Levine Museum of the New South

You’re invited to be the first to experience our latest exhibition, States of Incarceration, on Saturday, Sept. 23 and meet Levine Museum’s new President and CEO, Dr. Richard Cooper. 

States of Incarceration, created by over 800 people in 18 states and growing, is a national traveling exhibition documenting the history of incarceration through human stories drawn from more than 30 communities across the U.S., including Charlotte, North Carolina. 

The open house to welcome Dr. Cooper will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., stop in and say hello.  Admission is free! 

Learn more about States of Incarceration. 

This week’s Wednesday Night Live experience will include a self-guided exhibition tour and a free community film screening of La Pecera/The Fishbowl.

First, experience Climates of Inequality: a public memory project focused on communities that contributed the least to the climate crisis but bear its heaviest burdens. Then, enjoy the Southeast premiere of La Pecera/The Fishbowl, an official selection of the World Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Stick around for a 10-minute pre-recorded Q&A with La Pecera’s director, Glorimar Marrero!

Reserve Your Spot

 

Evening Schedule:

5:00 PM – Reception at Levine Museum 

Self-guided tour of Climates of Inequality and light refreshments.

401 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

 

6:00 PM – Film Screening at Mint Museum

LaPecera/The Fishbowl screening.

500 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

 

7:30 PM – Post-screening conversation at Mint Museum

Stick around for a 10 min. pre-recorded Q&A with La Pecera’s director, Glorimar Marrero.

 

Parking

Guests can park at the Levine Center for the Arts garage, located below the Duke Energy Center at 550 S Tryon St. Another option is the parking garage below The Green 435 S Tryon St. Parking is $5 after 5 pm.

 

About the Film

As her cancer spreads, Noelia ultimately decides to return to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claim her freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with the contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.

A medida que su cáncer se propaga, Noelia finalmente decide regresar a su Vieques natal, Puerto Rico, y reclama su libertad para decidir su propio destino. Se reencuentra con sus amigos y familiares, quienes todavía están lidiando con la contaminación de la Marina de los EE. UU. después de 60 años de prácticas militares.

Year: 2023 / Country: Puerto Rico / Language: Spanish with English Subtitles / Run Time: 92mins

 

Wednesday Night Live

Presented by Bank of America, Wednesday Night Live includes free admission to the Levine Center of the Arts four museums between 5-9 p.m. every Wednesday, as well as live entertainment or programming at one of the four institutions each week.

Create, dance, sing, learn, and celebrate Women’s History Month with Levine Museum! 

Levine Museum joins the National Women’s History Alliance in celebrating the 2023 theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

Bring your family & friends and meet us for a day filled with arts & crafts activities inspired by this year’s theme, pop-up performances throughout the day, story time, historical insights, and more.

Extra points for dressing up as your favorite shero! You’ll get to hit the stage and show & tell us who you’re paying tribute to.

You’ll also get the chance to visit with and learn more about the following organizations: Girl Scouts – Hornets’ Nest, Project Scientist, Mixed Metaphors, League of Women Voters, and Royal Academy of Irish Dance. 

Schedule of Performances: 

 

12:05 Criss Cross Mangosauce  

  • Bilingual (English and Spanish) story time through music celebrating women!

12:45 Take A Breather

  • 15-minute breathing exercises open to all ages and experience levels. Learn tools for daily wellness with the entire family to help with anxiety, boost energy, and increase blood flow in the body.

1:00 Dances of India 

  • Enjoy a beautiful performance by the students of Dr. Maha Gingrich.

1:30 My Shero with Patrice Wilson!

  • Enjoy poetry by Patrice Wilson and showcase your Shero. Show & tell us who you’re paying tribute to!

1:50 Mixed Metaphors 

  • Pop up interactive performance with Mixed Metaphors

2:00 Ramona Moore Big Eagle (Tuscarora/Cherokee)

  • Learn about the story of Turtle Island and Sky Women with oral historian and legend keeper of the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina, Ramona Moore Big Eagle.

2:40 Royal Academy of Irish Dance 

  • Experience a traditional Irish dance performance by students of the Royal Academy of Irish Dance.

3:00 Mixed Metaphors

  • Pop up interactive performance with Mixed Metaphors

3:30 Liza Ortiz 

  • Dance and enjoy cool tunes with Liza Ortiz to close out our family day while “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

 

This educational and celebratory family day is free and open to all. 

Location: VAPA Center | 700 N. Tryon St. 

Date: March 12, 2023

Time: 12 – 4 pm 

Parking is free.

Join Levine Museum and Discovery Place for a live virtual conversation featuring Marquette Folly (Smithsonian Institution) and Dr. Lenora Crabtree (UNC Charlotte), as they reflect on the “The Bias Inside Us” exhibition.

The exhibition and community engagement project “The Bias Inside Us” from the Smithsonian seeks to educate individuals on their implicit bias to help them understand and counter that bias. Through compelling images, interactives, powerful testimonials, and visuals, “The Bias Inside Us” unpacks and demystifies the concept of bias.

When: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Time: 12:00 noon

Where: Live streaming on YouTube and Facebook.

“The Bias Inside Us” is on display at Discovery Place Science (Charlotte, NC) from March 11 – April 09. For more details, click here

Join us at Project Enough’s Reproductive Justice Day on March 25th at the VAPA Center.  An afternoon to explore the Reproductive Justice movement’s history, present and future through visual art, artifacts, discussion panels, storytelling and a resource fair.

When: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Time: 12:00 – 4:00

Where: The VAPA Center, 700 N Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202

This program is part of the Reproductive Justice Series by Project Enough. For more details, visit: projectenoughclt.com/

Levine Museum will be joining the 6th Annual BOOM arts festival on Saturday, April 22nd from 3:45 -4:45 pm. The festival will take place at Camp North End, 1824 Statesville Ave. You can find Levine Museum in the Alcove area to learn about our upcoming exhibition Climates of Inequality, and enjoy some poetry by Eboné Lockett.

Learn more about the festival and the full schedule of events below.

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More About Eboné Lockett

Educator and CEO of Harvesting Humanity Eboné Lockett’s spoken word “Climates of Inequality” explores struggles for environmental justice in Charlotte. Lockett and students will also share about their work monitoring water quality in the city and curating the Levine Museum of the New South’s upcoming exhibition, Climates of Inequality: Climate Refugees in the City of Creeks (opening on May 6, 2023).

Eboné M. Lockett’s Environmental Justice journey began prenatally through the lineage of her melanated skin and unconsciously resurfaced when she witnessed the collapse of her elementary school friend Sandra who died from an asthma attack just feet away from the playground. It never dawned on her then that the proximity of the neighborhood playground to the neighborhood landfill (just a bridge between and a couple of blocks away) contributed to Sandra’s asthma and, ultimately, to her death. Apart from the landfill, the adjacent freeway and the railroad tracks completed the boxed-in design of the residential Bellevue Square Housing “Project,” where she spent almost a decade of her childhood years resisting a similar fate.

You’re invited to be the first to experience our latest exhibition Climates of Inequality. This free community celebration will offer behind-the-scenes tours guided by Curator and exhibition participants from UNC-Charlotte. Clean Aire NC and Harvesting Humanity will be on-site to meet with our guests. We will also offer craft activities for the kids as well as some special performances.

Tour Times

11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.

 

This educational and celebratory community day is free and open to all.

Location: Levine Museum of the New South | 401 S. Tryon St.

Date: May 6, 2023

Time: 11 – 4 pm

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Levine Museum will be joining the Juneteenth of The Carolinas Celebration on Saturday, June 17th and Sunday, June 18th, in Plaza Midwood. Visit our tent from 12-5 PM each day for kid’s activities and Juneteenth history information while enjoying the festival full of performances, art, food, and so much more.

 

Additional special activities:

Saturday, June 17th

3-5 PM: Face painting

Sunday, June 18th 

3-5 PM: Juneteenth-themed screen-printed posters created by MacFly Fresh Printing Co.

 

“The Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas was started to share the history of chattel slavery in the USA and to commemorate its historical ending. The major intent of the festival is to examine the cultural heritage of enslaved Africans and their descendants through art, education, and research.”

Pape S. Ndiaye,

Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas, Founder and President

Learn more about the festival and the full schedule of events below.

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