College of Arts + Architecture

Department of Dance to host International Odissi Conference

The UNC Charlotte Department of Dance will present a three-day symposium of dance performances, master classes and scholarly panels on Odissi, an Indian classical dance, Friday to Sunday, May 3-5.

Fifth Year Architecture Studio Designs Innovation Barn Brewhouse

Students have designed and created a neighborhood coffee stand at the Innovation Barn in Charlotte’s Belmont neighborhood.

Students help design Levine Museum exhibition

Students in the architectural history class “Museums: Southeast + Beyond” have worked this semester with the Levine Museum of the New South to design and install the exhibition, “The Legacy of Lynching.”

Coming to Charlotte from the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, the exhibition will open on Wednesday, April 24, and will be displayed through Monday, June 17.

First Bigleaf Magnolia Art and Garden Festival scheduled

UNC Charlotte’s Botanical Gardens is holding a new three-day festival that combines nature and fine arts.

Department of Theatre receives full NAST accreditation

The National Association of Schools of Theatre has granted full membership to UNC Charlotte’s Department of Theatre.

Portuguese guest conductor to lead Wind Ensemble

Simão Francisco from Portugal will be a guest conductor for “An Iberian Celebration,” an evening of Spanish and Portuguese music. This concert will be at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, in the Anne R. Belk Theater of Robinson Hall. Tickets are $8.

Art professors win summer residency in Tasmania

Maja Godlewska and Marek Ranis, faculty members in the Department of Art & Art History, are the 2019 University of Tasmania Cradle Coast Campus Artists in Residence. They will travel to Tasmania in May to begin their project, “Landscape: A Place Remembered and Imagined.”

Music Department, CPCC collaborating to present Stravinsky ballet

The UNC Charlotte Percussion Ensemble, joined by the CPCC Dance Theatre and special guests, will present Stravinsky’s ballet, “Les Noces” (“The Wedding”), Monday, April 8.

Jazz saxophonist to join University ensemble for spring concert

The Department of Music will present a special concert featuring the UNC Charlotte Jazz Ensemble with esteemed guest artist Dick Oatts at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9.

Oregon’s Brook Muller named dean of the College of Arts + Architecture

Brook Muller, director of the University of Oregon Portland Architecture Program, will become dean of the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture, effective this September.