Charlotte Magazine – July 2019

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THE GUIDE

DISCOVERY PLACE SCIENCE

This uptown landmark educates and entertains visi-

tors of all ages in the STEM areas (science, technol-

ogy, engineering, and mathematics). The museum

has experiments, interactive exhibits, an aquarium,

and even an on-site rainforest. KidScience, the center’s

early education exhibition for children up to 7, o†ers

kids the chance to build and race cars, explore colors

and light at the Light Table, and experience a gust of

wind at the Wind Wall. Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO

Bricks, JUNE 1SEPT. 2, features elaborate LEGO tow-

ers and skyscrapers constructed by Ryan McNaught,

one of 14 certiŽed LEGO professionals in the world.

($7 for members, $26 for visitors ages 14-59, $24 for

seniors and military, $22 for children 2-13, free for

children under 2. Towers of Tomorrow tickets include

admission to Discovery Place Science.) On the third

Friday of every month, the museum hosts themed

events that invite adults to get in on the fun without

the little ones (Science on the Rocks, $12-$14, 5 p.m.-

9 p.m.). Regular admission: Free for members, $19 for

adults, $17 for seniors and military, $15 for kids 2-13,

and free for kids under 2. Mon-Sat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun,

noon-5 p.m. 301 N. Tryon St. 704-372-6261, science.

discoveryplace.org.

ELDER GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART

This South End gallery changed ownership in 2017,

with attorney and former journalist Sonya Pfei†er

taking over as owner and creative director. Pfei†er’s

experience as a civil rights lawyer translates to so-

cially conscious programming. We See Heaven Upside

Down, THROUGH JUNE 15, is a group exhibition

that includes seven visual artists and one Žlmmaker,

as well as original music from several international

composers and musicians. At the heart of the exhibit

are stories of migration, displacement, identity, and

home, expressed through visual and performing arts.

William A. Noguera: On the Mezzanine, THROUGH

JUNE 15, features work inspired by Noguera’s incar-

ceration on death row at San Quentin State Prison

in northern California. Each painting or sculpture in-

corporates bits of rock and cement he’s broken o†

the walls that surround him there. Summer Selects,

JUNE 20SEPT. 28, features new works from the gal-

lery’s roster of artists in the mediums of glass, sculp-

ture, painting, drawing, and collage. Free admission.

Tue-Fri, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 1520 S. Tryon

St. 704-370-6337, eldergalleryclt.com.

HARVEY B. GANTT CENTER FOR AFRI



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AMERICAN ARTS + CULTURE

Part of uptown’s Levine Center for the Arts campus,

the Gantt Center focuses on works by Africans and

African-Americans. The museum’s permanent exhibi-

tion, the John & Vivian Hewitt Collection of African-

American Art, showcases 58 works from 20 artists,

including Romare Bearden. Welcome to Brookhill,

THROUGH SEPT. 1, invites viewers into a neighbor-

hood of residents currently facing gentriŽcation and

displacement, with works from photographer Alvin

C. Jacobs Jr. The returning exhibition Question Bridge:

Black Males, THROUGH AUG. 11, is a multimedia ex-

perience that o†ers multiple Žlmed perspectives of

what it means to be African-American and male in the

U.S. Free for members; $9 for adults; $7 for kids 6-17,

seniors, military, and college students; and free for

kids under 6. Tue-Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, 1-5 p.m. 551

S. Tryon St. 704-547-3700, ganttcenter.org.

HODGES TAYLOR ART CONSULTANCY

A¥er opening as an uptown gallery in 1980, Hodges

Taylor became a consulting Žrm in 2011 and moved

to South End. Hodges Taylor hosts exhibitions in

its o¦ce and gallery. Martha Clippinger: O„-kilter,

THROUGH JULY 26, is a solo exhibition of woven

works, wooden constructions, ceramic reliefs, and

works on paper by the Durham-based artist. Free ad-

mission. Wed-Fri, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 118 E. Kingston Ave.,

Ste. 16. 704-608-2016, hodgestaylor.com.

JERALD MELBERG GALLERY

Founded in 1983, Melberg’s gallery carries works of

emerging painters such as Chris Clamp and trusted

names like Romare Bearden. Over the years, the gal-

lery has worked with prestigious institutions such as

New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the National

Gallery of Art in Washington. Re‡ection, JUNE 1

JULY 20, features the work of Argentinian artist Raul

Diaz, whose dreamlike paintings look at the child we

all once were. Free admission. Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.;

Sat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 625 S. Sharon Amity Rd. 704-365-

3000, jeraldmelberg.com.

LACA PROJECTS

LaCa opened in 2013 as the Žrst arts venue in the

Southeast dedicated entirely to Latin American con-

temporary art. The gallery works to connect Latin

American artists with the city’s art scene while pro-

moting Latin American art in Charlotte and the South-

east region. LaCa also has a gallery in Buenos Aires.

The Manifested Landscape/A Message of Uncertainty,

THROUGH JUNE 8, displays new works by celebrated

Argentinian artist Jose Luis Landet, who repurposes

materials like landscape oil paintings, photographs,

THE GUIDE

Works by Dottie

Leatherwood, Paul

Norwood, and

Marisa Vogl are

featured in Respite

at Sozo Gallery

through July 11.