Charlotte in Layers: A Collaborative Installation

Charlotte in Layers: A Collaborative Installation by artist Sonja Hinrichsen and students at UNC-Charlotte

The media installation “Charlotte in Layers” is the outcome of a Special Topics Class of UNC Charlotte's Art and Architecture Department. Led by installation artist: Sonja Hinrichsen, the class explored, researched and mapped aspects of life and history of Charlotte, NC working with video, photo, interviewing and audio recording.

Students Involved:

Amanda Markham, Austin Ballard, Elizabeth Arzani, Hannah McBride, Jessica Alford, Karen Pierce, Maya Haslett, Ruhi Brelvi, Suje Garcia, Timothy Boettcher, Wesley Lynch

Exhibition Location: Rowe Main Arts Gallery

Exhibition Dates: Nov 19th – Dec 10th

Reception: Rowe Main Arts Gallery, 19th November, 5 – 7.30pm

Public Lecture by Sonja Hinrichsen on the “Mapping Charlotte” project, 20th November 10am, Rowe Arts Building, Rm 130.

Class / Exhibit Blog: http://mappingcharlotteuncc.blogspot.com/

Contact person: Janet Williams, UNC-Charlotte, 704 687 0208; jwill416@uncc.edu

The Wroclaw School of Printmaking Exhibition from the Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland

An ambitious exhibition of over 60 works employing a wide variety of printmaking techniques including copper plate, lithography, mezzotint, drypoint, aquatint, etchings, linocut, silkscreen, woodcut, stencil and contemporary digital prints. The University of North Carolina – Charlotte, is part of a three-city tour in the United States following an exhibition in Knoxville, TN and continuing on to Chicago, IL. A full color 80 page catalog accompanies this exhibition. The Rowe Arts Galleries are open Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm, or by appointment. Gallery phone: 704.687.0205 For More Information Contact: George Kaperonis, Gallery Manager, Rowe Arts Galleries 704.687.0189 gkaperon@uncc.edu

When: October 12th through November 6th, 2009
Where: The Rowe Arts Galleries, Department of Art + Art History at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Featuring the work of 12 master printmaking faculty:
Andrzej Basaj
Pawet Frackiewicz
Agata Gertchen
Mariusz Gorzelak
Anna Janusz-Strzyz
Anita Jaskulska-Jedraszek
Christopher Nowicki
Jacek Szewczyk
Anna Trojanowska
Przemyslaw Tyszkiewicz
Malgorzata ET BER Warlikowska
Katia Zubakhina-Polk