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Doomsday: Apocalypse Now & Then
Thursday, March 7 - Sunday, April 14, 2024

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Step into a realm where the boundaries between past, present, and possibility blur, where the apocalypse is not just an end but a beginning, and where joy emerges from the darkest of hours. Doomsday: Apocalypse Now & Then is a visual and performance art exhibition that invites the viewer to contemplate the intersection of existence, time’s ceaseless march, and the resilience of humanity.

The Absurdity Of It All by Bryant Portwood
Thursday, February 15 - Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Recognizable elements of suburban life are combined with intriguing deviations to disrupt the anticipated tranquility, and, simply, the dullness of familiar environments.

"It's like, nude!" An exhibition of figure drawings
Thursday, February 1 - Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Draw McColl Center has been encouraging artists and models since the first Tuesday night of 2023, and the program, like Charlotte’s many life drawing studios, shows every sign of continuing to thrive. Created in only 30 minutes or less, with no time for revision, these drawings expose the mind of the artist in the moment.

MATERIAL HISTORIES
Thursday, January 25 - Sunday, April 14, 2024

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The past and present coexist within an intricate tapestry of history, family, traumas, and imagined futures. They are accessible through the physical structures that bind us to both aspirations and memory.

A Grimm Tale
Thursday, December 28 - Sunday, January 21, 2024

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Follow Doris Kapner as she summons the original stories of brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm through her singular ceramics and prints.

Coming Together is the Beginning
Friday, September 15 - Friday, December 15, 2023

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These artists, as a practice, collaborate with other artists and a community to create their work. They question notions and conceptions of duality.

Dwell, Pause for Thought
Friday, September 15, 2023

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Dwell, Pause for Thought: Investigating the Process of Printmaking - Printmaking is a vehicle for capturing the essence of our surroundings. This exhibition evokes a profound sense of pause.

Beast By Chris Holston
Friday, August 25 - Saturday, September 2, 2023

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Beast features the work of McColl Center Studio Artist, Chris Holston.

Diaspora Disassociation: A Solo Exhibition by The Artist Nill
Friday, June 16 - Saturday, August 12, 2023

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A solo exhibition of The Artist Nill's work.

BODY/politics
Friday, June 16 - Saturday, August 12, 2023

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BODY/politics features the work of 2023 Parent and Educator Artists-in-Residence Olaniyi Akindiya “AKIRASH”, Pablo Garcia-Lopez, Nicole Havekost, and Mary Valverde, whose perspectives embrace and question our complicated relationship to these questions and definitions of the body.

Mythos
Friday, January 20 - Sunday, April 16, 2023

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Winter/Spring Artist-in-Residence exhibition featuring the work of Zuzanna Dyrda, Shanequa Gay, Will Jenkins and Tadeo Muleiro.

RESOLVE
Friday, January 20 - Sunday, April 16, 2023

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An exhibition featuring the work of Studio at McColl Center artists. Curated by Emily Berger

Material. Culture.
Friday, September 16 - Sunday, December 11, 2022

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A group show featuring the works of McColl Center’s Fall 2022 Artists-in-Residence Bebonkwe Brown, Myles Calvert, bree gant, and Shoshanna Weinberger.

Potluck
June 3 - August 3, 2022

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A Studios at McColl Center artist takeover and Exhibition featuring the work of Emily Berger, Wil Bosbyshell, Tamara Conrad, Christopher Holston, Doris Kapner, Taylor Lee Nicholson, Emily Nuñez, Lauren Puckett, Samantha Rosado, and Nill Smith

In Body
June 3 - August 3, 2022

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A group exhibition featuring Parent and Educator Artists-in-Residence Hong Hong, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, K Sarrantonio and Sarah Sudhoff.

rumi maki: infinite harmonics of southern alchemy
February 23 - April 10, 2022

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A showcase of works by WILLIAM CORDOVA, inaugural Catalyst Artist-in-Residence.

public questions / private conduct
February 23 - April 10, 2022

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A group show featuring artists-in-residence Rachel Eng, Irisol Gonzalez, André Leon Gray, and Ọmọlará Williams McCallister.

Sonder
Friday, September 17 - Sunday, January 9, 2022

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Featuring fall 2021 artists-in-residence William Caballero, Renluka Maharaj, Ken West, and Cherrie Yu

Adorned
Wednesday, January 1 - Saturday, May 2, 2020

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January 23–May 2, 2020

New Works / Alumni Three
Thursday, February 7, 2019

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June 6–August 24, 2019

New Works / Alumni Two
Tuesday, January 1, 2019

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January 24–May 4, 2019

New Works / Alumni One
Thursday, September 13, 2018

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September 13, 2018–January 5, 2019

A Tale of Two Cities: McColl Center + the North Tryon Corridor
Friday, May 11 - Saturday, January 5, 2019

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2016-2018

STAYIN’ ALIVE

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May 9-July 26, 2014

Sam Van Aken: The Open Orchard

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June 7–August 25, 2018