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The Johnson Band Center, the new building constructed for the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band, has received two design awards. In May, the building received a 2016 Merit Award from the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This month, the Charlotte chapter of the AIA also chose the […]

Work for the City of Beaufort, South Carolina, led by Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Urban Design David Walters with alumnus Craig Lewis (Master of Public Administration) and a team of UNC Charlotte alumni, has won a Charter Award from the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU). Among the nation’s premier urban design awards, the […]

Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre, has written a new young adult fantasy-adventure-mystery for young adult readers. Steeplejack: A Novel will be released by Tor Teen on June 14. Set in 19th-century South Africa, the book has already received glowing reviews, particularly for its young female protagonist. The monthly […]

Music student Ben Shafer has been accepted to attend Music House, an international music festival hosted by The Philadelphia Orchestra. The intensive training program, held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania from June 15 through July 1, provides college students and young professionals the opportunity to work directly with musicians of The […]

For the second year in a row, Assistant Professor of Theatre Robin Witt has won a Joseph Jefferson (Jeff) Award, honoring non-Equity Chicago theatre, in the category of “Best Director (Play).” Witt won for the production London Wall, which also won the award for “Best Production (Play).” London Wall was presented by Griffin Theatre Company […]

What is the relationship between the food we eat, or the clothes we wear, and the earth? Assistant Professor of Theatre Education Beth Murray led a multidisciplinary arts education initiative in 2015-16 that brought together 15 teachers from six local schools to address that question through arts and storytelling. The project, Cotton & Collards: Unearthing […]

Students in the School of Architecture’s AIAS Freedom By Design™ chapter recently completed Phase 1 of a two-phase project at the Cabarrus Bilingual Preschool, run by Families First in Cabarrus County. Families First in Cabarrus County is a non-profit organization that serves low-income families through bilingual (Spanish and English) programs for children and parents. The […]

Work by Associate Professor of Architecture Kelly Carlson-Reddig will be included in Re-Action, a show opening June 3 at Ciel Gallery. Re-Action features three artists: Carlson-Reddig, book artist Jackie Radford, and painter Leigh Williams. Their work is in exhibition through June 25. A registered architect and former Associate Director of the School of Architecture, Carlson-Reddig […]

Assistant Professor of Voice Carl DuPont will compete in the 20th International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition, to take place in Leipzig, Germany, July 4-16. The competition will be held in the categories of voice, organ, and cello/Baroque cello and consists of four competitive rounds in each category. Participants were chosen in a juried pre-selection process […]

Five faculty members of the Department of Art & Art History will be part of the group exhibition, Pacts and Invocations: Magic and Ritual in Contemporary Art, opening June 23 at the Spartanburg Art Museum. Curated by Assistant Professor of Print Media Erik Waterkotte, Pacts and Invocation will feature work by 10 artists, including UNC […]