GRACEfest Opening Night

Date and Time for this Past Event

Friday, Jun 4, 2021 6pm - 12pm

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SouthEnd ARTS is excited to partner with The Brooklyn Collective on our first Community Art Festival!

It’s called GRACEFest in honor of the 120th Anniversary of The Grace (this historic building which was a former AME Zion Church is now an event center and one of the buildings that comprise The Brooklyn Collective in Charlotte, NC) utilized for community events & forums, musical and theatrical performances.

SouthEnd ARTS presents “GRACEfest” ... 120 Years in Brooklyn, NC
MultiCultural, Multidisciplinary ARTS Festival
Opening Night Speaker Series and Equity Art Exhibition in the Grace on Brevard
JUNE 4th, 6:00PM, Doors 5:30PM

DR. WILLIE GRIFFIN, PHD, Historian at LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW SOUTH
Opening Night Speaker ... Friday, June 4th, 2021 at 6:00PM in The Grace, Doors 5:30 PM
Equity Art Exhibition, Cash Bar ... 6:00-9:00PM
“HONORING THE ANCESTORS”
Celebrating ARTS, history and heritage.

KENYA TEMPLETON brings her gift of aCapella Spirituals to the ACOUSTIC GRACE.
SouthEnd ARTS Opening Night Performer ... June 4th, 2021 at 6:00PM.
You don’t want to miss spirituals in this acoustic space! Come be inspired by the Gift.

SouthEnd ARTS is pleased to announce a collaboration with Charlotte’s Brooklyn Collective and Studio 229 on Brevard. This collection of three historic buildings in the Brooklyn neighborhood, gathers civic-minded “makers” (creatives, entrepreneurs, problem-solvers, non-profits, etc) to fill gaps with knowledge, resources and connections.
The Brooklyn Collective is a place with a purpose. The Brooklyn Collective gives Charlotte a place to connect our strengths and the space to build what’s missing. It has always served as a safe space to address community issues that people in the Black community couldn’t talk about elsewhere.
Located in a historic block of Charlotte between 3rd and 4th streets on South Brevard Street, The Brooklyn Collective is one of the last pieces of African-American history of a neighborhood formerly known as “Brooklyn” in Charlotte, NC. We are a collective of diverse business owners and nonprofits who are committed to preserving this history and telling the stories and emulating the founders drive for economic mobility, entrepreneurship, social consciousness and celebrating local artistic talent.

SouthEnd ARTS is not just an organization, it is a movement of people with a shared appreciation for creatives and deeply rooted passion for equity. The organization’s programming is designed to “convene, connect and catalyze” towards shared goals of increased equity through creative expressions.
Curator, Joanna Henry, BFA, Winthrop University
Juror: Foozhan Kashkooli, MFA, Winthop University
We are excited to share new innovations of artist programming, community engagement and social good.
All sales benefit the artist and the mission of SouthEnd ARTS. A percentage of sales funds artist scholarships for women, seniors, immigrants, African American, Latinx, Asian, Arab, LGBTQIA, Disabled and our commitment to equity in the ARTS.

Come and join us for this amazing event that will celebrate all forms of art in our community!
Events have limited capacity ticketing.
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