TUESDAY

Linda Foard Roberts, A Measure of Time, Both 13 Years Old, 2014.

The Art of Collecting Series, presented by Bechtler Young Visionaries
SOCO Gallery
Free and open to BYV members and their invited guests. Info on becoming a member here.

As part of the first installment of the BYV “Art of Collecting” series, SOCO Gallery will lead a discussion with BYV’s and their guests on its current exhibition “KINDRED: Photographers Focus on Family”. KINDRED features works by artists whose creative inquiry examines a variety of life-affirming roles including parent, child, sibling and partner.

THURSDAY

Opening Reception for “Drawing into Space”
Rowe Art Gallery, UNC Charlotte
Panel discussion at 4 p.m. followed by a reception in the gallery from 5-7 p.m.
FREE

Hollis Hammonds, the 2016 UNC Charlotte/McColl Center for Art + Innovation Artist in Residence, and students from the Department of Art & Art History explore drawing and its relationship to 3-dimensional space.

FRIDAY

Bechtler by Night
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
5-9 p.m.
FREE

Lynn Johnson paintings at Shain Gallery

Reception for Lynn Johnson solo exhibition
Shain Gallery
6-8 p.m.
FREE

Opening Reception for “Keeping Watch on Air”
Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Uptown Campus
FREE

The College of Arts + Architecture and the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute present the third year of the KEEPING WATCH initiative with a focus on local air quality and the role that Charlotte’s tree canopy plays in a healthy environment. Programming throughout the spring will include exhibitions, panel discussions, public art, film screenings, and community activities. Learn more here.