COA+A

The College of Arts + Architecture welcomed new members of our College family into the “circle” on Sunday, August 22, with the 2021 CoA+A Convocation ceremony and after party in the Arts Quad. Dean Brook Muller opened the evening: “I want to express my gratitude to all of you for joining us on this fine […]

The University has honored Ken Lambla, professor emeritus and founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, by dedicating the Storrs Gallery to him. The gallery was named the Lambla Gallery on Friday, May 14, in a small ceremony to mark the occasion and Lambla’s retirement from UNC Charlotte. In February 2021, Lambla was […]

Signs + Gestures, an exhibition in the Projective Eye Gallery in the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City, showcases two collaborative printmaking projects organized, curated, and produced by master printmaker Stefanie Dykes. On view through June 18, the show brings together works from Signs of the Times, created in 2009, and Token Gestures, created […]

Ken Lambla, professor of architecture and founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A), has been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the AIA’s highest membership honor. Only three percent of AIA members achieve Fellowship (FAIA) status, honored, according to the AIA, “for their exceptional work […]

Arts research, diversity and racial equity, and meaningful community engagement are themes that Dean Brook Muller has applied with great intention since assuming leadership of the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) in September 2019. He sees Charlotte’s rapid growth as an opportunity for CoA+A to engage more deeply with the community. “There is an […]

The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) will honor six Distinguished Alumni on Friday, March 19, in the seventh annual celebration of alumni achievement. The event will be virtual and open to the public. The Distinguished Alumni Awards were created by the College of Arts + Architecture in 2015 to recognize the accomplishments of alumni […]

Seven students in the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band will perform in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Marching Band on January 11. They will join nearly 1,500 performers from 200 bands in 45 states and Puerto Rico, all working together to produce a virtual college marching band show. The Intercollegiate Marching […]

Five College of Arts + Architecture professors are receiving grants from the Arts & Science Council (ASC) in the most recent round of funding allocations. Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Audrey Baran, Assistant Professor of Architecture Rachel Dickey, and Associate Professor of Painting Andrew Leventis have been named Artist Support Grant recipients. Projects by Associate […]

An interdisciplinary team from the College of Arts + Architecture has published an article in the journal Technology|Architecture + Design (TAD), Volume 4, Issue 2. Co-written by Fabrication Labs Director Alex Cabral, art professors Heather Freeman and Thomas Schmidt, Fabrication Lab Manager Robby Sachs, and José Gámez, professor of architecture and urban design, “DIY in […]

An interdisciplinary team from UNC Charlotte has received a $29,000 Research Grant in the Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the project “Arts-based social mobility: Exploring cultural capital in Charlotte, NC.” Led by Associate Professor of Sociology Vaughn Schmutz, the research team includes Professor of Architecture Ken Lambla, Associate Professor of […]