# A Photo Tour of NoDa’s New Trash Cans > Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/a-photo-tour-of-nodas-new-trash-cans/ > Updated: 2020-10-23T00:43:59+00:00 > Type: Post > Categories: Creative News, Exploring Charlotte | Contributors: Tim Miner & Brooke Brown Unlike any other area in Charlotte, NoDa is a place where the hands of artists are immediately visible. --- Unlike any other area in Charlotte, NoDa is a place where the hands of artists are immediately visible. Murals may be the big ticket, but every inch of NoDa is covered in some form or creative expression, from stickers on power boxes and street signs, to pop-up art installations on the street and yarn-bombed fences. This summer, thanks to a grant from the City of Charlotte, even the trash cans that line the streets are in on the act. “The City recently gave us $150,000 as part of their COVID Partner Support Grant to help put artists to work during COVID,” said **Jacob Horr**, president of the [**NoDa Neighborhood and Business Association**](https://noda.org/) (NoDa NBA). “This is funding a bunch of art projects in NoDa, Plaza Midwood, Historic West End and more.” According to **Matt Alvis**, business committee liaison and social media manager for the NoDa NBA, the association bought with trash receptacles in 2018. They were unadorned. And, the NoDa NBA wanted to correct that. With the grant in hand, **NoDaRioty Committee** issued a request for proposals for Charlotte creatives to transform the trash cans into functioning pieces of art. Out of that process, the group selected eight artists to put their spin on one of the trash cans. ### **Tour d’ Trash Cans** Charlotte photographer [**Brooke Brown**](https://www.instagram.com/brookebrownphotography_clt/) went on a photo safari in NoDa … and bagged pictures of NoDa’s trash can collection. #### **Jason Parker, Tinker Bird Creative** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/tinker_bird_/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TB-600.jpg) #### **Torian Parker** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/tpkthunder/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-600.jpg) #### **Brenda Pokorny** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/bapokorny/) | [WEBSITE](http://www.brendapokorny.com/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP-600.jpg) #### **Ken Knudtsen** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/kenknudtsen/) | [WEBSITE](https://www.kenknudtsen.com/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KNudson.jpg) #### **Pamela Imhof** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/theleftbrainedartist/) | [WEBSITE](https://drinkablearts.wixsite.com/home/pamela-imhof) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/F-600.jpg) #### **Grace Stott** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/stott_pots/) | [WEBSITE](https://gracestott.com/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS-600.jpg) #### **Luvly Moon Art** [INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/luvlymoon_/) | [WEBSITE](https://luvlymoonwall.wixsite.com/luvlymoon) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NoDaTrashCans-0551.jpg) #### **Evan Plante** [WEBSITE](https://evan-plante.squarespace.com/) ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP-600.jpg) ### **Take a Longer Tour with [Brooke Brown](https://www.instagram.com/brookebrownphotography_clt/)** - [![Brenda Pokorny](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP1.jpg) - [![Brenda Pokorny](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP2.jpg) - [![Brenda Pokorny](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP3.jpg) - [![Brenda Pokorny](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP4-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BP4.jpg) - [![Evan Plante](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP1.jpg) - [![Evan Plante](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP2.jpg) - [![Evan Plante](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/EP3.jpg) - [![Grace Stott](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS1.jpg) - [![Grace Stott](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS2.jpg) - [![Grace Stott](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS3.jpg) - [![Grace Stott](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS4-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GS4.jpg) - [![Jason Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-1.jpg) - [![Jason Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-2.jpg) - [![Jason Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Tp-3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Tp-3.jpg) - [![Jason Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-4-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-4.jpg) - [![Ken Knudtsen](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-1.jpg) - [![Ken Knudtsen](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-2.jpg) - [![Ken Knudtsen](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-3.jpg) - [![Ken Knudtsen](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-4-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KK-4.jpg) - [![Luvly Moon Art](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-1.jpg) - [![Luvly Moon Art](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-2.jpg) - [![Luvly Moon Art](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-3.jpg) - [![Luvly Moon Art](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-4-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-4.jpg) - [![Luvly Moon Art](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-5-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LM-5.jpg) - [![Torian Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-1-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-1-1.jpg) - [![Torian Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-2-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-2-1.jpg) - [![Torian Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-3-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-3-1.jpg) - [![Torian Parker](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-4-1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TP-4-1.jpg) - [![Pamela Imhof](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1.jpg) - [![Pamela Imhof](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2.jpg) - [![Pamela Imhof](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3-640x480.jpg)](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3.jpg)