Arts and Culture

For alumni Sharon Dowell ’02 and Justin Driscoll ’09, their passion for creativity was ignited during their time at UNC Charlotte. This summer, Dowell and Driscoll will pay it forward by serving as curators for the 2019 Spotlight Art Exhibition, which takes place Friday, June 7, at C3 Lab.

The spring 2019 Mixed-Media/Print Media 3 studio art class recently completed a site-specific installation in the front window case at UNC Charlotte Center City. The colorful mixed-media work, “A Glass Rhinoceros,” explores concepts of movement, transformation and perception and was inspired by two works of literature: Eugène Ionesco’s play, “Rhinoceros,” and Paul Auster’s novella, “City of Glass.” 

The UNC Charlotte Department of Dance will present a three-day symposium of dance performances, master classes and scholarly panels on Odissi, an Indian classical dance, Friday to Sunday, May 3-5.

The 10th annual Study Abroad Photo Exhibit will be displayed in the Popp Martin Student Union Gallery from Tuesday, April 30, through Friday, May 24. An opening reception celebrating the 10th anniversary of the exhibit will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1.

Simão Francisco from Portugal will be a guest conductor for “An Iberian Celebration,” an evening of Spanish and Portuguese music. This concert will be at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, in the Anne R. Belk Theater of Robinson Hall. Tickets are $8.

Civil rights activist Tarana Burke will speak at 7 p.m., Monday, April 8, in the Popp Martin Student Union Multipurpose Room.

The UNC Charlotte Percussion Ensemble, joined by the CPCC Dance Theatre and special guests, will present Stravinsky’s ballet, “Les Noces” (“The Wedding”), Monday, April 8.

The impact of transition for a transgender individual extends far beyond the self to their families, friends, colleagues and community. UNC Charlotte’s Aliaga-Buchenau Witness in Residence Initiative will host a community conversation that explores transgender lives in those contexts.

This community conversation will begin at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at UNC Charlotte Center City. A dessert reception will follow. The event is open without charge, but registration is requested.

The Department of Music will present a special concert featuring the UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble with esteemed guest artist Dick Oatts at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9.

Contemporary films from around the world will be shown as part of the 2019 UNC Charlotte International Film Festival sponsored by the Department of Languages and Culture Studies and the language clubs.

Films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Chile, Cuba, France, Germany, Haiti, Iran, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Syria and the United States will be screened during this year’s festival, which will run from Monday, March 18, through Friday, April 5.