College of Arts + Architecture

On Thursday, May 31, the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band embarks upon a trip that bridges the present with the past. They will travel to Normandy, France, to perform at the 74th annual commemoration of the D-Day invasion that liberated Europe.
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to join in a celebratory send-off for the band, starting at 10:30 a.m., May 31, at the Johnson Band Center.

Kyounghee Kim, associate professor of architecture, was awarded a 2017 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grant ($30,000) for “Biophilic Architecture: Sustainable Materialization of Microalgae Facades” – in support of her research on high-performance building envelope design. This is her second AIA Upjohn Award; she received a 2013 AIA Upjohn Research Grant ($27,000) for “Sustainable Transparency: Kinetic Building Facades.”  

Lila Quintero Weaver, creator of the award-winning graphic novel “Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White,” was in residency at UNC Charlotte Sept. 25-29, working with students in theatre, art, English and education.

A series of conference presentations by Associate Professor of Piano Dylan Savage demonstrates the many connections between music performance and the fields of data analytics, STEM and corporate training and entrepreneurship.

Organizers of the “Statement Making Fashion Show” seek students, faculty and staff members to make and/or model a garment or accessory created by utilizing fabrication equipment in either the College of Computing and Informatics Makerspace Lab or the Rowe Arts Fabrication Lab.

Both labs house 3D printers, laser cutters, milling machines and other equipment to fabricate fashion show items.

Two new exhibitions will open on Monday, March 13, with receptions in Rowe and Storrs Galleries.

The Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company is on campus through Friday, Sept. 30, for the company’s first-ever “reconstruction residency” in the Department of Dance. Capping an 18-month research project led by Associate Professor of Dance Kim Jones, the residency brings the Taylor 2 dancers from New York City to Charlotte to teach students in master classes and to bring back to life a work not seen in more than 50 years. That dance, “Tracer,” will be performed in a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Sept. 30, in the Anne Belk Theater of the Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.

Thomas Schmidt, assistant professor of art, and Janet Williams, associate professor of art, discuss “Digital Dialogues,” two multimedia installations on display at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City.

Return to Inside UNC Charlotte on Friday, July 1, to watch a webcast featuring Thomas Schmidt, assistant professor of art, and Janet Williams, associate professor of art, as they discuss “Digital Dialogues,” two multimedia installations on display at the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City. This Inside UNC Charlotte webcast will be available starting at 9 a.m., July 1.

Participants in the Department of Theatre summer Circus Theatre class will present a public showing of their work at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 29. This outdoor performance will take place on MAX, the UNC Charlotte Mobile Arts & Community Experience, on the lawn in front of Robinson Hall for the Performing Arts.