial installation. Manack’s chapter is […]

Four voice students placed and four received Honorable Mention at the 2018 North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions, held February 16 and 17 at the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. The award winners were: Chrystle Mactal: First Place, 4th Year Women Division Natalya Balashova: Second Place, […]

UNC Charlotte faculty and students participated in the North Carolina Dance Education Organization (NCDEO) conference held at Northwest School of the Arts (NWSA) on Saturday, February 10, 2018. The conference welcomed dance educators and students from around the state. Faculty members EE Balcos, Rachel Barker, and Tamara Williams taught classes. Fifteen students attended classes and […]

Dr. Carl DuPont, an assistant professor of voice in the Department of Music, has been named a 2018 Emerging Scholar by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The magazine’s January 25 edition profiled 15 scholars from colleges and universities from around the country, many of them under 40, who are making their mark at […]

Assistant Professor of Music Jessica Lindsey releases a new CD, Set No Limits: Music for Clarinet and Piano by Women Composers, on February 1. Produced on the Albany Records label, Set No Limits features Dr. Lindsey and pianist Christian Bohnenstengel performing works by five contemporary female composers – four Americans and one who, born in […]

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor five Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 16, in the fourth annual celebration of alumni achievement. The awards ceremony will take place in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall at 11:30 am. The event is free and open to the public. Representing each of the […]

The School of Architecture presents Technoecologies, a solo exhibition by Zenovia Toloudi/Studio Z, on view in Storrs Gallery February 2 through March 2, with an opening reception on February 2 at 5:30 pm. Technoecologies reconceives the relationship between humans and their environment in architecture through prototypes and models that explore emerging forms of bioarchitecture, living […]

Students from the Department of Music will join the Charlotte Symphony and A Sign of the Times jazz ensemble to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King in the 10th annual “Bridging Musical Worlds” program this Sunday, January 14, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Conference Center. The concert begins at 5 pm […]

Associate Professor of Voice Alissa Deeter, soprano, and pianist Arlene Shrut have recently released their new CD, Hier: Mélodies of Francis Poulenc on Centaur Records. This recording celebrates the French composer’s mastery of art song. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) possessed a profound ability to channel inspiration into a tapestry of singular uniqueness, producing the very essence […]