By Page Leggett When Brian Sullivan was in grad school, he became enamored with community music and folk music. He still is. ASC recently awarded the musician a $2,000 Artist Support Grant to help fund what he calls “group ukulele experiences.” The grant allows him to “explore a side of music-teaching and -making in a …

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By Michael Solender Charlotte is a city of newcomers. Most quickly discover they’re not alone in this regard, as the QC holds the distinction of a rapidly growing New South city where, according to the latest U.S. Census figures, only 41 percent of Charlotte residents are native to North Carolina. Rather than constrain Charlotte’s personality, …

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By Jillian Mueller Charlotte-based visual artist Holly Keogh is heading out for spring break in the middle of September. As part of her 2021 ASC Emerging Creators Fellowship activities, Keogh created a new body of work that will be among the over 100 curatorial exhibitions featured in this month’s SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York …

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By Michael J. Solender When COVID-19 first began to impact our community in early 2020, the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative (CJC), a diverse group of six area media and three community partners, wanted an innovative approach to reach an audience of untypical news consumers with credible and actionable messaging. The collaborative, inspired by the energy and …

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Lórien Academy of the Arts is an onramp to confidence building for middle and high school students from low-income homes with art-based experiential programing. By Michael J. Solender When Mike Khoe first worked one-on-one with Charlotte-area middle school students on arts projects, he saw firsthand how development of their innate creative abilities provided them the …

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