The world watched this summer as a gushing oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico destroyed habitats, ruined livelihoods, and wasted precious natural resources. Now more than ever, conserving any and all materials made available to us is becoming an emphasis on our daily lives that we cannot ignore. In the spirit of innovation and conservation, UNC Charlotte’s School of Architecture and McColl Center for Visual Art have teamed up to install a permanent canopy made of recycled industrial bi-products.

As one of six cultural and performing arts groups in the region, McColl Center for Visual Art received funding from the Knight Foundation to enrich the Charlotte area and engage the community in new and innovative ways.

May 14th through 23rd marks the second annual city-wide Southern Holiday, a 10-day arts festival featuring community projects, art exhibits, lectures, workshops, film, music, dance, acting, athletics, cookouts, and more!

The Center is pleased to welcome back alumni Artist-in-Residence, Daniel McCormick, a California environmental artist with a distinguished resume of creating environmental art installations that help restore and preserve damaged places.

While the majority of the artists’ studios are vacant during the holidays, there is one studio that is being used and slowly transformed into a smaller version of uptown Charlotte, the sculpture studio. Read more about Oliver Lewis and his alternate printmaking process.