Be informed. Be engaged. Vote.

| By Amy Mitchell
Categories: Blog, Other
Why this matters: Learn more about local candidate’s positions on arts and culture so you can make informed decisions when you vote this November. By ASC Staff Use the links below to read the candidates’ opinions about public funding of cultural programs, and the role arts, science and history should play in our communities. City of …

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Six Things to Do During National Arts & Humanities Month

| By ASC Charlotte
Categories: Blog
Why This Matters: National Arts & Humanities Month is a collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. By Giovanna Torres Marketing and Communications Assistant  October is National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM), the largest annual celebration for the arts and humanities in the nation. Throughout the month-long celebration – and from coast-to-coast – people recognize …

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Behind the Scenes of Costume Design with N.C. Native William Ivey Long

| By ASC Charlotte
Categories: Blog
William Ivey Long in his studio with inspiration boards for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” 2016. Photograph by Jonathan Becker.
Why This Matters: The Mint Museum exhibition William Ivey Long: Costume Designs 2007-2016 offers backstage access to the art of costume design and is the first of three exhibitions during the museum’s “Year of Fashion.” By Rebecca E. Elliot The Mint Museum For more than four decades, The Mint Museum has been building, conserving, and sharing …

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What ‘Dinner and a Show’ Means to Charlotte’s Economy

| By ASC Charlotte
Categories: Blog
5Church, a new-American restaurant in uptown Charlotte, offers theatergoers a special prefix menu before Broadway shows at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. It’s one of the many restaurants that benefits from Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s vibrant arts scene. Photo credit: 5Church.
Why This Matters: The Charlotte-region’s nonprofit arts industry generates $359 million in annual economic impact and returns $31.5 million in revenue to local and state coffers. By Bernie Petit Communications Manager If you want to get a taste for what the arts mean to Charlotte’s economy, walk into an uptown restaurant before the start of …

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New Public Artwork in Charlotte Connects the First Two African-American Artists to Solo Exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art

| By ASC Charlotte
Categories: News & Media
Spiral Odyssey.
‘Spiral Odyssey,’ a 30-foot, stainless steel sculpture by Chicago-based artist Richard Hunt, is a tribute to Charlotte-born artist Romare Bearden CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 12, 2017) – “Spiral Odyssey,” a nearly 30-foot, stainless steel sculpture installed in May in uptown Charlotte’s Romare Bearden Park, links two of the most influential African-American artists of the 20th century. …

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