Home is a place we never see with stranger’s eyes. It is a base for everything: hope, family, school, fellowship, faith, future struggles and successes. Even as our sense of place has changed significantly this year, there is a magnetic property of home, the way it aligns everything around us. It is more than a place. It’s an idea. Home is home, and everything else is not-home.

This exhibition features art that explores the meanings and feelings of “home” and “place” in our increasingly interwoven society. Home can be one place or many. Finding home can take a journey. Re-imaging home has become a universal undertaking. The artists in this show explore one of the most basic social concepts by which individuals, families, nations, and regions understand themselves in relation to others. The resulting visual conversations embrace both idealized concepts and physical realities of home, while exploring our relationship to ourselves, others and the natural world around us.

HOME opens on Friday, November 6, 2020 with a special opening event and will be on view through Saturday, February 27, 2021.

Itinerary of Events

Opening Reception with the Artists
Friday, November 6, 2020   |  Timed entry from 6 – 8p  

Featuring exhibition artists David J. Butler, Crista Cammaroto, and J. Stacy Utley

Reservations are required. Space is limited to maintain social distance and masks are required. Upon arrival and in advance of each time slot, guests will have the opportunity to experience “waiting stations,” including a hands-on, interactive activity designed by artist Crista Cammaroto.

 Moderated Panel Discussion and Q&A:
What is Home for Charlotte Creatives?
Wednesday, November 18, 2020  |  6:30p – 8:30p

Join us as we dive into and discuss the reality of home for the creative community in Charlotte as we live stream from the Arts Factory in Charlotte’s Historic West End. Moderated by Talk Show Host and Speaker Ohavia Phillips and Charlotte Is Creative co-founders Matt Olin and Tim Miner, the conversation will explore existing opportunities and hurdles, delve into the challenges of navigating institutional and cultural structures, and discuss whether there is a collective future vision for art and artists in Charlotte as we maneuver our way through a quickly changing world. Panelists include the Charlotte-based artists from HOME: Dave Butler, Crista Cammaroto, and J. Stacy Utley. The artists will be joined in discussion by leaders from Queen City arts institutions: Amy Herman, co-founder of Goodyear Arts; Alli Celebron-Brown, President and CEO of the McColl Center for Art + Innovation; Todd Herman, President and CEO of the Mint Museum; Todd D. Smith, Executive Director of Bechtler Museum; and Alexys Taylor, former Manager, Collections & Exhibitions, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture.