Iconic Uptown Charlotte mural helps to highlight Black experience
The mural named "Strange Fruit" is a nod to the words from the songs by Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. It's found at Spirit Square in Uptown Charlotte.
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The mural named "Strange Fruit" is a nod to the words from the songs by Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. It's found at Spirit Square in Uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte’s Durag Fest went through during the pandemic. Murals abounded across the city. Artists mixed creativity with entrepreneurial spirit. Charlotte had too many arts and culture stories to compile in one article, but here are a few of our favorite moments.
A new exhibition at Mint Museum Randolph showcases the works of 25 different artists representing three different Charlotte art collectives, BLKMRKT, Brand the Moth and Goodyear Arts.
Licensed and aspiring Black architects selected to design facades for new retail pavilions at Camp North End. Clockwise from top left: Marcus Thomas, Melanie Reddrick, Hasheem Halim and Aleah Pullen. By Katrina Louis January 29, 2021 Two dozen candidates answered the call in December when New York-based ATCO Properties & Management announced that it wanted Black architects, and emerging Black architects, to be part of the next development phase of Camp North End. Twenty-four submissions for the design competition were narrowed to 10, and on Wednesday, four winners were announced. Two lic...