When I was asked to take on the assignment of the gallery guide for this month’s issue of Uptown, I have to admit that I was hesitant. I have always had a great appreciation for the arts, but I’ve never quite considered myself the “gallery” type. It’s a world that I have yet to delve into and,...

On the heels of contemplating the relevance of art, yet another reason to care:  Imagine our city as a girl in jeans and a white T-shirt.  Unless she’s super hot (and sorry, but we’re not), this is a boring, uninspiring look.  But throw on some funky jewelry, an embellished belt, a brightly colored...

Our once sterile uptown streets are coming alive with art.  But the truth remains – most Charlotteans could not give a shit. It’s an understandable reaction.  Museums, galleries, even art itself can feel inaccessible, daunting, intimidating, or simply irrelevant.  Why should people step into the...

By Greg Lacour It’s a crisp, sunny late-autumn afternoon in uptown Charlotte, the kind of day the city’s leaders dream about as they try to transform Charlotte into the exemplar of The New Southern City. The sunlight glints off the office towers and freshly constructed museums and catches the bulk...