Charlotte SHOUT!

Charlotte SHOUT!

Charlotte SHOUT! Returns Spring 2024

Art, Music, Food, and Ideas.

For 17 days, Uptown Charlotte will transform into a creative paradise. The festival weaves together the extraordinary talents of internationally and locally acclaimed artists, dancers, musicians, poets, storytellers, photographers, chefs and thought leaders. It is a feast for all the senses and all ages, serving up soulful music, tantalizing food, mind-blowing images, playful installations, inspiring performances, and bold ideas. Artist and volunteer applications are now open for Charlotte SHOUT 2024.

Artist Applications

Calling all creatives! SHOUT! 2024 Applications are now open.

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Volunteer at SHOUT!

We couldn't do this without our volunteers! We rely on help from you in order to bring this festival to life. Volunteer applications are now open for SHOUT! 2024.

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Exciting Opportunity for Visual Artists! We invite you to submit your groundbreaking design for an interactive art installation at SHOUT! 2024. 🎨 Interactive Art Installation Submission 🎨 Deadline: November 3, 2023 ✍️Click the link in our bio to apply! Or, head to CharlotteSHOUT.com!

🎼Are you a solo artist or part of a band with original music? Apply to perform a 40-minute set at SHOUT! 2024.🎵 🎹Submission Deadline: November 3, 2023 🎶Click the link in our bio to apply!

CREATIVE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW LIVE! For a chance to be part of the Charlotte SHOUT! 2024 experience. Here's how you can get involved: 1️⃣Poster Competition 🎨 Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023 Create a captivating Charlotte SHOUT! poster for a chance to become the face of SHOUT! 2023. 2️⃣Easter Eggs on Parade 🥚 Submission Deadline: November 3, 2023 Design a larger-than-life egg sculpture to be displayed throughout the 2024 SHOUT! festival. 3️⃣Interactive Art 🎨 Submission Deadline: November 3, 2023 Submit your innovative design for an interactive art installation at SHOUT! 2024. 4️⃣Music Showcase 🎶 Submission Deadline: November 3, 2023 Are you a solo artist or part of a band with original music? Apply to perform a 40-minute set at SHOUT! 2024. 5️⃣Open Access 🌟 Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023 Calling all storytellers and performers! Bring your programming to Charlotte SHOUT! 2024. Open Access welcomes all creatives, including theatre, comedy, dance, culinary professionals, and more. 6️⃣Sidewalk Shows 🎭 Submission Deadline: December 15, 2023 Showcase your talents on the sidewalks of Charlotte SHOUT! 2024. We're looking for street performers to create memorable moments throughout the festival. This includes circle shows, buskers, musician zones, and more, and it's free for all to enjoy. Click the link in bio to check out all our open applications!

Ever wanted to learn pottery? Join LHK Clay Studio this Saturday for a Sip & Sculpt “Build Your Beer Stein or Coffee Mug” Clay class at @themarketat7thst! You will be guided to create your own clay stein or mug using hand building clay slab techniques. This class is for everyone! You don’t want to miss it😁 📍: The Market at 7th Street 224 East 7th Street 🗓️: July 22nd ⏰3:00-5:30 pm Tickets are $60, and include your (1) beverage choice from Assorted Table Wine or Not Just Coffee 🍷☕️

🔍 Have you spotted the crowns in several murals at Luminous Lane? 👑 Make your visit to Luminous Lane a little more fun by looking for specific art elements in the murals. You can check out the Scavenger Hunt created by @traveling_gypsy and learn more about each mural that was created during @cItshout. Whether it’s an artistic statement or a love note to the Queen City, find these crowns in your next stroll down the alley. Muralists featured: @h_x.n_c.h_o @nony_cit @neerperfection 🎥: @artwalksclt #clt #704 #980 #queencity #charlottenc

Do you miss Charlotte SHOUT!? You can still see elements of our beloved festival around Uptown. ❤️ The captivating art installation, “Xyzzy” by @superdaftbros is now featured inside @themarketat7thst! Previously showcased in @cItshout’s Eggs on Parade, this mesmerizing piece has finally landed at the Market! Xyzzy (pronounced ziz-zie) is an interactive experience like no other. Inspired by early video game cheat code and designed as an ornate arcade machine, it captures hidden gems of Charlotte, resembling Fabergé Eggs, under its honeycomb matrix. Don’t miss your chance to witness this extraordinary masterpiece! Visit the Market and immerse yourself in the magic of Xyzzy for a limited time only! #themarketat7thst #uptownclt #cltshout #superdaftbros #artinstallation

Happy #MuralMonday An Exceptional piece - ‘Love Note’ by Matt Moore @puckmcgruff 📍LUMINOUS LANE - East 3rd to East 4th Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 📸: Great video by @graffitilocation

🤸‍♂️ SILENT DISCO YOGA: ANCHOR by @dancinglotusyoga is an all-levels yoga class with a twist — it’s streamed entirely through noise cancelling headphones. Participate in a one-hour yoga class with Dancing Lotus Yoga + Arts every Tuesday from 5:15-6:15 PM at Mint Museum Uptown. Classes are free for Mint members using code MINT21 and $15 for non-members. Registration is required. learn more at: https://www.mintmuseum.org/event/yoga-at-the-mint-2/2023-06-06/ 📸: @axioscharlotte

Happy Mural Monday! Learn more about the murals in the city with Uptown Interactive! Scan the QR code beside the 6 participating murals to hear from the artists themselves. See the link in our bio to start your tour. . . . 🎨: @napoletanoart #uptown #uptownclt #charlotte #charlottenc #charlottesgotalot #showupforuptown

The @eatblkcharlotte food and cultural festival returns next Saturday, June 10 at SHOUT! Venue: Victoria Yards🎉 DETAILS: About 15 Black-owned food trucks will participate in the festival, which will have activities for kids and a live DJ. - From June 2-10, 25 local Black-owned restaurants, like @cuzzoscuisine, @romeosveganburgers, @weatheredsoulscIt and @urbansweetsco, to name a few, will offer weeklong deals leading up to the festival. • DETAILS: The festival will take place at @victoriayardscit and @themarketat7thst in @uptown.clt from 2-7pm. 🎟️TICKETS: General admission is $10. Children under 18 enter free. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 📸*: Courtesy of @eatblkcharlotte

Here’s a sunny throwback of SHOUT! to brighten up your day. 💕 Thanks @nhouseproduction for making this awesome reel! 🎉

What an amazing video made by @charlotte_thrives! 42 mural artists have brought light to dark places. What once was a dark alley in Charlotte, NC has now become a beautiful mural landscape. Mural leaders @traveling_gypsy and @treazytreaz spearheaded this project - go check out their work and other artists at Lumnious Lane. The alley is downtown in between: 📍• 100 4th St 📍• @uptown.clt Murals featured: - @traveling_gypsy - @jeks_nc - @eulizerd - @estko - @toonsbeforetime @carlitoquartz - @misslotus- § - @ibird.the.vandal - @nony_clt - @puckmcgruff - @esthermooreheadart - @e_h_k_s - @markdoepker - @juniordesigns_ - @treazytreaz - @kiikcreate

🎉NOW OPEN: @portalclt123 🤳 is an exciting new interactive selfie museum inside the new Queen City Quarter (formally Epicenter) 💃🏽📸🎉 If you loved SHOUT!, you’ll have a blast inside @portalclt123. This picture playground has over 15 rooms with fun optional illusions, back drops and props and more than 100 different photo opportunities! 📸🎥🤳 @portalclt123 is perfect for all ages to enjoy!

Love this image of the historic Ratcliffe's Flowers sign by @bobby_mayes_media 📸 #uptown #uptownclt #charlotte #charlottenc #charlottesgotalot

Happy Mural Monday! @jbird.the.vandal’s Kiki Cat brings so much joy! 🌈 Location: Luminous Lane - the alley at 100 East 4th St, created during this year's @cltshout. 📸: image captured by @brookebrownphotography_clt

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! @discoveryplacescience opened their newest exhibition this week and it does NOT disappoint! 🦹‍♀️ This exhibition is perfect for the whole family. 🎉 Showcasing genuine Academy Award-winning movie costumes, lifelike photo opportunities, and original comic art that allows you to observe every detail, including the white out marks.🦸‍♂️ FUN FACT: When you look closely you’ll see the Black Panther costume has Wakanda’s language stitched into the seams.🕵️🕵️‍♀️ The exhibit is open now until September 4th. Stay tuned for evening hours this Summer on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays for this exhibition! 💃🏽 📸: Repost from @uptown.clt.

THANK YOU to everyone who helped us build, program and enjoy a brand new space at SHOUT! this year — the Serenity Garden. From the nature sounds/music by @emilysagemusic to Elemental Yoga managed by @traveling_gypsy … this was an Uptown oasis for 17 days! 🧘🏾‍♀️🧘🧘‍♂️REPOST @michaelbyoga Wow, I actually have pictures to post to this account 😂 Still thinking about my amazing class with @cltshout last night, so thankful for the big turnout. I’m also glad to have my CFYC sequence so secure in my head because I definitely went off sequence and started making things up when I realized I needed 10 more minutes 😅 #cltshout #cltyoga #charlotteyoga