# Quick Creative Bites: Jan. 21, 2022 - Charlotte is Creative > Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/quick-creative-bites-jan-21-2022/ > Updated: 2022-01-21T01:27:57+00:00 > Type: Post > Categories: Creative News | Contributors: The Biscuit Staff Applications are now open for Charlotte's Urban Design Center’s placemaking creatives pool. This application opens once a year. Creatives ranging from --- ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Quick-Creative-Bites-3.jpg) ## CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Melissa-Wineman-Photo-Credit-Brooke-Brown-Photography.jpg) **Creative pool member Melissa Wineman – CREDIT: Brooke Brown** ### City Creatives Pool Opens ***Applications due by March 4⁣*** Applications are now open for Charlotte’s **Urban Design Center’s** placemaking creatives pool. This application opens once a year. Creatives ranging from visual artists, performers and photographers to poets, fabricators and teams of artists are invited to apply. Creatives who are currently members of the pool and want to remain in it for 2022 must register and refresh their information. **According to the UDC:** “The pool will be used to match local creatives on a rolling basis, with opportunities throughout Charlotte.” The document also notes that “inclusion in the pool does not guarantee a commission.” - **MORE**: [Apply for the creatives pool here](https://charlottenc.seamlessdocs.com/f/azlp9yw2utuy). --- ### **Charlotte Art League Issues Call for Black History Month** *Entry Deadline: Feb. 2* *Exhibit Dates: Feb. 4 – March 4* **Charlotte Art League** has issued an open call to artists to submit artwork that portrays Black History Month. They’re seeking work that explores Black history from a vantage point that is meaningful to the submitting artist. Selected pieces will be viewed online and can be purchased through the virtual exhibit. - **MORE:** [Submit work for consideration for this and other exhibitions here](https://www.charlotteartleague.org/call-to-artists). --- ### **Hear That? BOOM Charlotte is Back!** *Deadline to apply: Feb. 4* Queen City creatives, by now you may already know (but we want to be sure) that a live, in-person version of the **BOOM Charlotte** festival is BACK April 22-23. And, they’ve issued an open call for artists.⁣ BOOM’s Instagram post says, “BOOM Charlotte is looking forward to collaboratively creating spaces where edgy, provocative, and downright weird art can be put on display just a few steps away from family-friendly art offerings.” - **MORE:** [Apply to be a BOOM artist here](https://boomcharlotte.org/boom-charlotte-2022/). --- ## **CREATIVE EVENTS** ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/La-Bestia-600.jpg) ### **Nouveau Sud Unleashes *La Bestia*** *Jan. 20-23, 2022* *Booth Playhouse – 100 N. Tryon St.* If you’ve seen the remarkable work of director **Carlos Alexis Cruz** and his diverse group of dance/acrobatic/physical theater artists, then you know this all-ages show is going to be lit. ***La Bestia*** is a contemporary circus show about the immigrant journey from Central and Latin America to the U.S., featuring a wide array of visual scenes to capture the heart of the Central American and Mexican landscape and culture. - **MORE:** [Purchase your tickets](https://nouveausud.org/upcoming-events). --- ### **Goodyear Arts Invites You to See *MÔR* in 2022** ***Opening Jan. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m.*** ***Goodyear Arts – 301 Camp Rd. Charlotte, N.C.*** Charlotte creatives **Alexandra Jane** and **Briona Simone** have curated works for *MÔR*, a collective exhibition of works centered on Black lesbian thought. MÔR opens at**Goodyear Arts** today. MÔR includes work from **Sokari Ekine, Shan Wallace and Makeda Lewis, Tochi Hannah, Sofahood, Laila Stevens, Asia Stewart, Ibtisam Tasnim, Victoria Walton** and special guest,**Ika Hügel-Marshall**. The evening features a walkthrough with participating artists at 7 p.m. - **MORE:** [Read up and make plans to attend.](https://www.goodyeararts.com/now) --- ### **Get One “Last Look” at Regine Bechtler Sculpture** *Jan. 27, 6-9 p.m. – Reservation Required* *Galleries at 811 – 811 Providence Rd* This is your last chance to check out 811’s eight original sculptures from **Regine Bechtler** on display at the **Galleries at 811**. In addition to the gorgeous collection of contemporary ceramic works, this closing event will also feature champagne and light hors d’oeuvres. - **MORE:** [Reserve your place at this event](https://galleries811.com/features). --- ### **Three Artists Featured at Charlotte Renaissance: An Urban Revival** ***Feb. 1-28*** ***The Goodyear House – 3032 N. Davidson St.*** This month-long art event presented by **Jacqueline F. Currie MA** will feature original artwork by **Leon S. Parker, Ajane Williams** and **Azjah Stallings**. Pieces displayed on the walls of **The Goodyear House** can be purchased by diners on the spot. Now that’s a partnership we’ll eat up. - **MORE:** [Read up on this exhibition](https://cltrenaissancepopup.com/). --- ## **CREATIVE EXPLORATION** ![](https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ArtPop-Uptown.jpg) ### **Art is Popping Up-town … Thanks to Art Pop** *Uptown Charlotte* Our weather friends are saying there’s a chance we may be headed into the second “snowmageddon” of January this weekend, but … 24 hours later … you’re going to want to get out and walk around. Our friends at **ArtPop Street Gallery** have just the tonic. Use the map above for a self-guided art walk of 10 of the artists from their class of 2022 on newsstands on Tryon Street. (Or, you can take a less athletic drive around and see the work emblazoned on billboards all over the city.) - **MORE:** [Read about the Class of 2022](https://www.artpopstreetgallery.com/charlotte-2022).