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Creative News: Week of June 23

Charlotte’s Most Exciting Asian & Pacific Islander Creatives

Charlotte’s Most Exciting Asian & Pacific Islander Creatives

CLT Creatives, The Biscuit Staff0

Creative News: Week of June 14

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Ancient Art Meets Modern Medicine

CLT Creatives, Andrea Long0

Halah Z. Kheldoon’s 3 Biggest Challenges

3 Biggest Challenges, CLT Creatives, Amanda Lea0

Putting a Face on the Past

CLT Creatives, Tim Miner0

Creating Art From Pain

CLT Creatives, HUG Micro-Grants, Page Leggett0

It Takes a (Creative) Village to Make an Impact

CLT Creatives, Happenings, Amanda Lea0

Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Wants to Rock Us Out of this Rut

Creative News, Happenings, Page Leggett0

Building Bridges with Food and Photography

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Kenty Chung0

Tempted to Touch: A Creative’s Push for PDA During a Pandemic

CLT Creatives, Alexandra Walker0

Can’t-Miss creative sights along Rock Hill’s Mural Mile

Creative News, Exploring Charlotte, Amanda Lea0

Art, Music & Surprises Popping Up During South End Blooms

CLT Creatives, Creative News, Happenings, The Biscuit Staff0

Happy Notebook Day! Let’s Peek Into Artists’ Souls

CLT Creatives, Tim Miner0

SOCO Gallery Adds a Bit of ‘Chaos’ to Your Life

Creative News, Exploring Charlotte, Lynsley Smith0

Where Are We In CLT? Wonder Wings at South End Blooms

Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner, Public Art, South End0

NAILED IT! Julie Nhi’s Cosmic Nails practices an ancient art with modern twists

CLT Creatives, Page Leggett0

Jinna Kim’s 3 Biggest Challenges

3 Biggest Challenges, CLT Creatives, Page Leggett0

Where Are We In CLT? Bojangles Coliseum

Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner0

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

CLT Creatives, Page Leggett0

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

Exploring Charlotte, Where Are We in CLT?, Tim Miner, Center City, Elizabeth0

The Business of “Do What You Love”

CLT Creatives, Editorials, Bryan Li0

‘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

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EQUAL TIME: Eraklis Petmezas’ Superhuman Sketching Speed

Equal Time: Mike Daikubara Makes Merry in 5 Minutes

Barry Greene's Talk at CreativeMornings/Charlotte

Where Are We In CLT?

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Where Are We In CLT? From Charlotte With Love

Where Are We In CLT? Wonder Wings at South End Blooms

Where Are We In CLT? Bojangles Coliseum

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

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Reduce. Reuse. Create. Today is Upcycling Day, a d

Reduce. Reuse. Create. Today is Upcycling Day, a day committed to the act of upcycling, where you take something old or used and use a bit of creativity to make something new.⁣
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To celebrate, we want to introduce you to Upcycle Arts, a local nonprofit that makes every day Upcycling Day! The nonprofit collects materials from Charlotte-area businesses that were headed to the landfill and transforms them into low-cost art supplies.⁣
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Upcycle Arts believes that you can get creative with just about anything … and that’s something we can get behind! Follow their initiatives and other programs at @upcycleartsclt.
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📸: @upcycleartsclt with @wecraftclt

“When I went to the Blumenthal to record the Not

“When I went to the Blumenthal to record the NoteWorthy concert, that was the first time I’d ever been there in person. I lived here for 15 years before I left, and I’d never witnessed classical music until after I went to college. And all because of finances.” – 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧/𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥⁣
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Meet Quisol, a Charlotte native out to change the world through music and activism. And then tune in to NoteWorthy on Facebook Live June 30 at 7:30 p.m. to hear his music as even he has never heard it before.⁣
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NoteWorthy concerts – a series created by WDAV Classical Public Radio and FAIR PLAY Music Equity Initiative with support from OrthoCarolina, Blumenthal Performing Arts and the Arts & Science Council – pairs a local singer/songwriter of color with classical musicians.⁣
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Use the link in our bio to read more about @_quisol’s journey.

Don’t Wait … CREATE! That’s about damn right

Don’t Wait … CREATE! That’s about damn right, @cthomasclt and @mattolincreative! (At the @clt_boom Springboard Showcase last night!)

It’s #TypewriterDay… so we have to remind you

It’s #TypewriterDay… so we have to remind you of our three favorite typewriter keys in the Queen City!⁣
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The C, L, & T are a part of Larry Krikland’s “The Writer’s Desk” sculpture outside of ImaginOn. The inkwell, book stack, pencils, stamps, and typewriter keys create quite a sight to see but these three keys always seem to stand out more than the rest!⁣
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#charlotteiscreative #charlotte #clt #cltnc #charlottenc #queencity #uptownclt #uptowncharlotte #imaginon #exploreclt #charlottesgotalot #sculpture #typewriter

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦!

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦! 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿⁣
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The City of Charlotte is accepting applications for the newly created position of arts & cultural officer. The position reports directly to the city manager to “shape the future of arts and culture in the Charlotte community.”⁣
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This is a full-time position, but is expected to end after three years. ⁣
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Per the official job description, the arts & culture officer will “be charged with developing and establishing the implementation infrastructure for a cultural plan for Charlotte that helps both fulfill the goal of building a framework for a sustainable and thriving creative community from emerging artists to established, legacy institutions thrive. This will require incorporating feedback and insights from a diverse set of perspectives across the cultural landscape in Charlotte.”⁣
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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟸𝟸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝟷𝟿. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 @cltgov

So nice, we gotta post about it twice. From Charlo

So nice, we gotta post about it twice. From Charlotte, With Love. XOXO ❤️⁣
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🎨: @trashgenius & @2gzandcountin ⁣
📍: @woodenrobotbrewery ⁣
📸: @brookebrownphotography_clt ⁣
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#charlotteiscreative #fromcharlottewithlove #southendblooms #southendclt #southend #woodenrobot #cltarts #charlotteart #charlotte #clt #charlottenc #queencity #southendcharlotte