Current Exhibitions
Discover what’s happening in Charlotte’s art world with our Exhibitions Guide! This list compiles rotating exhibitions from top galleries and museums in the area. Check out what’s on view right now and plan your next creative adventure!

October Exhibitions
Hidell Brooks
October 30, 2025
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Collections from artists Frank Phillips, Katy Schneider, and Mary Nelson Sinclair.

Chromatic Roots
Arts Plus on the Plaza
October 31, 2025
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There’s magic all around us! And sometimes it’s hiding in old church basements, waiting to be found by the janitor (or maybe by you).

Opposites Attract... Attracting Opposites
Cain Center for the Arts
November 1, 2025
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In partnership with ArtPop Street Gallery, this exhibit explores identity, memory, and truth through powerful work by regional artists.

Falling Into Place
Nine Eighteen Nine Gallery
November 1, 2025
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The Guild of Charlotte Artists is proud to present Falling Into Place.

Second Nature
Anne Neilson Fine Art
November 4, 2025
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From the grace of animal life to the fluidity of the human figure, Second Nature captures the essence of living forms in motion, offering a meditation on how art reflects the harmony and tension between the natural and the instinctive.

Breathing by the Wound: Daisy Patton
Rowe Galleries
November 7, 2025
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In Breathing By the Wound, Daisy Patton sources photographs of mourning from various times and places and re-presents them in bloom.

Invisible Hand
SOCO Gallery
November 8, 2025
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Invisible Hand is a solo exhibition of ceramic work by artist Stephanie H. Shih.

Artoberfest
Mooresville Arts
November 13, 2025
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You have to see it to stand in awe of the talent & beauty that each artist has captured.

The Long Exposure
McColl Center
November 22, 2025
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Over the course of twenty-five years at McColl Center, moments accumulated: frames were captured in spiritual time, light was traced in residual patterns, and stories slowly revealed themselves.

It'll All Come Out in the Wash
York County Center for the Arts
November 24, 2025
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A solo exhibition from artist April Pauza.

A Love Letter From Charlotte
Central Campus Gorelick Gallery at CPCC
December 1, 2025
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Central Piedmont Community College’s Gorelick Galleries is pleased to present an exhibition featuring Mike Daikubara.

The Wild South: Brian Rutenberg
Jerald Melberg Gallery
January 3, 2026
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Jerald Melberg Gallery proudly presents a solo exhibition of new paintings by realist still life painter and Charlotte artist, Christopher Clamp.

a'driane nieves: A Time for Furious Dancing
Harvey B Gantt Center
January 4, 2026
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'A Time for Furious Dancing' includes new and recent work by a’driane nieves, a self-taught, interdisciplinary artist whose practice explores the interior landscape of the self.

Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
Mint Museum Randolph
January 4, 2026
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Future Now explores how cutting-edge technologies, unexpected materials, and new ideas are transforming footwear today.

Central Impact: Skateboarding’s Art and Influence
Mint Museum Randolph
January 4, 2026
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Central Impact explores skateboarding through its most iconic canvas: the deck.

CLAY
Cabarrus Arts Council Galleries
January 10, 2026
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Our favorite annual tradition returns, with 16 contemporary potters.

Hank Willis Thomas: We The People
Galleries at Davidson College
February 1, 2026
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This solo exhibition presents a selection of work in diverse media and offers a deeper looking into the artist’s explorations around identity, history, and collective memory.

Assembly Lines: Modernism and Machines
The Bechtler
February 2, 2026
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This exhibition examines the profound impact of mechanization, industrial innovation, and technology on artistic production from the early 20th century to the present day.

Maja Godlewska: The Fluid Landscapes
Mint Museum Uptown
March 1, 2026
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Artist Maja Godlewska has spent decades traveling the world, capturing the evolving relationship between humanity and the environment.

Praise House: Adama Delphine Fawundu
Harvey B. Gantt Center
March 8, 2026
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With Praise House, Adama Delphine Fawundu weaves a constellation of connections between herself and her global kin, mapping both physical and metaphysical movements across Africa and its diaspora.

Art of Devotion: The Santos de Palo Tradition of Puerto Rico
Mint Museum Randolph
July 5, 2026
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Consisting of nearly 200 objects created over 300 years, this exhibition delves into one of Puerto Rico’s most sacred folk-art traditions.
