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!

Willy Guthrie Solo Exhibition
Luca Studio & Gallery
May 13, 2026
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A solo exhibition from Fort Mill native Willy Guthrie.

SpringFest
Mooresville Arts
May 14, 2026
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You have to see it to stand in awe of the talent & beauty that each artist has captured.

Sacred Earth / Sacred Responsibility
The Gallery at Morningstar
May 16, 2026
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This show lifts up the connection between us and the earth, the divine current that runs through us both, a symbiotic relationship that calls one to care for the other.

GCAG Natural View Show
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
May 24, 2026
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A collection of artwork honoring nature from Gaston County Art Guild.

Soft Grids
SOCO Gallery
May 28, 2026
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In Soft Grids, Katrina Sánchez integrates programmed and participatory movement into her established soft sculpture works.

Angels, Ghosts, & Twins
SOCO Gallery
May 28, 2026
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Angels, Ghosts, & Twins stems from an ongoing collaboration between the artist and artificial intelligence.

Wild & Tended
Anne Neilson Fine Art
May 30, 2026
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An exhibition celebrating the joyful balance between nature’s untamed beauty and the care that helps it flourish.

May Exhibitions
Hidell Brooks
May 31, 2026
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Collections from artists Emma Childs, Jean Alexander Frater, and Edward Minoff.

Chakaia Booker: Weighted Balance
The Bechtler
June 1, 2026
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Presenting works by American artist Chakaia Booker (born 1953), who for more than four decades has transformed discarded industrial materials into striking abstractions.

Hansjürg Brunner: The Trial
The Bechtler
June 1, 2026
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This exhibition presents The Trial (Der Prozess) (1963–64), a portfolio of forty-five linocut prints by Swiss artist Hansjürg Brunner (1933–1998), created as illustrations for Franz Kafka’s novel of the same name.

Mint to Be: The Feminine Body as Costume Art
Mint Museum Uptown
June 2, 2026
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This exhibition celebrates femininity through the creative vision of local artists.

Lauren Stern Fiber Exhibition
South County Regional Library
June 6, 2026
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A solo exhibition from artist and designer Lauren Stern.

Transcendence
Awaken Gallery
June 13, 2026
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An exploration of existence beyond the physical.

Through the Ether
Cabarrus Arts Council Galleries
June 20, 2026
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A solo exhibition by April Simmons.

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.

Recent Acquisitions
Mint Museum Uptown
July 19, 2026
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In Recent Acquisitions, on view in the Gorelick Gallery at Mint Museum Uptown, the museum presents works of art acquired over the past 12 months.

What do we have here?
Mint Museum Uptown
August 23, 2026
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Charlotte-based artist Kirk Fanelly offers 21st century surrealism: recognizable settings where something is awry.

David McGee: The Griot and the Nightingale
The Bechtler
August 23, 2026
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Spanning three decades, David McGee: The Griot and the Nightingale brings together over 100 paintings and drawings that trace the artist’s career from the 1990s to the present.

Interventions: Weaving Joy, Woven Resistance
Mint Museum Randolph
October 18, 2026
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Interventions places contemporary works amongst permanent collection installations at the Mint to spark dialogue between past and present.

Caravaggio | Revolution: Baroque Masterpieces
Mint Museum Uptown
October 25, 2026
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The first exhibition in North Carolina in a century to shine a light on how Caravaggio's radical realism transformed not only painting, but the very language of modern film, photography, and popular culture.
