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Videos
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Artists Speak About the Albemarle Road Corridor
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EQUAL TIME: Eraklis Petmezas’ Superhuman Sketching Speed
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Equal Time: Mike Daikubara Makes Merry in 5 Minutes
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Barry Greene's Talk at CreativeMornings/Charlotte
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Equal Time: What Can @Sree_Henna Do Make in 5 Minutes?
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I’m a Sandwich: El Molino Deli & Bakery at SAV/WAY
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The 5 and 2 Project Flyover: New Arts Hub on Raleigh Street by Flywheel Group
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Equal Time: What can @CLTChalkArt Make in 5 Minutes?
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Equal Time: A Five-Minute Nature Trip with Melissa Wineman
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I'm A Sandwich: Sub One Hoagie House
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Equal Time: Nothing But Blue Skies with Xavier Cheek
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Equal Time: 5 Mesmerizing Minutes of Mandala from Harvi Panchal
𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦: Charlotte is Creative is seeking to enhance the diverse stable of creatives we can call upon for pop-up events and a wide array of for-hire creative work. To be considered, please click the link in our bio and respond to this open call. If you’ve never worked with us, we want to know you!
We are looking for a wide array of creative arts:
* Sketch Artists/Illustrators/Cartoonists
* Musicians/Singers
* Dancers/Acrobats
* Photographers
* Videographers
* Painters/Mural Artists
* Collage Artists
* Fiber Artists
* Cosplayers
* Poets
* Performance Artists
* Floral Artists
* Sculptors
* Digital Artists
* Graphics Designers
* Set Designers
* Hand Letterers
We have an immediate need this fall/winter for creatives who would be available to create pop-up art experiences in public and/or inside of company facilities for 2-3 hour engagements that take place Monday-Friday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Our budgets for these engagements range between $300 and $600 based on length and complexity. We regularly take on community projects with the opportunity to hire independent creatives. Budgets for those projects vary based on scale and complexity and are not constrained by the immediate opportunity above. If you respond to this open call, you may be considered for those, as well.
NEXT WEEK! We stumbled on this classified ad in 1960 edition of The Charlotte News … and it led us down a deep,
Cobweb-filled rabbit hole.
Cannot wait to share this spine-tingling tale with you next week here and BiscuitCLT.com #charlotteiscreative #charlotteisspooky
We’ve been wanting to highlight Charlotte’s cosplay community (creatives who build and wear their own costumes to embody superheroes, cartoon characters and pop art figures) for some time now.
With Halloween right around the corner and people rushing out to buy their costumes, we thought we’d introduce you to folks who work on their costumes all year long.
Next week, we’ll introduce you to five of our favorites in an article by Erika Lopez. But, today, meet Charlotte cosplayer, Amberle Linnea - @amberlelinnea.
Photography from:
📸 Esme Squalor, A Series of Unfortunate Events, 📸Evil Carnival - @leophotography9584
📸 Medusa, original design - @bryanhumphrey
📸 Cruella Military Outfit - @hmiddletonphotography
📸 All others by @poprockphotography
Linnea remembers her first very cosplay, a white kitty costume her mom made her as a little girl, and answering the phone with a “meow.” But it wasn’t until 12 years ago that she taught herself to sew and began going to cosplay conventions.
Amberle enjoys playing characters across pop culture fandoms: comic books, movies, video games and TV series.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
“I tend to be a villain more often than a princess. If anything, I’m known for outrageous costumes: Shadowcat with a real Lockheed ‘dragon’; Effie Trinket’s butterfly dress; a Medusa with a 6-foot-long mechanized tail.”
𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲?
“By far, the Avatar Priestess Mo’at. I hand-strung more than 30,000 seed beads for her breastplate alone. And when the whole costume was done, the body paint itself took six or seven hours standing (pretty much naked) in my kitchen. @ambermichaelart does most of my FX make-up, prosthetics and body paint. She’s amazing!”
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?
“Halloween night, for the seventh time, I’m the emcee at the front of Rosemont Manor Haunt in Elizabeth. After that, I’m one of the Bingo Verifying Divas for Gay Bingo Charlotte, a fundraiser benefitting RAIN (@rainclt — a local nonprofit that empowers persons living with HIV and those at risk to be healthy and stigma-free).”
Love seeing the faces behind the 2021 @talkingwallscharlotte murals through the lens of @brookebrownphotography_clt
🎨 𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧
IG: @2gzandcountin
🎨 𝗝𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟
IG: @2hills
🎨 𝗡𝗔𝗝𝗜 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗟𝗜
IG: @najiarts
🎨 𝗞𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗢𝗥
IG: @imekstudios
They’re working now! Head to @talkingwallscharlotte for more information and support these amazing creatives while they paint!
We are so excited that one if our $1,000 Bear HUGs sponsored by @thelendingtreefoundation was able to fund this! @piedmontmusictherapy does incredible things in our community.
Bear HUGs are available to any previous recipient of a $250 HUG micro-grant!
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We are so excited that one if our $1,000 Bear HUGs sponsored by @Posted @withregram • @piedmontmusictherapy Would you like to register to receive a free Self-Care Kit that Gabby, MT Intern is organizing through the generosity of @cltiscreative Bear HUG Program? Scan the infographic’s QR Code or visit: https://www.piedmontmusictherapy.com/bear-hug.html by October 31st! 🎵 🌱 🌅 #selfcare #prevention #community #grant #project #offering #curbside #free #pickup #creative #outlet #routine #coping #hug #huggrant #autumn #charlottenc #clt #cares #health #wellness #child #adult #family #support
This is going to be an incredible 30-min convo between @mattolincreative and @aprilbwhitlock of @lendingtreefoundation! Get the link in the bio of @interactstudio.
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Posted @withregram • @interactstudio Our friend Matt Olin of Charlotte is Creative is joining us on Human Touch to talk with April Whitlock, the Executive Director of the LendingTree Foundation, about the LendaHand Alliance Cohort.⠀
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LendingTree has just launched this signature philanthropy program, a three-year program for 10 Charlotte-based nonprofits designed to maximize community impact through trust-based philanthropy and meaningful relationships.⠀
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The first LendaHand Alliance cohort includes:⠀
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- ArtPop Street Gallery⠀
- Charlotte Is Creative⠀
- Charlotte Rescue Mission⠀
- Common Wealth Charlotte⠀
- Digi-Bridge⠀
- Do Greater Charlotte⠀
- Dottie Rose Foundation⠀
- Freedom Communities⠀
- The Relatives⠀
- West Side Community Land Trust⠀
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Use the link in our bio to register for our Thursday, October 21 virtual gathering!
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#interactstudio #lendingtree #lendahand #charlotte #clt #cltnc #charlottenc #cltnonprofits #cltevents #dogood #charlotteiscreative #exploreclt #charlottesgotalot