Series Notes Archives - Laurie Smithwick

ArtPop Charlotte – Class of 2020

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You guys. I have news. Really big crazy amazing news. A gelatin monotype print of mine, Wall Dive, has been selected for the ArtPop Charlotte class of 2020! Starting in mid-January, Wall Dive will be displayed on billboards, newsstands, airport charging stations, shopping center digital kiosks, and more all year! The first billboard location will be on I-77, just north of the LaSalle St. exit. I believe it will be on the left side of the highway, but visible to northbound traffic. Here’s a map link for you, and I’ll share photos as soon as I can! It is currently being shown…

January 13, 2020

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Monotype street prints pulled from Enderly Park neighborhood streets in Charlotte, NC. printed on top of collages created by Helms Jarrell with pages from her husband Greg’s book about Enderly Park, A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging.

Oh How Bright the Path Grows

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I created this piece with the fabulous Helms Jarrell for the Art of Recycling Public Art Initiative. It features street prints pulled from Enderly Park neighborhood streets, on top of collages Helms created with pages from her husband Greg's book about Enderly Park, A Riff of Love: Notes on Community and Belonging. We chose our street print locations from stories shared at Hannah Hasan's Muddy Turtle Talks. Each canvas is marked on the back with its specific location. The finished work hangs in the Bette Rae Thomas Center on Tuckaseegee. I loved working on this project with Helms and meeting folks...

November 15, 2019

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Wrapping Plaza Midwood

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I am so thrilled that my recent signal box wrap project with the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association and Plaza Midwood Merchants is complete! You can now see art from eight amazing Charlotte artists (plus me!) on the traffic signal cabinets along Central Ave. and The Plaza. Let's take a walking tour, shall we? Start at the corner of Hawthorne and Central for Holly Spruck's Charlotte skyline: Head up to Clement, in front of Bistro la Bon, to see Annada Hypes' adorable illustrations: At the corner of Pecan and Central, you'll find Mo Wineman's homage to Plaza Midwood: My piece is...

July 12, 2019

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Amplify the Signal

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I am so proud to announce that Amplify the Signal, my recent Creative Lab grant project with Historic South End, is complete! You can now see public art from eight amazing Charlotte artists (plus me!) on the traffic signal boxes along South Blvd.

September 26, 2018

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The first signal cabinet wrap in Charlotte, NC created by Laurie Smithwick. Installed at the corner of Thomas Ave. and Central Ave. in Plaza Midwood.

Signal Cabinet Wraps

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Charlotte is just beginning to dip its toe in the world of Signal Cabinet wraps and I'm so proud to have created the first ones on display! The first one is in South End, on the corner of South & East Boulevards, right next to Grace Covenant Church. It's called Intersectional, to pay homage to the crossroads where it is located. Where East meets West, South meets North, haves meet have nots, etc. The art is was created with watercolor and ink. The second one is on the corner of Thomas and Central Ave, next to Workman's Friend. 2 blocks...

May 22, 2018

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Charlotte Mini Maker Faire

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Charlotte Mini Maker Faire at Discovery Place Science was amazing. Working together, we created art with over 10,000 stickers!

October 11, 2016

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Yard Art Day

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A few months ago my friend, and amazing photographer, Deborah Triplett had a dream. “It is my dream that for one day people remember that child within them that likes to play creatively without any judgment or restraint. And to show the world that Charlotte is so much more than a banking town. And for us all to get insight into the city in which we live -- to cross neighborhood boundaries. To be inclusive. Art can do this.” She decided to call it Yard Art Day. And it got people excited. Very excited. So excited that over 200 homes in and around Charlotte participated by...

March 22, 2013

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