Queen City Art

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We’ve made ourselves at home since 1965, as Charlotte’s oldest nonprofit art gallery and organization. Since then, we’ve been paving a new landscape for the art scene—not your average ‘Poppies in the Park’ painting, but an authentic art experience for art lovers of all ages and backgrounds. CAL is a 501 (c)3 non-profit visual arts organization that relies on annual membership dues, studio rentals,

donations, and grants to sustain its activities. We offer a unique mix of open working studios, classes, and community outreach programs along with a public gallery.

08/20/2026

Want to support our mission? Want to ensure you stay up to date with QCA Events? Want to be a part of the art movement in Charlotte? Join a QCA Membership Circle Today and receive memership perks immediately once you sign up!

Learn more at https://queencityart.org/membership

08/11/2026

Volunteer with QCA at Charlotte Pride — August 15 & 16

QCA will be at the Charlotte Pride Youth & Family Zone on the Great Lawn at First Ward Park in Uptown. We’re looking for volunteers to join us in 2-hour shifts between 12–6 PM on Saturday and Sunday.

Our table will include information about QCA along with activities for kids and teens, including make-your-own keychains, decorate-your-own bags, and temporary Pride tattoos. Volunteers will help welcome visitors, share information about QCA, and assist with activities. You do not need to be an artist to help!

Sign up for a Pride shift: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA5AE22A4F94-65062456-qcapride #/

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Volunteer with QCA at Charlotte Pride — August 15 & 16QCA will be at the Charlotte Pride Youth & Family Zone on the Grea...
08/10/2026

Volunteer with QCA at Charlotte Pride — August 15 & 16

QCA will be at the Charlotte Pride Youth & Family Zone on the Great Lawn at First Ward Park in Uptown. We’re looking for volunteers to join us in 2-hour shifts between 12–6 PM on Saturday and Sunday.

Our table will include information about QCA along with activities for kids and teens, including make-your-own keychains, decorate-your-own bags, and temporary Pride tattoos. Volunteers will help welcome visitors, share information about QCA, and assist with activities. You do not need to be an artist to help!

Sign up for a Pride shift:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA5AE22A4F94-65062456-qcapride #/

08/10/2026

What our camera roll looks like after visiting Queen Ciry Art!

Here is all the fantastic local art we currently have hanging in the gallery from our exhibit titled Word on the Street! All work is for sale and up until August 30.

Also available for purchase on our website queencityart.org

Joyce Vukela-Mayer is QCA’s August Featured Artist of the Month. Come celebrate her body of work The Interplay of Paint,...
08/07/2026

Joyce Vukela-Mayer is QCA’s August Featured Artist of the Month. Come celebrate her body of work The Interplay of Paint, Rust and Steel.

Exhibit opening: August 8 5-8 PM
Artist Remarks: About 6:30 PM
Work on display: August 8 - August 30

08/07/2026

Join us for our Word on the Street Exhibit Opening!

Saturday, August 8, 2026
5:00 PM 8:00 PM
Queen City Art
📍 4237 Raleigh Street Charlotte, NC, 28213

Words shape culture, memory, protest, identity, fantasy, and connection. Word on the Street invites artists to explore the visual power of language in all its forms.

This exhibition seeks artwork inspired by written text, typography, handwritten notes, graffiti, poetry, books, signage, symbols, coded messages, fictional languages, maps, annotations, lyrics, public statements, and the marks humans leave behind to communicate. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly, from literal text-based works to pieces influenced by storytelling, translation, communication, censorship, language systems, or invented scripts and symbols.

Book Reading by Caroline Kenna

Free to attend. All ages welcome.

07/27/2026

Call to Artists Opportunity: Word on the Street
 
Words shape culture, memory, protest, identity, fantasy, and connection. Word on the Street invites artists to explore the visual power of language in all its forms.

This exhibition seeks artwork inspired by written text, typography, handwritten notes, graffiti, poetry, books, signage, symbols, coded messages, fictional languages, maps, annotations, lyrics, public statements, and the marks humans leave behind to communicate.

Whether your work incorporates visible words or responds conceptually to language and meaning, Word on the Street celebrates the intersection of visual art and communication.

All media styles and interpretations are welcome.

Submissions Due July 28th: https://queencityart.org/call-to-artists

Exhibition Dates: Opening Reception August 8th runs through August 31st

Address

4237 Raleigh Street
Charlotte, NC
28213

Opening Hours

Friday 1pm - 7pm
Saturday 1pm - 7pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+17043762787

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