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!
Earth & Expressions
Mooresville Art
June 25, 2026
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A pottery exhibition featuring works from 13 ceramic artists.
Paint & Print
Mooresville Arts
June 25, 2026
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Featuring pieces from artists Joe Vogan & Skye Young.
22nd Annual Judged Photography Show & Competition
Mooresville Arts
June 25, 2026
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111 photographs were submitted for this annual competition.
INTRO
Hidell Brooks
June 27, 2026
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A bi-annual group exhibition featuring 9 artists from across the world.
Moon Garden
Jerald Melberg Gallery
June 27, 2026
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An evocative solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Canadian-born, Austin-based artist Katherine Boxall.
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.
250 Years of Becoming: The American Journey
Charlotte Studio Artists
July 11, 2026
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Exploring the evolving story of America through art.
Lauren Stern Fiber Exhibition
South County Regional Library
July 11, 2026
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A solo exhibition from artist and designer Lauren Stern.
Line Work
Ramble On Records
July 12, 2026
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Contemporary art portraits from artist Aba Hutchinson
Counterweight
Arcadia Art Consultancy
July 16, 2026
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Kimberly English mediates the logic of the loom, textile histories, and human labor to create compositions of a careful balance.
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.
Under the Same Sun
Anne Neilson Fine Art
July 31, 2026
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A joyful celebration of discovery, community, and the exciting voices shaping our local art scene.
BOY | Scott Avett
SOCO Gallery
August 1, 2026
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A solo exhibition of new paintings and screen prints by artist Scott Avett exploring questions of humility, canonization, wit, and success.
Guilding the Mint: Transformation
Mint Museum Uptown
August 23, 2026
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Exploring the quiet and continual process of change—through light, growth, perspective, and renewal.
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.
Beyond Boundaries: Black Abstraction
Harvey B Gantt Center
August 30, 2026
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Beyond Boundaries foregrounds the centrality of Black abstraction within the Elliot and Kimberly Perry Art Collection.
Recent Acquisitions: UNC Charlotte Art Collection
Projective Eye Gallery at UNCC
September 4, 2026
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A diverse exhibition of artists exploring the psychological effects of miniature and monumental artworks on participants.
Brick Masters Studio
Discovery Place Science
September 7, 2026
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Brick Masters Studio features over 100 sculptures built with over 2 million LEGO® pieces.
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.
Collection, Reframed: Jiha Moon
The Bechtler
November 9, 2026
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An annual summer exhibition series that invites contemporary artists to engage with the Museum’s permanent collection, creating new dialogues between past and present.