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McCOLL CENTER WELCOMES OUR FALL 2025 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
McColl Center is excited to welcome our Fall 2025 Artists-in-Residence: (as pictured left to right) Hai-Wen Lin (Chicago, IL), Jason Lord (Winston-Salem, NC), Leigh Suggs (Richmond, VA), and Rebecca Lipps (Charlotte, NC).
This Fall Exhibition At McColl Center Honors More Than Its Historic Building
The exhibit, The Long Exposure, will mark the 25th anniversary of the center, housed in an old Presbyterian church at North Tryon and West 11th streets at the edge of uptown. (It’s actually the second of two anniversary exhibits; the first, Ties That Bind, ran from November 2024 to January of this year.) The Long Exposure also will serve as a kind of 100th birthday celebration for the building, although only the walls have lasted for a century; the rest burned down on a cold winter night in 1985.
McColl Center’s The Contemporaries Is Changing the Way Charlotte Collects Art
In spring 2024, McColl Center launched The Contemporaries, a first-of-its-kind art collecting community in Charlotte.
THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE BENEFIT ART AUCTION
We’re still feeling the excitement from our Fifth Annual Benefit Art Auction! It was a remarkable celebration of art, community, and 25 years of McColl Center.
Artist-in-Residence Alumnus Asa Jackson Named Next President and CEO of McColl Center
“I am deeply honored and excited to join McColl Center at this pivotal moment. My experience as a resident artist here was transformative, and I look forward to leading an organization that has been a cornerstone in empowering artists and fostering creativity. Together with McColl Center’s talented team, I’m eager to deepen our impact and expand opportunities for artists to thrive.”
McColl Center Celebrates 25 Years with Ties That Bind Photography Exhibition by Mitchell Kearney
This exhibition showcases Kearney’s nearly decade-long documentation of McColl Center’s transformation and the artists who shaped its creative legacy.
MCCOLL BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
McColl Center seeks an experienced leader to guide McColl Center during an exciting time in the organization’s history.
McColl Center Announces Leadership Transition
After a tenure marked with growth, Alli Celebron-Brown has announced her decision to step down as the President + CEO of McColl Center effective May 4, 2024. Under her leadership, McColl Center has thrived and undergone a significant change.
McColl Center Receives GuideStar Platinum Seal of Approval for 2023
The GuideStar Profile will be made publicly available by the McColl Center for the second year in a row.
Teacher Workshop Invention & Modeling Day from the McColl Center
McColl Center and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools joined forces to organize a Professional Development workshop for visual art teachers within the CMS district.
McColl Center Collaborates with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Chosen schools are able to select between workshops in mixed media, photo-based processes, and printmaking.