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Clarinet Professor Releases New CD

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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 […]

CoA+A to Present 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards

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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 […]

Storrs Gallery Hosts Technoecologies

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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 […]

Music Students Join Charlotte Symphony and ASOTT to Celebrate MLK

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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 […]

Voice Professor Releases CD of French Art Songs

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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 […]

New Gallery of Modern Art Hosts Exhibition of Professor’s Work

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A show of new work by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis will open at the New Gallery of Modern Art in Charlotte on January 17. The exhibition, Seascapes, presents new paintings and works on paper inspired by recent travel in the Arctic region. In this body of work, Ranis shares his impressions of the […]

Play Directed by Theatre Professor Named to Best of Chicago Theatre List by Chicago Tribune

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The Chicago Tribune named Lela & Co., a play directed by theatre professor Robin Witt, as the #2 best Chicago theatre production of 2017. The theatre critic, Chris Jones, chose the top ten productions from more than 200 that he reviewed this past year. Lela & Co. was presented by Chicago’s Steep Theatre July 13 […]

Professor’s Jazz Album Named to Best of 2017 List

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An album by the Unhinged Sextet, which includes saxophone professor Will Campbell, director of the UNC Charlotte jazz studies program, has been named a Best Release of 2017 by jazz critic Mark Sullivan in All About Jazz. The album, Don’t Blink, is the second CD by the Unhinged Sextet. It features two original compositions by […]

New Charlotte Museum of History President is an Art Alumna

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Adria Focht, the new President & CEO of The Charlotte Museum of History, is an alumna of the Department of Art & Art History. Focht graduated from UNC Charlotte in 2005 with a double major in art (with a fibers concentration) and anthropology (with a focus on archeology). As an undergraduate intern at the Schiele […]

Projective Eye Gallery Presents Contemporary Latinx Artists in ¡VIVA!

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The Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City will present ¡VIVA!, an exhibition of work by contemporary Latin American artists, January 19 through February 25, with an opening reception on January 19. ¡VIVA! is a subset of a larger exhibition curated by Randy Shull and Hedy Fischer from their personal collection. Shull and Fischer […]