ARTS & CULTURE - From LGBTQ+ film festivals and musical performance to touring shows, museum exhibitions and citywide festivals, the Charlotte calendar is full through May 2026.
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#CharlotteArts #SpringEvents #CLTArts #LGBTQEvents #CharlotteCulture #ArtsCalendar #Spring2026
🎶 We’re looking back at our final 2025 Game Music Contest winner! 🎶
🎧💫 Congratulations to our 5th Place winner, Nicholas Filippides, with his beautiful track “Sunrise Serenade” for Kingdom Hearts III! 🏆✨
#VideoGameMusic #GameDev #KingdomHearts #KH3 #CharlotteNC #CLTArts
Exciting news!
We received a Creative Growth Grant from @cltgov that will help us build more ArtCade units for the community through our new ArtCade Creators Program, where local artists learn carpentry and electrical skills while creating interactive public art.
#CLTArts
This year, we were excited to support Anthony Turner & Psycho Image Films, a film studio for cosplayers, with a Content Creation Grant! 📸🎬👗⚔️
#InfusionFund #Blerd #BlackCosplayers #ContentCreator #PotionsAndPixels #CharlotteNC #CosplayUniverse #CLTArts
🔥Fighting game flair, Astro Boy inspo & Dammit Wesley’s style make this #ArtCade unforgettable.🎨
⚡️LAST DAY TO APPLY: TOMORROW! Don’t miss your chance to have your art featured: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... 🕹️
#ArcadeCabinet #RetroGaming #ArtistSpotlight #CLTArts #CallForArtists
🏅 4th Place
Metal Gear Tactics
By Michael DePrey & Xavier Jimenez
#ScreenToTable #GameDev #BoardGameDesign #IndieGames #CLTArts #MetalGearSolid
🎲🃏 CONTEST ENTRY SPOTLIGHT: Souls & Sacrifices
By Mia Gobble
Inspired by Inscryption
🗳️ YOU decide who wins $1,300!
📅 Vote by July 20
👉 forms.gle/wDUyR6QJNumu...
#ScreenToTable #IndieGames #Inscryption #GameDev #CLTArts
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Ghost by Connor McElroy
🔥 Inspired by #ABZÛ
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#GameMusic #SupportLocalArtists #CLTArts #PotionsAndPixels #InfusionFund
🎲🕵️♂️ CONTEST ENTRY SPOTLIGHT: Metal Gear Tactics
By Michael DePrey & Xavier Jimenez
Inspired by #MetalGearSolid
🗳️ YOU decide who wins $1,300!
📅 Vote by July 20
👉 forms.gle/wDUyR6QJNumu...
#ScreenToTable #GameDev #BoardGameDesign #IndieGames #CLTArts
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Bryan Fury by EM HENDRIX
🔥 Inspired by #Tekken 3
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#BryanFury #FGC #GameMusic #SupportLocalArtists #CLTArts #InfusionFund
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Covert by Kendall Wix @KwixDev
🔥 Inspired by Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#GameMusic #CLTArts #GameDev #SplinterCell
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Chilling Depths by Mia Gobble
🔥 Inspired by #GeometryDash
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#RhythmGame #GameMusic #SupportLocalArtists #CLTArts #PotionsAndPixels
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Chilling Depths by Mia Gobble
🔥 Inspired by #GeometryDash
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#RhythmGame #GameMusic #SupportLocalArtists #CLTArts #PotionsAndPixels
🎮 Game Music Contest Finalist Spotlight!
🎧 Out My Way by @OmegaSparx
🔥 Inspired by Street Fighter 6
🗳️ YOU help decide who wins the $1,025 prize pool!
⏳ Voting closes July 20th
👉 VOTE: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#StreetFighter6 #FGC #GameMusic #SupportLocalArtists #CLTArts
🎖 5th – Payback Party
#GameDev #CLTArts #IndieGames #TableToScreen
🎖 4th – World Domination
#GameDev #CLTArts #IndieGames #TableToScreen
🥈 2nd – Knightwatch
#GameDev #CLTArts #IndieGames #TableToScreen
🎲 Congrats to the winners of our Table to Screen Contest! 🎮
Local devs turned board games into video games — and the results are amazing!
🥇 1st – ONU
#GameDev #CLTArts #IndieGames #TableToScreen
🎵 29 songs entered. 12 finalists remain. Now YOU decide who wins! 🎮🎶
Vote in the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest & help award $1,025 to local artists!
🗳️ Vote by July 20: forms.gle/G3w8it1Bgj1N...
#GameMusic #CLTArts #GameDev #VoteLocal #VideoGameMusic
Everyone’s welcome at the Game Industry Gathering — devs, creators, & fans alike! 🎮🍺
Play games, meet amazing people, and help grow Charlotte’s game scene! 🚀
📅 Wed, June 25
⏰ 6–10 PM
📍 @DivineBarrelCLT
#GameDev #IndieGames #CLTArts #CharlotteNC #GameIndustryGathering
🎉 We’re thrilled to support @athenaclt (Athena Alliance CLT) with our Game Organization Grant! 🎮
They’re building spaces + opportunities for women + enbies in gaming — and growing their impact in Charlotte. 🌟
#GameOrganizationGrant #CLTArts #WomenInGaming #NonbinaryGamers
#Charlotte devs worked hard creating board games inspired by video games for this contest — and now they’re PLAYABLE! 🎮🎲
YOU help decide who wins $1,300! 🗳️
Vote by July 20
👉 forms.gle/wDUyR6QJNumu...
#PlayAndVote #ScreenToTable #BoardGames #GameDesign #InfusionFund #CLTArts
#Charlotte devs worked hard creating video games inspired by board games for this contest — and now they’re PLAYABLE! 🎮🎲
YOU help decide who wins $1,300! 🗳️
Vote by June 23
👉 forms.gle/gm4bxR5RzmyY...
#PlayAndVote #IndieGames #GameDev #TableToScreen #InfusionFund #CLTArts
🎥 We're excited to award Devin Walker with a Content Creation Grant to support Night City Chronicles — a cinematic Cyberpunk 2020/RED video series featuring tutorials, lore, & recreated RPG adventures! ⚙️🌃
🎭 Thanks #InfusionFund
#Cyberpunk #TTRPG #CLTArts #ContentCreator #CharlotteNC
🎮 DEADLINE EXTENDED! 🎶🎲🕹️
You’ve asked for more time — & we’re giving it to you! 🙌
Submit by JUNE 1 for:
🟣 Table to Screen Contest
🟢 Screen to Table Contest
🔵 Game Music Contest
Details 🔗 linktr.ee/potionsandpi...
#GameDev #IndieGames #GameMusic #CLTArts #CreativeCLT
🎮 Excited to support Noel Mills & @gamingloungeclt with our Game Organization Grant!
They’re creating FREE/low-cost pop-up gaming spaces across Charlotte — connecting folks through retro + modern #games. 🎮
Follow them & join the fun!
#GameOrganizationGrant #PotionsAndPixels #CLTArts
🚨 TONIGHT! 🎮
All are welcome—whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out.
📅 April 23 | 6–10 PM
📍 @divinebarrelclt
Plug into Charlotte’s game industry, make connections, and spark new ideas.
#GameIndustryGathering #CLTArts #PotionsAndPixels #GameDev #IndieGames #CLT
Dine IN for ART! Love this idea for #ValentinesDay weekend, cook at home with @ChefAlyssaCLT & get some cool art from @McCollCenter! www.wccbcharlotte.com/2021/02/02/wilsons-world... #WCCB #CLTarts #CookingAtHome
