The Cleveland Orchestra opens its annual Miami residency this Friday and Saturday with the Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler, which at 100 minutes long and six movements is his longest, most sprawling orchestral work. In doing so, the Cleveland makes Miami more of a Mahler city, joining Miami Beach’s annual presentations of Mahler symphonies in [...]
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In the Project Space at the Crane Arts Building, Megan Bogert is showing off a number of her recent works in a show entitled “Strands of Consciousness.” All of the compositions included in the space are assembled from sustainable or recycled materials, and the result is an environmentally conscious show whose process itself is organic [...]
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By Susan Patterson, program director/Arts at Knight Foundation The Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance, a winner in the Knight Foundation/National Endowment of the Arts Arts Journalism Challenge, was in the spotlight this week on the popular Charlotte Talks show on NPR affiliate WFAE. The alliance is a collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and [...]
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The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) walked onto the national stage yesterday as it was received the National Medal for Museum and Library Service at the White House. Presented by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to [...]
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By Susan Jedrzejewski, McColl Center for Visual Art Award-winning conceptual artist Mel Chin, currently a Knight Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art, will speak in McKnight Hall on the UNC Charlotte campus on Thursday, November 29. His talk, “FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE,” will address a variety of recent work and the value and [...]
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I saw a remarkable play in the basement of St. Paul’s First Baptist Church late last week: blank slate theatre’s all-youth production of the multiple-Tony-winning musical, “Spring Awakening.” There are just four performances left, and let me say, right off the bat: I really think you ought to go see it, too. The show blends [...]
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Tea Mäkipää is an artist who makes work for the public space. These pieces are usually large installations, but not always. She uses whatever materials best suit her goals with a specific project. Yesterday, those tools were a projector and a podium, and her project was a lecture on her body of work at Mercer [...]
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During most of the openings of new art exhibits at Summit Artspace, a Knight Arts grantee, there have been various musical soloists or groups performing. They generally have been on the third floor where there is more room since the primary gallery on the first floor can get crowded. For the upcoming exhibit “Kaleidoscope 2012″ – [...]
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On the menu Thursday night, Nov. 15: Short Rib Cannelloni Mushroom-Spinach Cannelloni (Vegetarian) Pear & Watercress Salad Hedy’s Seasonal Bread Pudding Gregory Crewdson’s film Brief Encounters Introduction by artist/photographer Odalis Valdivieso This is the latest film evening co-produced by O Cinema and Locust Projects (both Knight Arts grantees), and it seems to only be getting better. First [...]
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Located in West Fairmount Park is the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. The grounds on which the house stands have been occupied by some manner of Japanese architecture or landscaping almost continuously since the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Its current structure, Shofuso, was originally built in 1953 in Nagoya and presented to the Museum of Modern [...]
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