Reimagining Futures: A New Landscape for the Arts in Charlotte

Event Date:
November 18, 2022 – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Location:
Robinson Hall 118

Join the Department of Dance and the India Association of Charlotte (IAC) for a leadership symposium focusing on leveraging artistic diversity as a means to strengthen social cohesion within the civic life of Charlotte and surrounding communities. Art, music and dance forms transcend all barriers; this symposium introduces and is a stepping stone towards a new vision for the arts in Charlotte. By centering Global South perspectives, the symposium emphasizes various facets of artistic and cultural diversity and their role in shaping our future, with insight from a panel of distinguished speakers from educational, art, corporate and public sectors.

The IAC strongly believes that art is a universal language that crosses all man made constructs of race, ethnicity and geography. In India, the arts permeate all aspects of civic life, and dance is a part of daily life in a spiritually affirming and nurturing way. Could this idea influence the Charlotte Arts and Culture Plan as our Queen City aspires to become a culturally rich and diverse world class city?

This event focuses international perspectives, scholars (Fulbright appointees), and imaginations to invigorate and meaningfully integrate cultural diversity on UNC Charlotte.