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At DUPP&SWAT, students can fill up a bag of clothes for free! Learn how you can help! Read more HERE.
Once The Big Players Move In, Will Camp North End Still Be Cool?
At noon on a quiet Friday in the middle of autumn, Alchemy: The Works salon owner Kyle Gates sat alone at his desk in The Boileryard Building at Camp North End, his brow furrowed as he caught up on client emails. He was surrounded by empty bright green salon chairs; all around him were empty buildings in one of the last remaining areas untouched by development close to Center City. Click to read more…
Charlotte Teens x Black Panther
For art to survive in CLT, artists must survive
“Trust me … I know a little something about survival.” – Davita Galloway
For art and culture to survive and thrive, it needs community champions. One of Charlotte’s most ferocious champions is Davita Galloway, the co-founder of dupp & swat, a multi-disciplinary creative studio/salon. When Galloway and her brother, Dion, opened dupp & swat in NODA over five years ago, there was no master plan, only a commitment to create a space where people could create in any form that spoke to them – fashion, performance, music, visual arts, etc. Click to read more…
GOODWILL PARTNERS FOR REPURPOSED: AN UPCYCLED FASHION SHOW + AUCTION
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont recently took part in a fun, educational opportunity to partner with CrownKeepers and the City of Charlotte’s Solid Waste Services department as part of its Healthy Communities program for Repurposed: An Upcycled Fashion Show + Auction. Click to read more…
Davita Galloway asks the question: What does it take to survive as a creative in Charlotte?
On Friday, June 2 at Warehouse 242, Charlotte artist Davita Galloway shared her dynamic story of survival with over 300 fellow creative Charlotteans. As a costume designer, talk show host, writer and publisher, and co-owner of powerhouse creative studio, dupp&swat, Davita’s tale is both deeply personal and resonates with us all. Early chapters in her narrative involve such heartbreaking moments as a medical diagnosis, an assault, and an arrest. A self-proclaimed #GirlBoss, Davita challenges us all to consider what we need in our creative survival kit. Click to read more…
You should be keeping an eye out for these art bags in the street
Imagine walking down the street, minding your own business, then looking to the left and seeing a bag, sitting alone, with a note attached: “It’s all yours! No gimmicks. Congratulations!”
You would probably warily peek inside (I mean, it’s probably holding anthrax or dirty laundry or something, right?), only to find that there really is no trick: it’s filled with art supplies, free for the taking, yours to create with as you wish. Click to read more…