Bring the entire family out to the The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, at 551 South Tryon Street at Levine Center for the Arts, for a free Community Opening for new exhibits, along with hands on activities. The Gantt Center has a number of free and low-cost events coming up for the community, including free admission […]
The Harvey B. Gantt Center nearly tripled its membership in the last year to exceed its goal of signing up 1,974 members. The center’s success earned it a $100,000 challenge grant from Duke Energy. “This challenge grant was designed to create excitement for African-American art and to fuel membership growth and community awareness of the […]
Hailing history and community service, Harvey B. Gantt Center president and CEO David Taylor announced a yearlong initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the…
Hailing history and community service, Harvey B. Gantt Center president and CEO David Taylor announced a yearlong initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Afro-American Culture Center. “This milestone provides an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on the Gantt Center’s role in shaping ideas, people and paths in the Charlotte region over the past four […]
Congratulations to this year’s Gantt Center Jazzy Holiday Luncheon award recipients: Compass Group, philanthropists Sally & Russell Robinson and Sign of The Times’ Tyrone Jefferson.…
Congratulations to this year’s Jazzy Holiday Luncheon award recipients: Compass Group, Sally & Russell Robinson and Tyrone Jefferson.
Three new exhibitions at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture examining African-American social status and influence, opened this week. The exhibitions – Question Bridge, African American Art Since 1950 and New Mythologies – explore the perceptions of African American identity, specifically the Black Male through various angles and mediums. Chris Johnson, […]
Jonathan Green is an internationally renowned artist, but he could also be a historian. Before he delves into a visual arts project, he dives into…
The Harvey Gantt Center is celebrating the contributions of African Americans with Saturday morning storytelling and hands-on art activities for kids, a documentary film and discussion series, free teacher training, a Nigerian Afro-beat dance party and late hours every Tuesday in February! Thursday, February 7, 2013 – 5:30 pm Teachers as Scholars: African American Literature […]
February is chock full of event to celebrate black history, and it’s one of our favorite months. We spend it celebrating the accomplishments of our forefathers, focusing on the direction of the next generation and remembering our rich history. Then in Charlotte the month ends with the beginning of our biggest tribute to blackness the […]
Was Queen Charlotte black? An exhibit by artist Ken Aptekar in the Mint Museum uptown ponders this centuries-old question with a six-panel interpreation of the Queen Charlotte portrait at Mint Museum on Randolph. The Detroit born Apteka titled the piece “Charlotte’s Charlotte.” Read the full story on Qcitymetro. The exhibit is one of the many […]
