Come Hang Out for a walking tour of Charlotte SHOUT's art installations!
๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ at 6pm
We will not be there for a full hour but it closes at 7pm. All others on this walking tour are until 10pm.
We will walk approximately 2 miles total, discovering nearly 15 installations and exciting pieces that will be sure to inspire our own creativity.
Charlotte SHOUT! transforms Uptown Charlotte into a dynamic open-air gallery with immersive art installations, interactive exhibits, and bold creative experiences. Throughout the 17-day festival, visitors encounter works by local, regional, and internationally recognized artists who reimagine public spaces through light, sculpture, and storytelling. From large-scale installations to participatory art moments, Charlotte SHOUT! invites the community to explore creativity in unexpected places and experience the city through an artistic lens.
โข ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ (๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ): ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ
Will Whiteโs Wondrous Wardrobe is a never-before-seen, immersive, fashion-led public installation. Inspired by Alice in Wonderland and this yearโs theme, Let Wonder Lead the Way, visitors move through a catwalk corridor into the White Rabbitโs โclosetโ for playful dress-up, onward to a Mad Hatter tea party scene, and finally into the Red Queenโs Garden. Whiteโs SHOUT! Chic installations are always one of the festivalโs most photo-worthy, interactive attractions that invites everyone to explore fashion, wardrobe, and wonder at their own pace.
โข ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ
Tara Spilโs โWelcome Voicesโ is an interactive installation where viewers can meet and celebrate Charlotteโs newcomers. With 157 people moving here every day, there are many stories to be told. Interact with this vibrant and colorful sculpture to learn more about people and neighbors in the Charlotte community.
Los Trompos features eight larger-than-life, three-dimensional spinning tops in a variety of colors and shapes. The colorful surfaces of each top are created in part by fabric woven in a traditional Mexican style. The fabric is stretched over the modules to seat several people at once.
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โข ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ
โSymbolic Peaceโ is a 10-foot-tall steel sculpture shaped as a peace signโconceived under the creative vision of Mathew Rosenblatt and brought to life by the expert fabrication team at Liquid PXL. Each facade is laser-cut with a diverse collection of religious and non-religious symbols, reflecting the many paths toward unity and coexistence. By day, it stands as a bold, reflective form; by night, it transforms into a luminous beacon through an intricate internal LED lighting design.
Welcome to Ian Wegenerโs โHive Mind,โ where you can communicate to the other stations through tubes and play games with each other while exploring the colorful and cozy stations! Use your imagination describing who is on the other side of the line and play games with commination to build and design your colorful peg wall.
Come talk with the Oracles! Dorne Pentesโ giant inflatables. Creatures of numerous sizes and shapes are waiting to talk with you! Giant aliens, happy hearts, and even baby aliens! Are you curious? Ask the Oracles anything (well, almost anything) and theyโll respond with kindness and wisdom. Some Oracles are up in the air, and some down on the ground; see how many you can find!
โข ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ๐) & ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ณ๐), ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ
Guests step up to a futuristic portal and press the green button. Once activated, the inter-dimensional portal opens up to one of 8 different randomized destinations, from the depths of the ocean, to the furthest reaches of space, leading guests on a journey of curiosity and wonder. As the portal opens, a fantastical world emerges from the gateway, spilling out onto the ground at guestsโ feet, blurring the boundaries between one dimension and the next. After a few moments, the magical world gets sucked back into the portal, it closes, and beckons the next guest to press the button to see where theyโll go.
โTumbling Texturesโ by Claire Kiester is a large-scale soft sculpture installation. It features 3 large orbs composed of recycled plastic containers filled with various materials. These vary from rice, bells and rocks to water and sand. As viewers spin them by hand, they are surrounded by a symphony of sounds, similar to that of a rain stick. โTumbling Texturesโ sparks curiosity in viewers and challenges their previous conceptions of crochet and recycling.
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โKaleid-Escapeโ by Rebecca Lipps and Caleb Dickerson is an interactive projection installation that transforms visitors into co-creators of a mesmerizing, ever-evolving kaleidoscopic world. Every movement, gesture, and interaction you make shapes the visuals, producing patterns that are uniquely yours. These interactions combine with environmental variablesโlike light, sound, and spatial dynamicsโso that no two experiences are ever the same. Step inside and become immersed in a vibrant, dynamic landscape where color, form, and motion respond to your presence. As you explore, you are both participant and conductor, orchestrating an evolving symphony of visuals that bend perception, time, and space. Whether you move slowly or with abandon, your engagement continuously reshapes the environment, inviting endless discovery and wonder. Kaleid-Escape is not just a projectionโitโs a personal journey into a living, breathing kaleidoscope, where imagination and reality intertwine in extraordinary ways.
Step into the future with โSTARGATE,โ an innovative projection sculpture by Jay Tettamanti the creative mind behind Chalk River Labs. Featuring a 12ft square encompassing a circular ring, ingeniously designed to usher viewers on an awe-inspiring journey through the cosmos. This sculptural marvel employs projection mapping to wrap the entire structure with mesmerizing visuals that can be appreciated from any vantage point. Viewers are encouraged to climb into the central ring, serving as both a meditative space and a source of breathtaking photo opportunities, creating interaction and shared experiences. Hypnotic visuals seamlessly meld with a contemplative soundtrack, creating an otherworldly portal where the audience is transported to the realm of the stars.
Composed of six giant dream catchers, Weci | Koninut embodies the wisdom of the ancestors and deep respect for our environment. Each seasonโfrom Pitcipipon, the Pre-Winter, to Takwakin, the Autumnโcreates a vibrant, immersive setting with its own unique interplay of light and sound. Visitors are invited to settle comfortably within this space, where their presence activates the experience and carries them into a world of dreams.
Tara Spilโs โWelcome Voicesโ is an interactive installation where viewers can meet and celebrate Charlotteโs newcomers. With 157 people moving here every day, there are many stories to be told. Interact with this vibrant and colorful sculpture to learn more about people and neighbors in the Charlotte community.
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๐ข๐ฌ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ
โFishโ by Doyle Bussey is a playful, interactive sculpture designed to spark curiosity and connection. Made from recycled translucent 55-gallon plastic drums and steel wire repurposed from old political signs, the piece transforms previously manufactured materials into something lively and new. By day, Fish can blow bubblesโor at least delight visitors with whimsical bubble sounds, depending on the settingโadding a sense of surprise and wonder. By night, it glows from within, illuminated by programmable LEDs that respond to the movement of nearby guests. As people approach, touch, and move around the sculpture, shifting light patterns create a visible link between human motion and the artworkโs behavior. Fish is meant to be fun and approachable, inviting hands-on interaction, while also quietly encouraging environmental stewardship through the creative reuse of discarded materials.
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