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UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture Joins Wells Fargo Community Celebration with “Arts in Action”
Saturday, October 29 - 10 am to 4 pm
UNC Charlotte Center City Building
As part of the Wells Fargo Community Celebration on October 29, the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture will present “Arts in Action,” a day of free performances and exhibitions showcasing the work of the College. All activities will take place at the new UNC Charlotte Center City Building at Brevard and Ninth Streets. Highlights include performances by the UNC Charlotte Percussion Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, scenes from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, dance demonstrations, and interactive art and architecture exhibitions and installations. The building will be open to the public from 10:00 am until 4:00 p.m., and performances will occur throughout the day. All events are family-friendly. This event is funded in part by Wells Fargo.
In the new Center City Building gallery, UNC Charlotte faculty members Maja Godlewska, Mary Tuma (Department of Art and Art History), and E.E. Balcos (Department of Dance) will create Playground, a performative installation in which Godlewska’s cloud scrims will cascade from the gallery’s 24-foot ceiling to meet Tuma’s whimsical tricycles climbing the walls. The installation will become a stage for multiple intentions: a place for Balcos’s improvisational dance, an environment to inspire the imaginative projections of the viewer, and the gleeful results of collaborative play.
The College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) is pleased to collaborate with two community organizations to provide additional programs on October 29. In partnership with the Jazz Arts Initiative, the CoA+A will present the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop, a jazz improvisation clinic, in the Center City Building auditorium from 10 am to 1 pm. At 1:30 pm in the building’s lecture hall, the CoA+A and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library will screen the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, followed by commentary from UNC Charlotte Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare and NY Times best-selling author Andrew Hartley. Both events are free.
For more information, please visit www.coaa.uncc.edu or www.charlottecultureguide.com.
Complete “Arts in Action” Schedule: Saturday, October 29, 10 am to 4 pm
Ongoing exhibition of Playground, an installation by Maya Godlewska, Mary Tuma, and E.E Balcos in the Center City Building gallery
Ongoing digitally interactive audio installation by the DArts Center in the main lobby
Ongoing Urban Design sound sculpture on and open architecture studios on the 10th floor
9:55-10:15 Percussion Ensemble
10:00-1:00 Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop in Auditorium
10:30-10:50 Student Dance Improvisation
11:30-11:50 Selections from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
12:00-12:20 E.E. Balcos, improvisation on the Playground in gallery
12:30 – 12:50 Scenes from Twelfth Night
1:15-1:30 Jazz Ensemble
1:30-3:30 Film screening of Julius Caesar in Lecture Hall
3:00 – 3:30 E.E. Balcos, improvisation on the Playground in gallery
3:30 Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Andrew Hartley - commentary on Julius Caesar
About the UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture
Established in 2008, the College of Arts + Architecture represents 1200 students and nearly 100 full-time faculty members in five creative disciplines: art and art history, architecture, dance, music, and theatre. Dedicated to interdisciplinary conversation, collaboration, and innovation, the College of Arts + Architecture demonstrates UNC Charlotte’s commitment to arts and culture on campus and in the broader community. The College presents exhibitions, lectures, and nearly 100 performances each year. For more information, visit www.coaa.uncc.edu.
