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Liz Haywood - Community Mural for Lake Mist Apartments
In this partnership with Ascent Housing and the Housing Impact Fund, ArtPop and local artist Liz Haywood were tasked with beautifying a functional retaining wall at the entrance of Lake Mist Apartments. Drawing inspiration from the residential community’s input, the result was a vibrant 625 square foot mural that brings more warmth, color, and beauty into the community!
Raman Bhardwaj - Mural for Rack Room Shoes Morrisville Store
To enhance the guest experience in their Morrisville retail store, Rack Room Shoes partnered with ArtPop Inspiration Projects to commission an original artwork by a local artist, which would tell the story of the NC Triangle area. Acclaimed Greensboro-based muralist Raman Bhardwaj was hired to bring Rack Room’s vision to life by designing and painting a vibrant mural that acts a backdrop to the store’s checkout counter!
Natalie Daratony - Interior Mural for Chernoff Newman
This mural was commissioned by Chernoff Newman to brighten the kitchen space in their uptown Charlotte office! ArtPop worked alongside Cities Program Class of 2024 artist Natalie Daratony to bring their creative vision to life in the form of a verdant, nature-inspired painted mural!
Amber Thompson - Interior Mural for Truist Field
To assist Truist in refreshing their luxury suite at Truist Field in Uptown Charlotte, we commissioned local muralist & sign-painter Amber Thompson to illustrate this spectacular mural artwork! Amber knocked it out of the park with her design, incorporating Truist’s signature brand elements and communicating their purpose to inspire better lives in and for the Charlotte community.
Von Jeter - Window Murals for Lowe’s Tool Rental
In this latest iteration of our Inspiration Projects partnership with Lowe’s Home Improvement in SouthEnd Charlotte, we worked with local artist Von Jeter, who beautifully illustrated scenes depicting many of the home improvement projects that are made possible through Lowe’s Tool Rental service!
Marcus Kiser - Interior Mural for Blue Cross NC
Serving our community through local art is what ArtPop's mission is all about, and this Inspiration Projects mural delivers on that promise! Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC reached out to us with their idea for a community-based mural to brighten their brand-new West Charlotte Community Center. To bring their vision to life, we had the pleasure of working alongside Charlotte artist & designer Marcus Kiser, who led art students from West Charlotte High School in painting the mural based on his original design.
Laurie Smithwick - Sidewalk Mural for Anne O. Moffat Park
In ArtPop Street Gallery’s 50th Completed Inspiration Project, the SouthPark Association of Neighborhoods (SPAN) commissioned ArtPop and Cities Program Class of 2022 artist Laurie Smithwick to dream up a mural that would compliment the new half-acer park’s lush green space, while adding a touch of color and whimsy!
Natalie Daratony - Interior Murals for Northlake Mall
For these two interior murals in Charlotte’s Northlake Mall, ArtPop worked with artist Natalie Daratony to connect art and community! Directly referencing the two primary communities that the mall serves (and its namesake), the Charlotte and Lake Norman murals were digitally designed by Natalie using her existing traditional paintings as a reference.
Edelweiss Vogel - Interior Murals for Bank of America at Founders Hall
For this project, ArtPop was tasked with managing art murals for Bank of America’s employee game lounge within Founders Hall in Uptown Charlotte. As the lounge is a space for employees to rest and enjoy themselves, the artwork would need to be fun, uplifting, welcoming, and inclusive. ArtPop suggested 2022 Cities Program artist Edelweiss Vogal for this project, whose bright and energetic art style was a perfect match for this task! The artwork is displayed as printed vinyl murals occupying the lounge’s outer-facing windows and on a wall within the lounge itself.
Cheeks - Ballantyne VR Mural for Northwood Office
In our ongoing partnership with Northwood Office and their CREATE Ballantyne art program, we worked with local muralist Cheeks to design and virtually paint this striking “Welcome to Ballantyne” mural!
Kalin Devone - Exterior Mural for Harris Teeter and P&G
In this collaboration between Harris Teeter, Procter & Gamble, ArtPop Street Gallery, and artist Kalin Devone, we were thrilled to bring three new faces to the Charlotte landscape in a beautiful Women’s History Month mural!
Darion Fleming - Exterior Mural for The Relatives
In this very special partnership, ArtPop Inspiration Projects managed this exterior mural by Charlotte muralist Darion Fleming for our fellow LendingTree Foundation LendaHand Alliance Cohort members, The Relatives.
Esther Moorehead - Interior Mural for Clancy & Theys
ESTHER MOOREHEAD - INTERIOR CLANCY & THEYS
Painted interior mural by Cities Program ‘23 artist Esther Moorehead for Clancy & Theys Construction Company.
Inspiration Project | 2022
Multiple Artists - Printed Art Displays for The 2022 Presidents Cup
Inspired by the spirit of Charlotte's neighborhoods, ArtPop Inspiration Projects collaborated with the 2022 Presidents Cup to display the work of artists who live and create in NoDa and South End Charlotte. The large art installations brought character to event concession stations outfitted with food offerings from local restauranteurs.
Raman Bhardwaj - Team-Building Mural for Junior Achievement
For this mural to revamp the volunteer space at the Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas office, ArtPop partnered with local artist Raman Bhardwaj to bring their mission of “Together We Can” to life.
Multiple Artists - Window Murals for Lowe’s South End (2021 - 2022)
In this continuation of ArtPop's ‘Windows of Hope’ Inspiration Project from 2020, these installations gave us the opportunity to refresh the window murals at Lowe’s in South End Charlotte on a recurring basis! Artworks by eight local artists were displayed as printed vinyl banners, rotating throughout 2021 and 2022.
Nick Napoletano - Interior Mural for JLL
ArtPop partnered with Nick Napoletano to create this whimsical mural titled ‘Fly Away Home’ for JLL’s new Charlotte office. The JLL team joined into the mural process - not only in the inspiration that brought Nick’s work to life - but also in laying the foundation of the mural by creating the mural ‘doodle grid’ - individually spray painting words and phrases that inspire them and inspire togetherness.
Sharon Dowell - Exterior Mural for Third & Urban
SHARON DOWELL - EXTERIOR MURAL FOR THIRD & URBAN
Painted Exterior Mural by artist Sharon Dowell for Third & Urban’s Lower Tuck West End.
Inspiration Project | 2021
Kyle Mosher - Exterior Mural for Third & Urban
KYLE MOSHER - EXTERIOR MURAL FOR THIRD & URBAN
Painted Exterior Mural by artist Kyle Mosher for Third & Urban’s Lower Tuck West End.
Inspiration Project | 2021
Multiple Artists - ‘Windows of Hope’ Murals in South End Charlotte
In this very special partnership between ArtPop, Charlotte Center City Partners, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and South End CLT, we partnered with 13 local artists to bring hope to South End Charlotte.