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From Gamer to Developer to … the Sky’s the Limit

Where Are We In CLT? Elizabeth Home Turned Public Art Installation

The Business of “Do What You Love”

‘Behind The Ink’ – Every Tattoo Tells A Story

CLT Creatives, CLT Nonprofits, Page Leggett0

Our New Best Friend: Naji Al-Ali

CLT Creatives, Our New Best Friend, Amanda Lea0

Equal Time: Eraklis Petmezas’ Superhuman Sketching Speed

CLT Creatives, Equal Time, Tim Miner0

Where Are We In CLT? The Shop in North End

Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Amanda Lea, Businesses0

Remembering Park-N-Shop

Exploring Charlotte, Page Leggett0

Creatives Are Businesses and Businesses Need Structure

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Caro Diaz0

Where Are We In CLT? The Pauline Tea Bar Apothecary

Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Porter Metzler, Camp Greene, West Charlotte0

Our New Best Friend: Daria Shishkina

CLT Creatives, Our New Best Friend, Tim Miner0

Back to Business: A Silver Lining and A New Playbook

Creative News, Andrea Long0

Thoughts on the Arts Funding Discussion

Editorials, Tim Miner & Matt Olin0

Tell Us: What Do You Need from Creative Space?

Creative News, Tim Miner0

Where Are We in CLT? Dilworth Artisan Station

CLT Creatives, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner & Brooke Brown0

Nathalie Santa Maria’s 3 Biggest Challenges

3 Biggest Challenges, Tim Miner and Nathalie Santa Maria0

Pursue Your Passion; Protect Your Time and Reputation

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Caro Diaz0

WDAV and Fair Play Music Equity Initiative launch new ‘NoteWorthy’ series

Creative News, Music, Page Leggett0

Six Local Creatives Get an April HUG

Creative News, HUG Micro-Grants0

Equal Time: Spend Five Minutes Sketching with Mike Daikubara

CLT Creatives, Equal Time, Videos, Tim Miner0

Where Are We in CLT? Rainbow Animal Wall

CLT Creatives, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner & Brooke Brown0

A Prestigious Address

Creative News, Page Leggett0

5 Ridiculous Questions with Robert Krumbine

5 Ridiculous Questions, Tim Miner0

The Sustainable Artist – From My Perspective

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Nathan Davis0

Barry Greene Says Charlotte’s Creatives of Color Need Space to Grow

CLT Creatives, CreativeMornings/CLT, The Biscuit Staff0

Looking Forward: The Business of Creativity

Editorials, Tim Miner & Matt Olin0

Equal Time: @Sree_Henna Makes 5-Minute Mehndi

CLT Creatives, Equal Time, Tim Miner0

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Barry Greene's Talk at CreativeMornings/Charlotte

Where Are We In CLT?

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Where Are We In CLT? Elizabeth Home Turned Public Art Installation

Where Are We In CLT? The Shop in North End

Where Are We In CLT? The Pauline Tea Bar Apothecary

Where Are We in CLT? Dilworth Artisan Station

Where Are We in CLT? Rainbow Animal Wall

Sharon Dowell on “Transit” & Her Creative Process

Where Are We In CLT? Bree Stallings Mural at Time Out Youth

Where Are We In CLT? “Being”/“Man Mold”

Where Are We In CLT? Canine Café Charlotte

Where Are We In CLT? 7th Street Station Interactive Art

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff

Lead With Love Billboard

Where Are We In CLT? Ballantyne Bulls

Where Are We In CLT? Ovens Auditorium

Where Are We in CLT? Sankofa Mural

Where Are We in CLT: Anderson’s

Herrin Bros. Coal & Ice

Shotgun Houses on 7th Street

Where Are We in CLT? “Man Feeding Poor Man”

Georgie Nakima’s New Mural at East Town Market

Where Are We in CLT? Santé

The Hope Tank

Talking Walks at ThExchange

Thomas Spratt & King Haigler on the Trail of History

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Charlotte “ARTivist” Rosalia Torres-Weiner (@r

Charlotte “ARTivist” Rosalia Torres-Weiner (@redcalacastudio) has turned a private home into a work of art.⁣
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Torres-Weiner, along with help from Felicia Sutton (an artist Torres-Weiner has worked with since she was in high school) and Edith Covarrubias, were asked by homeowners in the Elizabeth neighborhood to transform their home into a community work of art. Over four days in April, the artists painted colorful flowers on the exterior of the home while neighbors and visitors watched.⁣
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“While we were painting, we were constantly amazed by people yelling, ‘We love it!’,” said Torres-Weiner. “My favorite story is the landscaping guys (who were Latino) who stopped to take a selfie in front of the house. They said to me, ‘We come to cut the grass in this neighborhood and we leave. Now we see art, and it makes us happy!’”⁣
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We’re not going to tell you exactly where this home is. Instead, we encourage you to cruise the community in search of this jolt of happiness and enjoy a special treat hidden in one of Charlotte’s most historic neighborhoods.⁣
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Image via @redcalacastudio

“𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲, 𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.” – 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐪 𝐁𝐨𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢⁣
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From gamers to developers to tech wizards (we believe this should be an official job), Youth Technology Apprenticeship Camps (YTAC) is giving high school students a head-start on tech careers and showing that the sky is the limit for their future.⁣
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What began last year with 20 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students taking part in a month-long technology camp for high school seniors not planning to go to college has grown. A lot.⁣
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YTAC’s most recent cohort included 275 high school students – many of them college-bound – who learned how to create their own video games. High-paying jobs await. In fact, they’re already getting high-paying jobs before they officially start their careers.⁣
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Want to find out how Carolina Fintech Hub’s YTAC program is creating the workforce of the future and provide the youth with a creative outlet in the world of technology? Or want to apply?⁣
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𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝/𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞!

Time spent on the @jcsuniversity campus is always

Time spent on the @jcsuniversity campus is always time well spent. Biddle Hall is one of the most inspiring places in Charlotte.

Today, @WellsFargo announced more than $3 million

Today, @WellsFargo announced more than $3 million in grants to support #nonprofit organizations in the #Charlotte region addressing critical community needs. The grants focus on addressing economic mobility, improving racial equity, supporting minority-owned small businesses and advancing entrepreneurship for our next generation of business leaders.⁣
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We at Charlotte Is Creative are humbled to have received $100,000 for a new program that will support Charlotte creatives as entrepreneurs – providing project funding, business training and mentorship to help them execute their entrepreneurial goals and move on to greater success as creative small businesses.⁣
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We're thrilled to be funded alongside our community partners and friends at Aspire Community Capital, City Startup Labs, Latin-American Chamber of Commerce, Prospera and the Women's Business Center. We've gotten to know them – and work with them – through our collaboration with @WellsFargo and look forward to more in the future. #charlotteiscreative #wellsfargo

Oooohhhh, they got the big toys out at @campnorthe

Oooohhhh, they got the big toys out at @campnorthend this morning!

PAID ART OPPORTUNITIES: South End Blooms - Mid-May

PAID ART OPPORTUNITIES:
South End Blooms - Mid-May through June

Charlotte Is Creative is working with South End to pair creatives with South End businesses for weekend pop-up activations (which we're calling "Blooms") May 15 through June 20.

Blooms are quick creative surprises popping uo across South End. They might be: performing live music or dance, playing host to an interactive (COVID-safe) activity or creating art for temporary or permanent installation. The exact date and location for each Bloom will be mutually determined by Charlotte Is Creative, you, and the South End business that will be hosting you. We will work with you to establish a mutually-agreeable fee.

APPLY HERE - DEADLINE: MAY 6
If you are interested in being a part of South End Blooms, apply using the link in our bio by May 6.