College of Arts + Architecture
Professor’s augmented reality project will allow users to be ‘historians’
In partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, Assistant Professor of Urban Design Ming-Chun Lee and UNC Charlotte students will help Charlotte residents discover the stories behind the rise and fall of Eastland Mall and its surrounding neighborhood at an event on Saturday, Dec. 8.
The event, “Being a Historian for a Day,” will take place at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Hickory Grove Branch, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
University Chorale to usher in the holidays
The University Chorale, under the direction of Randy Haldeman, will perform a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3, in the Anne R. Belk Theater in Robinson Hall.
Student Union Gallery exhibition illuminates art historian’s research
“Vibrant Practices: Masquerade in Southwestern Burkina Faso,” on exhibition in the Student Union Art Gallery through Saturday, Dec. 8, celebrates in brilliant photographs and videos the research of art historian Lisa Homann.
Architecture students bring improvements to Salisbury building
A group of UNC Charlotte architecture students led by Assistant Professor of Architecture Marc Manack recently installed “Mending Fences,” a design/build project for the city of Salisbury.
Immersive exhibition in Storrs Gallery challenges visitors to see in new ways
On view through Nov. 16, an exhibition in Storrs Gallery brings together data, technology, imagination and artistic expression to challenge viewers to reconsider the notion of “the visible.”
Fall Dance Concert to explore migrant experience in guest choreographer’s work
Students in the Department of Dance will perform the 2018 Fall Dance Concert Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 15-18, in the Belk Theater in Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts. The four works on the program were choreographed by UNC Charlotte dance faculty and guest artists, including choreographer Claudia Lavista of Delfos Danza Contemporánea.
University’s Veterans Day observance to feature concert, military appreciation game and more
The UNC Charlotte Wind Ensemble, joined by the University Chorale and the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band, will present “For Heroes Proved: A Veterans Day Concert” at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at Ovens Auditorium.
Department of Theatre to present Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’
The Department of Theatre will present Shakespeare’s comedy, “Twelfth Night,” Thursday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Black Box Theater in Robinson Hall. The production is directed by Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley.
Webcast introduces new director of galleries
Adam Justice is the new director of galleries for the College of Arts + Architecture. In this Inside UNC Charlotte webcast, learn about how he arrived at UNC Charlotte from the Mint Museum of Art and about his early interests in art and what he has planned this fall for the University’s galleries. Click ‘read more’ to watch.