The arts and design IMPACT our city
Arts Impact Charlotte is an initiative led by a collaborative of local artists and designers, arts advocates, and researchers who are committed to understanding how the arts and design address issues of justice, equity, mobility and well-being in the Queen City. Among its goals are:
To present
a new narrative regarding the arts and design and their roles in addressing challenges in our city
To establish
creative practitioners as important contributors and decision-makers in Charlotte
To build
an arts community that serves as a model for inclusivity and collaboration
To discover
new ideas for funding, particularly to the benefit of grassroots and underrepresented groups
Resources
While the research is relatively young, it is already demonstrating that arts and culture can have profound effects on a society’s well being.
In the news
We've collected articles in the news that highlight arts + design activities in the civic sector and in areas such as health + wellness, neighborhood change, education + youth development, criminal justice, and immigration.
Results
Among our goals is to study the social impact of the arts in Charlotte, developing assessment tools that will allow us to build a body of local research. With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Gambrell Foundation, and UNC Charlotte, we are getting started.
Get involved
Are you an independent artist/designer or a member of the cultural community working to improve our city through your work? Send us an email and say hi!
Photos: “Manifest Future” by Janelle Dunlap and Georgie Nakima, photo by QC Metro; Charlotte Symphony Orchestra/ Arts+ Project Harmony; "Home CLT" exhibition, at Levine Museum of the New South; The Nouveau Sud Project; Movement Migration Sr Movement Community Class by Samantha Salvato.