The Biscuit
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Nathalie Santa Maria’s 3 Biggest Challenges
Nathalie Santa Maria is a pro at persevering. She developed an acute anxiety disorder after being orphaned just shy of her 24th birthday. Her father died in 2008 and her mother in 2010. Her anxiety wasn’t helped by entering the...
- CLT Creatives
Pursue Your Passion; Protect Your Time and Reputation
When I told my family I wanted to be an artist, they said, “You are going to starve....
- Creative News
WDAV and Fair Play Music Equity Initiative launch new ‘NoteWorthy’ series
Donny and Marie (Osmond, for those unfamiliar with America’s favorite Mormon brother-and-sister act) introduced America to the concept...
- Creative News
Six Local Creatives Get an April HUG
Every month, Charlotte Is Creative (CIC) awards $250 HUG (Helpful Unfettered Gifts) microgrants to help Charlotte-area creatives move...
- CLT Creatives
Equal Time: Spend Five Minutes Sketching with Mike Daikubara
What can creatives make in just five minutes? We’ve been asking that question — and sharing amazing examples...
- CLT Creatives
Where Are We in CLT? Rainbow Animal Wall
New construction at Camp North End (CNE) is nothing … well … new. But, what is new is...
- Creative News
A Prestigious Address
The work of being an artist is mostly solitary. But there are tangible benefits to having other artists...
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5 Ridiculous Questions with Robert Krumbine
With the announcement that Charlotte SHOUT! is headed back to the streets of Uptown Charlotte from Sept. 17...
- CLT Creatives
The Sustainable Artist – From My Perspective
The world changed for us all in March 2020. COVID-19, and all that came with it, altered daily...
- CLT Creatives
Barry Greene Says Charlotte’s Creatives of Color Need Space to Grow
As the Charlotte community debates the future of arts funding and the future of zoning and development through...
- Editorials
Looking Forward: The Business of Creativity
This week, we’re stepping out of the kitchen and taking a break from your regularly scheduled Biscuit. We’ll...
- CLT Creatives
Equal Time: @Sree_Henna Makes 5-Minute Mehndi
What can you create in five minutes? To help save their patients time, OrthoCarolina has launched an online...
- CLT Creatives
Carla Aaron-Lopez Brings LOCAL/STREET, an Underground Art Exhibition, to the Mainstream
Carla Aaron-Lopez is an artist, a middle school teacher and a parent. She’s exceedingly busy on a regular...
- CLT Creatives
Our New Best Friend: OG Weirdo
There’s a story behind why the artist formerly known as Scott Summers goes by OG Weirdo. It starts...
- CLT Creatives
A Creative Key to Brain Health: Making Junk Mail Collages
“You should see the participants let their guard down while they play with their food. This from a...
- Editorials
Charlottean Queen: What’s In A Name?
I am that rare, practically mythical creature known as a Charlotte native. I was born in Presbyterian Hospital,...
