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Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Thinking about applying to the Arts & Science Council’s Regional Artist Directory (RAD)?

Across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, artists are shaping public spaces in meaningful ways. These works offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Here are a few things to know before you apply:

• Open to artists based in North and South Carolina

• Artists at all experience levels are encouraged to apply—no prior public art experience required

• The directory is used to connect artists to public art opportunities, particularly projects under $100K

• You’ll need a resume/CV, work samples, a statement of interest (or video), and references

• Returning artists must reapply for each cycle

RAD is a way to share your work, expand your visibility, and be considered for upcoming public art projects across the region.

🗓 Applications close June 1
🔗 Apply via the link in our bio

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

Since 2020, the Arts & Science Council has managed a regional directory designed to expand the pool of artists across North and South Carolina eligible for site-specific public art projects in Mecklenburg County.

The program has helped beautify rec centers, parks, transit stations, and greenways across Charlotte with vibrant murals, sculptures, and community-driven storytelling that add character and identity to public spaces.

In 2003, the county officially adopted its ordinance allocating one percent of eligible capital improvement project budgets to fund public art. The model traces back to Europe and was introduced in the United States in the late 1950s, beginning in Philadelphia with the nation’s first municipal Percent for Art ordinance.

The idea is simple: when governments invest in public facilities — parks, libraries, transit stations, streetscapes, and buildings — a small percentage of the construction budget is reserved for public art.

Todd Stewart, Vice President of the Public Art Program, who has been with ASC for more than 12 years, says they manage anywhere from 31 to 42 projects annually, bringing on eight to 12 new public works each year.

The Regional Artist Directory serves as the primary database used to identify artists capable of creating public artworks for the city, county, and even private development projects.

To apply (Go to ArtsandScience.org ➡️ Calls to Public Artists), artists must reside in the Carolinas and submit an app demonstrating experience with site-specific artwork, community-based design, or public art, along with a statement highlighting collaboration with designers, architects, and community members — in either written or video format.

After applications are initially screened by @ASCCharlotte, they are reviewed by a panel of arts professionals, who then prequalify for public projects with budgets of up to $100,000.

The deadline is Monday, June 1, at 11:59 p.m., and there is no application fee.

The directory helps broaden the pool of talented regional artists considered for these lasting works, which help shape and define the city’s historical and artistic identity.

Read the full story on CLTure.org.

🎨 CALLING ALL NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA ARTISTS — APPLY NOW ✨

The ASC Regional Artist Directory is your opportunity to shape public art across Charlotte-Mecklenburg, with project budgets up to $100,000. Whether you’re emerging or experienced, this is your chance to create work that reflects and celebrates community.

🎨 No public art experience required

💰 Projects up to $100K

🏙 Opportunities across City, County & private spaces

Tap in for a deeper look at what this opportunity can look like, featuring Charlotte artist Abel Jackson and his “Westside Unity” mural, created through the RAD.

⏰ Deadline: June 1 at 11:59 PM (EDT)

📍 Apply via the link in bio

📌 Previously approved artists must re-apply. Inclusion does not guarantee a commission.

Got an idea you’ve been sitting on? This might be your sign to finally explore it!

Culture Blocks is offering one-on-one sessions to help artists, creatives, and nonprofits shape new ideas for community-based experiences across Mecklenburg County.

Here’s how to get started:
🧐 Review the guidelines at artsandscience.org
📝 Draft your application + budget
📩 Send it to cultureblocks@artsandscience.org to receive a booking link

⚠️ Spark Days are only for brand-new ideas (no past or existing proposals). Spots are limited. First come, first served.

Got an idea you’ve been sitting on? This might be your sign to finally explore it!

Culture Blocks is offering one-on-one sessions to help artists, creatives, and nonprofits shape new ideas for community-based experiences across Mecklenburg County.

Here’s how to get started:
🧐 Review the guidelines at artsandscience.org
📝 Draft your application + budget
📩 Send it to cultureblocks@artsandscience.org to receive a booking link

⚠️ Spark Days are only for brand-new ideas (no past or existing proposals). Spots are limited. First come, first served.

Got an idea you’ve been sitting on? This might be your sign to finally explore it!

Culture Blocks is offering one-on-one sessions to help artists, creatives, and nonprofits shape new ideas for community-based experiences across Mecklenburg County.

Here’s how to get started:
🧐 Review the guidelines at artsandscience.org
📝 Draft your application + budget
📩 Send it to cultureblocks@artsandscience.org to receive a booking link

⚠️ Spark Days are only for brand-new ideas (no past or existing proposals). Spots are limited. First come, first served.

This Saturday is packed with Culture Blocks events. So many that we had to dedicate this week's highlights just to Saturday's lineup!

From beloved cultural celebrations and walking art tours to STEM events, discover what's happening near you!

Ever wonder how arts and culture can shape stronger leadership?

Come learn with us during a virtual info session focused on the Cultural Leadership Training Program and its impact on cultural leaders across our region.

🗓 May 15 | ⏰ Noon
💻 Virtual

Head to our bio to register and explore the program.

Join us May 12th to learn more about the Sugar Creek Library Public Art opportunity ✨

Attend our virtual pre-submittal meeting to learn more about the project vision, application process, and artist selection timeline before submitting your application.

⏰ 6 PM EDT

📍 Virtual

Open to artists and artist teams. Artists of all experience levels are encouraged to apply!

RSVP by clicking the link in our bio 🔗

🚨Now Accepting Artist Qualifications!

The Arts & Science Council is seeking U.S.-based artists and artist teams for a public art project at Charlotte Fire Department Firehouse #44.

The selected artist will create a wall-based artwork that honors CFD’s history and service, reflects the River District community, and draws inspiration from the Catawba River.

💰 Budget: $115,133
🎨 Eligibility: Professional artists residing in the U.S.
📅 Application due June 10th by 11:59 PM EDT

🔔 Interested in learning more? Join the virtual pre-submittal meeting on May 19th.
🔗 Apply and RSVP through the link in our bio

Got a new idea you’ve been wanting to explore? 💡

Culture Blocks presents Spark Days: one-on-one sessions designed to help creatives and nonprofits shape new program ideas for community-based projects.

This is your chance to refine your vision and get direct feedback before applying.

⚠️ Spark Days are only for brand-new ideas (no past or existing proposals).

📧 To get started, email a draft of your application + budget to cultureblocks@artsandscience.org. You’ll receive a link to book your 25-minute in-person session. Spots are limited. First come, first served.

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

✏️ At the Arts & Science Council, honoring the educators who create lifelong memories for their students is a top priority.

Since 2010, the CATO Education Awards have recognized exceptional Pre‑K–12 educators in public and independent schools who teach the arts, sciences, or history across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, and Union counties in North Carolina, as well as Lancaster and York counties in South Carolina.

The 2026 CATO Excellence in Teaching and Lifetime Achievement honorees are preparing students to become conscientious, responsible citizens and lifelong learners — and we are proud to recognize them.

🎓Head to our website to learn more about these educators, and join us in celebrating them!

Community leaders shape culture, and the Cultural Leadership Training CLT Program has spent 20 years preparing them to lead from the boardroom.

Through CLT, local leaders gain the knowledge, connections, and confidence to serve on cultural organization boards, resulting in 500+ alumni placed across our region.

If you are ready to strengthen your leadership skills and make a lasting impact on our cultural community, apply to CLT today!

📄 Applications open until June 26
🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in bio.

Community leaders shape culture, and the Cultural Leadership Training CLT Program has spent 20 years preparing them to lead from the boardroom.

Through CLT, local leaders gain the knowledge, connections, and confidence to serve on cultural organization boards, resulting in 500+ alumni placed across our region.

If you are ready to strengthen your leadership skills and make a lasting impact on our cultural community, apply to CLT today!

📄 Applications open until June 26
🔗 Learn more and apply at the link in bio.

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
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Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B

Today was the official grand re-opening of the Naomi Drenan Center in Charlotte! I’m so grateful that my mural, “Generations of Growth” was chosen for the facade of this beautifully-renovated space and to be honored today in its ceremonies.

From the months of planning, community workshops and fun, fake ballots (Naomi Drenan was a voting rights activist after all!) to get neighborhood feedback for the design, we then got the blessing to begin painting. Being mostly the only ones on site, just me and the birds and the occasional skateboarder that didn’t let a gate and a sign deter them, painting above the runny red clay as construction eased through the rainy summer of 2025 was joyful and sweet. To see the piece, and the place, so alive and full of people today feels like a metaphor for us all.

I was chosen for this opportunity through the @asccharlotte’s Regional Artist Directory, which is open now for all NC/SC artists open for public work commissions under $100k. Artists interested in being on the directory should apply now before June 1.

I spent years of my life doing early-childhood literacy and arts work in Griertown and to be asked back for this moment has been a blessing. I would say full circle, but at this point, my life has had so many of those, I may as well call them full-spiral moments. Thank you to ASC, to the County and to the countless community members who helped to make this possible.

You can catch the interviews about the center and the mural running on @wccbcharlotte and @wcnctv.

Now, go skate! (And bike, and hoop, and vote, and and and).

Xo
B