Current Exhibitions
Discover what’s happening in Charlotte’s art world with our Exhibitions Guide! Highlighting rotating exhibitions from top galleries and museums, this resource is your key to unlocking new artistic perspectives. Check out what’s on view right now and plan your next creative adventure!
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In Dialogue
Van Every / Smith Galleries at Davidson College
February 2, 2025
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Catherine Opie is one of the most important American photographers of our time. For more than three decades she has used her artistic practice to help us see people, places, and subcultures that are often overlooked.
Southern/Modern
Mint Museum Uptown
February 2, 2025
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The first exhibition to present a comprehensive survey of works by artists working in the American South in the first half of the 20th century.
Objects of Affection
Mint Museum Randolph
February 16, 2025
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Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf From the Porter • Price Collection celebrates the work of artist Robert Ebendorf, one of the most influential artists in the studio jewelry movement, beginning in the 1960s to today.
A Migratory Memory of Flora and Fauna
SOCO Gallery
February 19, 2025
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Artist Lien Truong presents new small and large scale works as hybrid representations of flora and fauna.
Lonesome Whistle
SOCO Gallery
February 19, 2025
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Brennan Hinton imagines the train whistle as a metaphor for the experience of being away from home–with alert eyes and ears that make you pay intense attention to your surroundings.
Continuum
Jerald Melberg Gallery
February 22, 2025
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Charles Basham’s 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘶𝘮 features the artist’s visually stimulating and emotionally charged landscapes inspired by the place he calls home.
Kenny Nguyen: Adaptations
The Mint Museum Uptown
March 2, 2025
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Thinking of himself as a hybrid, Nguyen merges his cultural traditions and the canon of abstract painting and fiber art in an innovative way.
Chance Encounters: Surrealism Then and Now
The Bechtler
March 3, 2025
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the movement, Chance Encounters: Surrealism Then and Now pairs examples of historical Surrealism from the museum’s collection with works by contemporary artists whose practices extend the legacies of Surrealist exploration.
American Gurl
Harvey B. Gantt Center
April 13, 2025
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American Gurl is an ongoing curatorial project featuring work that explores all shades of American dreaming.
Coined in the South
Mint Museum Uptown
April 27, 2025
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Showcasing thought-provoking works by emerging artists living or working in the Southern United States.
The Delhom Service League: 50 Golden Years
Mint Museum Randolph
June 8, 2025
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The Delhom Service League: 50 Golden Years celebrates the Delhom Service League’s enthusiastic support for the Mint by proudly displaying significant works funded or gifted by the affiliate group, plus selected publications, photographs and other memorabilia.
Women of Land and Smoke
Mint Museum Randolph
August 10, 2025
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Women of Land and Smoke: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide and Maya Goded includes over 50 photographs that present an overview their careers and span the Americas.
Buscando la sirena
Mint Museum Randolph
October 5, 2025
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Artist Jackie Milad presents mixed-media abstract paintings and collages that address the history and complexities of dispersed cultural heritage and multi-ethnic identity.