public art

A new mural in Charlotte's Historic West End pays homage to eight legendary Black musicians with North Carolina roots. It's just the latest piece of public art in the area that seeks to preserve and promote history as development encroaches.

The coronavirus pandemic left artists, performers and restaurateurs reeling. Between that and the social justice protests that overtook the U.S. after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, creatives were finding new ways to reach audiences and make an impact. In fact, there were too many stories to tell in our arts and entertainment newsletter. Here are a few of the ones that stuck out the most to us.

The city of Charlotte has extended until Sept. 30 the closure of South Tryon Street around the "Black Lives Matter" street mural that was painted during…

Passengers this week began flying in and out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's $200 million expansion of Concourse A. As they stroll to nine…

Uptown Charlotte got a new piece of public art this week.Unveiled with great fanfare, an 8 foot tall bear, arms upstretched, painted with colorful designs…

Welcome to A Trifling Place, a podcast dedicated to exploring the ins-and-outs of Charlotte.Overall, Charlotte has more than 100 pieces of public art. In…

This is the first edition of our new weekly podcast. We're calling it WFAE Talks. News Director Greg Collard and reporters Lisa Miller and Ben Bradford…

An I-277 underpass may soon be getting a dose of artwork. The ARK Group, the developers behind the NC Music Factory, has asked the NC DOT permission to…

In late 2002, Mecklenburg County adopted The Public Art Ordinance, which was soon after adopted by the city of Charlotte. This ordinance appropriates one…

OK, lots of cities have a Square. There’s Red Square, Times Square, St. Peter’s Square to name a few.And then … there’s Independence Square. Where’s that,…