On Friday, February 5th, 2016, the McColl Center for Art + Innovation and the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City are both holding free art receptions Uptown. What’s more, you can get a FREE limo ride between them!
Open House + Opening Reception at McColl Center for Art + Innovation
Friday, February 5, 6-9 PM
721 N. Tryon Street
Join us for our next Open House, when we’ll celebrate the Opening Reception of our new multimedia exhibition People/Places/Exchanges: Art as a Visual Voice–which brings together 2015 Alumni Artists-in-Residence Juan Fuentes, Vicente Hernández, and Mobile Mural Lab, along with Charlotte-based artist Nico Amortegui–to navigate the complex terrain of personal and cultural identity within the context of our increasingly diverse society. We’ll also welcome our Winter 2016 Artists-in-Residence: CarlosAlexis Cruz, Carlos Estévez, Hollis Hammonds, and Heather Hart. This event is free, all are welcome, and there will be a cash bar.
Opening Reception at Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City: Julianne Swartz: close | Laura McCarthy: Momento
Friday February 5, 6-8 PM
320 E 9th St
No strangers to the nurturing voice, interdisciplinary artist Julianne Swartz and painter Laura McCarthy are masters at facilitating the intimacy of the moment, dismantling the chaos of the outside world and encouraging a presence from their audience. McCarthy will lead an artist talk at 6:30.