Come Play With Us!

Saturday, September 20: "Gluefest!" OUTREACH SESSION Charlotte Community, Ciel Gallery, 1519 Camden Road, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Come and help us piece together the mosaic. All ages welcome. FREE!

Friday, August 8: "Gluefest!" OUTREACH SESSION Charlotte Community, Ciel Gallery, 1519 Camden Road, 5:00 - Until. Come and help us piece together the mosaic. All ages welcome. FREE!

Friday, August 1: "Gluefest!" OUTREACH SESSION South End Community, Ciel Gallery, 1519 Camden Road, 6:00 - 9:00 PM during the First Friday Crawl. Come and help us begin to piece together the mosaic. All ages welcome. FREE!

August 1: Artist Workshop! 5:00 PM, Ciel Gallery, 1519 Camden Road. For all participating artists and community outreach volunteers. FREE!

August - November, 2008: During this time individual artists will also be welcome to complete border sections or help with backgrounds. Workshops begin August 1. If this interests you, please contact us.

June - August, 2008: Submissions accepted from artists who would like to consider designing and completing a 3x3 foot section of the mosaic. Materials will be provided. Selected artists must agree to attend two introductory workshops beginning in August, and may complete the mosaic in their studio. Selected artists must also agree to provide 4-6 hours of volunteered time at outreach sessions across the community.

May 16, 2008: OUTREACH SESSION NoDa Community, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

March 29, 2008 (Tentative): OUTREACH SESSION Shamrock Community

Monday, February 4, 2008: OUTREACH SESSION at UMAR, 36th Street, 1:00 PM

January - May, 2008: Outreach sessions will be held at various schools and community organizations across Charlotte. If your group would like to schedule a session to make tiles for the project or complete small mosaic squares for inclusion in the border, please contact Diana at 704-364-3324, or d.arvanites@att.net.

Friday, December 7, 5:00 - 6:30 PM: Fabulous Friday Clay Play, CALeidoscope Gallery, 1517 Camden Road, Charlotte. Create a unique tile for the mosaic, and then stay for our Enormous Tiny Art Show opening. Free and open to the public. Children with adults please.

Friday, December 7, 6:00 - 9:00 PM: Enormous Tiny Art Show Opening Reception and Grande Holiday Soiree, CALeidoscope Gallery, 1517 Camden Road. Please join us for the opening of this community-wide exhibit and holiday party. The evening is free (unless you'd like to buy lots of art :) The exhibit continues through December 28.

Monday, December 3, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Donation deadline for our Enormous Tiny Art Show. We're actively soliciting donations of tiny art, 4" x 6" in any medium, framed, for our upcoming show. We hope to have donations from artists all across Charlotte. A full prospectus is located on the website.

Saturday, November 24, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Community Mosaic Project tent at the intersection of Camden Road, Tryon, and Summit (Canine Cafe parking lot) at South End during the light rail opening celebration. We'll have clay, cookie cutters, and glazes for participants to create and glaze a tile that will become part of the large scale mosaic. Participation is free. We are also looking for helpers and volunteers to work with the public that day if this interests you.

Please continue to check this page, as we will be adding events often!