College of Arts + Architecture

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.

The Johnson Band Center, built for the UNC Charlotte “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band, has received two design awards. In May, the building received a 2016 Merit Award from the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This month, the Charlotte chapter of the AIA also selected the band center for a 2016 Merit Award. 

The Johnson Band Center was dedicated on Oct. 21, 2015. It is named for Vickie and Gene Johnson, UNC Charlotte alumni whose generous support launched the “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band.

A quartet of UNC Charlotte music students will perform at two international conferences during the month of July: the International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC), which will take place July 5-9 in San Francisco, and the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 32nd World Conference on Music Education, which will be July 24-29 in Glasgow, Scotland. The participating students are Mitchell Stokes, Faith Foster, Kelsey Sexton and Dawn Carpenter. The quartet will be the only ensemble to perform at the ICMPC in San Francisco.

Andrew Hartley, Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre, has written a new fantasy-adventure-mystery for young adult readers. “Steeplejack: A Novel” will be released by Tor Teen on June 14.

Set in 19th-century South Africa, the book has received glowing reviews, particularly for its young female protagonist. The monthly book review publication BookPage named it the “Top Teen Pick” for June 2016. Steeplejack is the first book in a series of three.