Charlotte Weekend: Aug 5-7

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time to start thinking about the weekend! Here are some art & design related activities happening in Charlotte:

Friday Gallery Crawl

Friday, August 5th is Gallery Crawl night in Charlotte. Visit the historic South End and NoDa neighborhoods and enjoy music, refreshments and original artwork. For more detail about participating galleries and venues, click the following links:

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• Historic South End: 14 galleries will be participating at the South End gallery crawl, which takes place every 1st Friday.
• NoDa: Enjoy hip galleries and funky shops in NoDa. Their gallery crawl happens every 1st and 3rd Friday.
• Neighborhood Theater “All Arts Crawl”: this is a one-stop shop to view and purchase affordable original works by 80+ artists, who will be in attendance at the event.
• Slate Interiors: Make a pit stop at Slate on your way between South End and NoDa. The shop will have extended hours until 8pm and will feature the works of local artists.

 

Mint Museum Exhibitions

The Mint Museum has many current and ongoing exhibits that are well worth a visit. A few highlights here:

• Passages: Green Wall

July 26-Aug 12

Bamboo artist and Ikebana master Tetsunori Kawana is building a bamboo installation at the Mint Museum Randolph location. Kawana and local volunteers will build a 20x20x82 foot passageway from bamboo that visitors will be able to walk through and experience.

See the progress of the installation on the Mint’s Facebook page.

• North Carolina Pottery: Diversity & Traditions

Through Sept 11; Mint Museum Randolph location

Learn about North Carolina’s famed pottery regions, including Seagrove, Catawba Valley, the Moravian settlement at Forsyth County, and Penland.

Arthur Ray Cole vase. Photo courtesy of the Mint Museum.

Oscar Louis Bachelder vase. Photo courtesy of the Mint Museum.

•  Attitude and Alchemy: The Metalwork of Gary Noffke

Through Sept 11; Mint Museum uptown location.

View metal works by Gary Noffke, considered one of the foremost metalsmiths in the US.