PAST EXHIBITIONS | PROJECTS
EDGE & ELEGANCE
TICKETED FIRST-ACCESS EVENT, LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE | MAY 29
An evening pairing wine and art with an exclusive opportunity to be the first to collect artwork from SE CLT Gallery’s spring show, Reverberate, engage with the artists, and experience the traveling exhibition at McColl Center mounted by The Paglees, fresh from its run at SAI Chicago. Reverberate will not open to the public until May 30, 2025. There are only 100 spaces available for this May 29 event. To purchase your First Access ticket, click the link below.
Wine: Experience the mastery of Mere’s Concierge and select wines, each paired perfectly with the artwork on view. Learn about the structure and history of each wine, explore the chemistry between the art of winemaking and the making of art.
Art: The evening begins with a sparkling selection each guest will enjoy as they walk through the southeast debut of the critically acclaimed traveling exhibition, The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness. This multi-faceted show features mixed-media, works on paper, fabric, and canvas, sculpture, performance, photography, installation, and moving image that center the reason and wisdom of brown women of the Global South and diaspora. It is a rich and colorful celebration of a creative feminist future.
The pairing experience continues with thoughtful selections to enhance the viewing of Reverberate, a contemporary exhibition on the third-floor gallery at McColl. Here, attendees will be the first to view and collect artwork from the artists of Reverberate, an exhibition curated by SE CLT Gallery, named Charlotte Magazine’s Best Art Gallery for seven years running. This exhibition embraces the value of remembering, the importance of reflection, and the artistic imperative to resist dismantling of progress. In connection with the walk-through of the show, guests will also engage with the artists of Reverberate. A fun, facilitated opportunity to ask questions, share thoughts, and spur discussion through the lens of art.
ALIGNED
ONLINE EXHIBITION
On February 28, 2025, all seven of the other planets in our solar system will be visible in the sky at the same time, neatly aligned in a rare celestial occurrence. Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade - a cause for celebration. Others are hunkering down, tucking into the stillness and intentional slowness of the Northern Hemisphere's ongoing winter season. Aligned examines differing approaches to the yin and yang of nature's rhythms and features internationally recognized artists, New York-based Larry Horowitz and Miami-based Andreina Ron Pedrique.
The natural, astronomical mystery and magic of the February 2025 planetary alignment is reflected in the quiet, wintery scenes that Larry Horowitz captures in his rich and intentional works on canvas. The excitement and celebration of our natural world radiates from the emotionally charged works of Andreina Ron Pedrique. Bridging the work of these artists is Aligned, which offers a moment of artistic intention and visual meditation.
TRUTH & INAUGURATION
ONLINE EXHIBITION
Our first digital exhibition examines the history of Inauguration Day in the United States of America.
Featuring Virginia-based woodturner Charles Farrar and Detroit-based textile artist Andrew Wilson, this show features artwork that is a meditation on slow craft and how this slowness collects, amplifies, and transports the viewer through care. In the words of Andrew Wilson, the making of the work “is the way I peer into the archive and interrogate the histories that shape the fabric of Blackness.” Farrar, whose work was included in the Obama White House Collection, pays homage to woodturning’s north African roots through evocative pieces that explore the African American experience. Both artists use the power of history and storytelling to inform their artwork, with a focus on histories that are often left untold – or under told.
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution specifies that the term of each elected President of the United States begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. The word inauguration stems from the Latin augur, which refers to the rituals of ancient Roman priests seeking to interpret if it was the will of the gods for a public official to be deemed worthy to assume office. Each president must take the oath of office before assuming the duties of the position. What does history tell us about the will that led the way to January 20, 2025? How do artists whose work centers on untold – or under told – stories provide context and meaning to this moment in time? This exhibition explores history through the lens of contemplative contemporary artwork born of dedication and devotion to truth telling.
ONLINE EXHIBITION OPENING | JAN. 20, 2025 at 12p
CONVERSATION WITH DR. GOODWIN | JAN. 29, 2025, 4 - 5p
SE CLT OPEN HOUSE
MARCH 1, 2025 FROM 1 PM - 3 PM
Please join us as we celebrate the launch of SE CLT Gallery!
We invite you to join the gallery team and artists of SE CLT Gallery for an open house at our new space in South End Charlotte. Our gallery is more intimate now, and we are limiting the number of visitors so there is an opportunity to explore the space and talk with our artists. RSVP required by timeslot.
ARTIST TALK WITH BALAM BARTOLOMÉ
JOHN O. CALMORE CREATIVE ACTIVISM ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
January 23, 2025 – Artist Talk at McColl Center with John O. Calmore Creative Activism Artist in Residence Balam Bartolomé
Mexico City-based Balam Bartolomé is SECLT x McColl Center’s first John O. Calmore Artist in Residence. Balam’s work explores the relation between culture and matter, the study of history and its drift in present time. He links historical, cultural and natural topics and milestones, using art as vehicle to understand certain events and how they have shaped contemporary societies. Balam has exhibited in North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. Read about Balam here. On January 23, 2025, Balam and the other residents will have their first artist talk at the McColl.