About Us

Who we are

The Center for Community, Heritage, and the Arts (CHArt) was established in 2023 by faculty from the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) and the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences. (CHESS) with support from the Division of Research and both colleges. CHArt is an interdisciplinary, community-engaged research hub that seeks to cultivate civic imagination, reimagine placemaking, and increase community cohesion via artistic, architectural, humanistic, and social science research.  CHArt works to advance public-facing projects to empower and amplify the voices of the diverse communities in our region.

Supporters

CHArt was made possible through the Ignite for Centers Pilot Grant Program from the UNC Charlotte Division of Research with additional support from the College of Arts + Architecture (CoA+A) and the College of Humanities, Earth, and Social Sciences (CHESS). In addition, CHArt is supported through the generosity of the School of Architecture, Department of Sociology, Department of Theatre, Department of Dance, Department of History, Department of Anthropology, and Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies.