In May and June, Greensboro-based performer Anna Luisa Daigneault, better known as Quilla, released new singles with accompanying music videos. “Boom Ba Da” debuted from Skateland’s rink on UNC-TV on May 2. Later on June 14, “Saggitarius” dropped with video collaboration from Hassan Pitts and Jennida Chase, two UNCG Media Studies professors, along with their third-year students. Her Spotify stream hit 3.1 million listeners in 2019.
Our trailer for Queen City : Playable Space is slotted to play a number of times at the Cucalorus Film Festival at the beginning of the Cornrow Shorts: Docs 1 block of shorts and before the documentary 17 Blocks click the links to see the times…
s/n’s collaboration with sound artist Felyrii a multi-platform new media work called After Hunt’s Spiral debuts in the Midwest during the The 65th AnnualFaculty Exhibition at the Pogue Gallery in East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
Queen City : Playable Space is collaborative project highlighting areas around Charlotte, North
Carolina. The city itself is a main character, explored through the
varied points of view of the project participants.
During the summer of 2019 while in residency at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, artist collective s/n collaborated with rising 8th and 9th graders attending Studio 345 to create a multimedia project highlighting areas of Charlotte, North Carolina. The teenagers worked with s/n to collect video along the LYNX Blue Line light rail system. After the video footage was collected, s/n remixed it into short video segments. Each segment is linked to distinct locations, responding with video, specifically to that physical space.
This project spans multiple platforms. It is comprised of playable prints, where participants can scan printed images, and play the video via their phones. Additionally, the artists created an interactive, playable Google Map, in which these individual segments are tied to their GPS coordinates of origin. In partnership with The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) and its Art in Transit program, the playable prints are displayed within the light rail vehicles for passengers to enjoy. This project was also partially funded by the Filmed in NC Fund.
This is the largest scale public art project created by s/n to date. Accessibility plays a key role in s/n’s work. By placing video and sound works into public space, engagement with the public becomes possible. The use of common, personal technology such as a cell phone to access public art addresses technological hierarchy and public access. This works to negotiate personal, virtual and public space simultaneously. The project seeks to blend sensory interpretations and responses with the aid of an ancillary means of experiencing a sense of place.
Our music video Sagittarius will screen at the Västerås Filmfestival in Sweden this Autumn! The video was launched by Quilla in June and was also a part of the Indie Visions Film Festival and the Hollywood Verge Film Festival!
You are invited to explore our vibrant contemporary art space at Open Studio Saturday!
Bring your family and friends to view our summer exhibition, New Works / Alumni Three, meet our artists-in-residence—Chris Clamp, Troy Dugas, Lauren Rosenthal McManus, Carmen Neely, s/n (Jennida Chase and Hassan Pitts), and Gregory Thielker—and participate in fun hands-on activities all over the building.
Admission, popcorn, and cotton candy are free and everyone is welcome. We’ll also have a bar with drinks for all ages. Open Studio Saturday is presented by Wells Fargo.
DJ Luis Minuche Enjoy summer music from 12:00–3:00 p.m. on the front lawn!
Cities & Sanctuaries Art Workshop Create a mini cityscape or sanctuary you can take home with you. Alumna artist Sharon Dowell leads you through experimental painting exercises with color, texture, and pattern on paper.
Repetition, Pattern & Radial Forms Transform existing patterns into something new by incorporating decorative shapes of rubber stamps, a technique used by current artist-in-residence Troy Dugas.
Create a collaborative textile artwork Following alumna and exhibiting artist Susannah Mira’s artistic practice of using recycled materials, all of the fabric pieces used in this hands-on art making activity are remnants sourced from the Charlotte region’s textile industry.
Art from Rocks and Soil Do you know your ecological address? Artist-in-residence Lauren Rosenthal McManus wants to help you find it! Bring a soil or rock sample from your property or local creek to Lauren’s studio and add a pin to her watershed map of Mecklenburg County. She’ll use your samples to create natural pigments for a new limited-edition, hand-colored print series of Charlotte’s streams.
Member Lounge Location: Alumni Artist Lounge, second floor
How to get here and where to park We’re at 721 N. Tryon St. in Uptown Charlotte. Plenty of free parking is available on N. Tryon St. on Saturdays and in the lot at the corner of W. 10th St. and N. Church St. (behind Charlotte Ballet).
We are excited to announce that s/n’s short The Fawn will screen in the 2019 North Bellarine Film Festival, which takes place in Drysdale & Portarlington, Victoria, Australia
