Current UNCC Artists-in-Residence are working with the UNC Charlotte community and the Charlotte Area Transit System to create a monumental earthwork at the UNC Charlotte Blue Line Extension Station. Keep reading to learn about how our artists Patricia Leighton and Del Geist are involving the community during this process.

Exploring themes of identity and culture, the work of alumni Knight Artists-in-Residence Quisqueya Henriquez and Sonya Clark meet and cross into a shared space where art and history converge. Join us at an Opening Reception presented by Wells Fargo Foundation on January 27 from 6 to 9 PM. This special reception also marks the arrival of the Center's Winter 2012 Artists-in-Residence. Cash bar. Free admission.

Beat the blues and join us for live music in the gallery on Thursday, February 9 from 7 to 10 PM performed by Heywire Acoustic. Purchase your tickets now through February 1st and get two drink coupons with your $10 admission fee through AmazonLocal.

Join the Contemporaries at the Light Factory for an evening with filmmaker Heather D. Freeman and Linnea Beyer, Director of Films on Thursday, January 12.

Topics including art, history and identity will be addressed during a special conversation on Friday, January 27 moderated by Sylvie Fortin, Editor-in-Chief of Art Papers magazine in conjunction with the "Converge" Opening Reception. Keep reading if you are interested in learning more about this special conversation.