Art & Art History
Mint Randolph officials focus on transparency in museum’s African art galleries
WFAE 90.7FM radio reporter Gwendolyn Glenn speaks to art history professor Lisa Homann about the newly installed African gallery at the Mint Museum of Art. Homann is an African art specialist and served as the guest curator for the collection exhibition. Read and hear the full story here.
A climate- and geology-inspired art exhibit comes to Charlotte’s South End
WFAE 90.7 FM public radio previews the interdisciplinary research-based exhibition Subcritical, featuring work by Associate Professor of Art Marek Ranis in collaboration with Professor of Geology Missy Eppes. Read and hear the story here.
Artist focuses on everyday life, social issues in oil paintings
WFAE 90.7 FM public radio reporter Gwendolyn Glenn interviews artist Ayana Ross, whose exhibition, When Two or More Are Gathered, is on view at the College of Arts + Architecture’s Projective Eye Gallery. Read/listen here.
CoAA Students Find Rewarding Jobs as Teaching Artists with Local Arts Organizations
Students in the College “make a difference” while earning valuable experience and income.
Sustainability in Teaching
Kristin Rothrock, senior lecturer in art and art history attended the UNC Charlotte sustainability workshop in 2022 and has incorporated sustainability concepts and practices into her classes since. Learn how in this story in Inside UNC Charlotte.
Event Fuses Art, Science and Climate Inquiry to Uncover Hidden Stories of Earth’s Fractured Landscapes
“Subcritical” is a multi-sensory exhibition, book launch, reception and public conversation on April 4.
Art History Professor Discusses Mint Museum Randolph’s revamped African art exhibit
Associate Professor of Art History Lisa Homann discusses The Mint Museum’s newly opened African Art galleries, which she curated, with The Charlotte Post. Read the full article here.
Art History Professor Lisa Homann is Scholarly Expert Behind New African Galleries at The Mint Museum
Reinstallation of the Mint’s African art collection focuses on ethics and transparency.
Celia Castaldo
Degree: BFA 3D Interdisciplinary Studies and BA Art HistoryGraduation Year: 2025Hometown: Walnut Cove, NC How did you first get interested in art?My mother is an artist so I have been around the arts my whole life. I did theater as a teenager, but I didn’t start participating in visual arts until I was an adult. […]
Mint Museum Randolph reopens African art galleries
After a multiyear renovation, the Mint Museum Randolph has re-opened its African art galleries. The new installation fills three galleries and includes fertility statues, textiles, African masks and other forms of art from across the African continent. The re-installation began in 2019 when Jen Sudul Edwards joined The Mint. Edwards said she wanted to work […]