Upcoming Events

All Arts Market

Community

September 03, 2010 - September 04, 2010 @   Neighborhood Theatre

Via NoDaRioty: Find affordable, original art for you and your friends. Vendors will be selling paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, pottery,… more

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2010 Charlotte Film Festival Preview Event

Community

September 18, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM   @   Queens University (Sykes Auditorium)

Via Charlotte Film Festival: The 2010 Charlotte Film Festival is almost here! We are going to be giving a SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK to the Charlotte… more

Gain: AIGA Design and Business Conference

AIGA National

October 14, 2010 - October 16, 2010 @   The Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers

It’s never too early to start thinking of new ways to reinvigorate your practice. So don’t miss out on early registration for… more

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Past Events

AIGA Date Night: Exit Through the Gift Shop

AIGA Charlotte

July 15, 2010 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Park Terrace 6

Um, so, are you busy tonight? Would you, like, want to catch a movie or something? AIGA Charlotte invites you to attend Exit Through the… more

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AIGA South Carolina :: Summer Film Series - TYPEFACE

AIGA National

July 08, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM   @   The Nickelodeon Theater

If you missed AIGA Charlotte's Screening of TYPEFACE, then you have a second chance to catch it on the big screen with AIGA South Carolina.… more

Creative Alphabet Bash

AIGA Charlotte

June 23, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM   @   Mez at the EpiCentre

The Charlotte AMA is partnering with local professional groups including the BMA, CDMA, CMMA, PRSA, PDMA, SMPS, IABC, AAFC, AIGA and Ad2… more

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Sustainable Brands 2010

Community

June 07, 2010 - June 10, 2010 @   TBA

Observe, Re-Design, Measure & Communicate on the Path to Sustainable Brand Leadership AIGA is partnering Sustainable Brands 10 this… more

NoDa Rioty All Arts Market

Community

June 02, 2010 - June 03, 2010 @   Neighborhood Theatre

Find affordable, original art for you and your friends. Vendors will be selling paintings, prints, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, stained… more

Applied Creativity: Art & Design Webinar

Community

May 26, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM   @   TBA

Join Creative Oklahoma for a 1 hour interactive format that will offer you a variety of ways to engage with and employ the innovative ideas… more

Free Adobe CS5 Seminars at Lodestone Digital in Charlotte

Community

May 20, 2010 - May 21, 2010 @   TBA

Lodestone Digital is offering FREE Adobe CS5 Seminars May 20-21, 2010 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm with lunch provided. CS5 offers new creative… more

Southern Holiday

Community

May 14, 2010 - May 23, 2010 @   TBA

May 14th through the 23rd marks the 2nd annual city-wide Southern Holiday, a 10-day arts feast of the senses providing a break from the… more

BuzZ May :: Writing and Design

AIGA Charlotte

May 05, 2010 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM   @   Amelie's French Bakery

Designers don't write good. Designers' writing is being limited to blogs, twitter and Facebook... ZOMG! Critical writings is reduced 2… more

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re:evolve | UNC Charlotte Design Show

April 21, 2010 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM   @   UNC Charlotte Rowe Arts Building, Room 140

Green design. We hear about it, read about it, and see it all around us. How often do we actually stop and evaluate our own design principles… more

Mental Ink 2010

Community

April 16, 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM   @   District Design Studio

Mental Ink 2010 is a Graphic Design Show displaying graphic design work created by students of the Art Institute of Charlotte. Cash Prizes… more

Winthrop University Illustration & Graphic Design Show

Community

April 16, 2010 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM   @   Design Resource Center

We are Winthrop University's Visual Communication graduating class, made up of 3 illustrators—Geoffrey Buell, Pam Fairchok, and Vanessa… more

Spring Printer Tour

AIGA Charlotte

April 16, 2010 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM   @   TBA

CMYK vs. spot, registration, crop marks, dot gain, digital, offset... see the mysterious words you have read about come alive! Students,… more

The Idea Economy - A Conversation

Community

April 15, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM   @   LKM

Design thinking and creativity are fueling our economic development and shaping new leadership. Creative capital is spurring innovations… more

CLTJelly

AIGA Charlotte

April 12, 2010 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM   @   Amelie's French Bakery

CLTJelly was started back in the summer of 2008 as a way to bring freelancers together in a casual setting to share ideas, collaborate,… more

2010 IDSA Southern District Conference

Community

April 09, 2010 - April 11, 2010 @   Hilton Charlotte Center City

Good design is as little design as possible. As one of Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of good design, this statement has particular resonance… more

Pecha Kucha Charlotte: Volume 5

Community

April 08, 2010 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM   @   Dharma Lounge

Pecha Kucha is back... After a very successful series that pioneered Pecha Kucha Nights in the Carolinas, Point8 Forum is back with a new… more

Richard Saul Wurman in Charlotte

Community

April 07, 2010 - April 08, 2010 @   The Ritz-Carlton Charlotte

Salum International Resources is proud to organize the visit of Richard Saul Wurman, the legendary founder of the TED Conferences and 2004… more

AIGA San Diego's 15th Annual Y-Conference

AIGA National

March 25, 2010 - March 27, 2010 @   TBA

SHIFT sparks unprecedented creative exchange as professionals delve into new disciplines and navigate uncharted territory. SHIFT is about… more

"Mine" An Exhibition of Graphic Designers

Community

March 05, 2010 - April 09, 2010 @   Queens University of Charlotte: Max Jackson Gallery, Watkins Hall

Graphic Design is today’s most widely sought after commercial art discipline, yet Designers’ personal creative work can sometimes… more

2010 Addy Awards Show Gala

Community

March 04, 2010 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM   @   Westin Hotel - Uptown Charlotte

Friends, colleagues, fellow Social Butterflies - give Twitter a rest for a moment. Put down your iPhone. Step away from your BlackBerry.… more

NODA All Arts Market

Community

March 03, 2010 - March 04, 2010 @   Neighborhood Theatre

March 3rd and 4th (Wednesday/Thursday) from 6-10pm each night. ADMISSION IS FREE! Find affordable, original art for you and your friends.… more

Tapped: The Movie

Community

February 11, 2010 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM   @   CPCC Central Campus, Tate Hall, Overcash Center

Central Piedmont Community College’s (CPCC) Center for Sustainability, together with Green Drinks of Charlotte and the Habitat and… more

ADDY Awards - Preview Party

Community

January 20, 2010 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Mint Museum of Art

You are busy, popular, important - we get it. We read your Twitter posts. Facebook, too. We know you take issue with men wearing scarves.… more

AAF Greenville: Jim Sherraden from Hatch Show Print

Community

January 19, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM   @   Westin Poinsett

Jim Sherraden is Manager, Chief Designer and Archivist at Hatch Show Print,one of America’s oldest working letterpress design and… more

ADDY Awards - Call For Entries

Community

January 15, 2010 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM   @   BOLTgroup

The ADDY® Awards are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition for creative excellence. The Charlotte… more

The Art Institute of Charlotte's Fall 09 Portfolio Show

Community

December 17, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM   @   Charlotte Convention Center

GRADUATES TO SHOW OFF TALENTS AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHARLOTTE PORTFOLIO SHOW Prospective employers, family and friends are invited to… more

CPCC Portfolio Show

Community

December 09, 2009 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Overcash Building - CPCC Central Campus

In addition to their final portfolios, students will be exhibiting their responses to the challenge to "Change the World through Design"… more

Drive By Music

Community

November 19, 2009 - November 20, 2009 @   Dharma Lounge

Drive By Music will be showcasing the artwork of Joseph Velasquez & Ryan O’Malley of Drive-By Press, a collaborative live printing… more

GUTS

Community

October 29, 2009 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM   @   7th Street Station

Charlotte's best and brightest design firms, ad agencies and architects in a pumpkin carving showdown, all proceeds benefiting Levine Children's… more

Fall Studio Tour

AIGA Charlotte

October 23, 2009 10:00 AM - 3:00 AM   @   BOLTgroup

Open to design students from local colleges this event is designed to help future designers catch a glimpse of a day in the life of local… more

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Dead Man's Party!

Community

October 22, 2009 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM   @   Suite

Dead Men Tell No Tales - so whatever happens at the party, will stay at the party! It’s as good as Vegas, baby! Feel FREE to LIVE… more

An Evening With Apple

Community

October 14, 2009 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM   @   The Art Institute of Charlotte

In this digital age, your computer is just as valuable a tool as your camera. That means Mac for most Professional Photographers. But are… more

Dimeji Onafuwa: The Significant Line

Community

October 10, 2009 @   Red Sky Gallery

Dimeji, a Nigerian born artist cultivates evocative scenes of assimilation that are at once haltingly familiar and intimately worldly.… more

AIGA Design Conference 2009

AIGA National

October 08, 2009 - October 11, 2009 @   TBA

The AIGA Design Conference 2009 heads to the land of the blues, gospel, jazz, soul and R&B. Memphis, the town the King called home.… more

The General George Squier Brainery

Community

October 08, 2009 - October 09, 2009 @   NC Music Factory

When a great song is playing, it’s impossible not to take notice, to feel emotion, to be captivated. And when the right brand and… more

Pecha Kucha Night Volume 4

Community

September 17, 2009 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Hart Witzen Gallery

Pecha Kucha (usually pronounced in three syllables like "pe-chak-cha") is a presentation format in which content can be easily,… more

Designers Accord: Charlotte Town Hall

AIGA Charlotte

August 27, 2009 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   BOLTgroup

Registration is FULL! Due to limited seating, there will be no admittance at the door unless you have previously registered or made arrangements… more

CSS for Print Designers

Community

August 20, 2009 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM   @   TBA

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about web design, the time is now. If you’re a creative director who wants to understand… more

Ideas That Matter :: grant program

Community

July 17, 2009 @   TBA

Since 1999, Sappi’s Ideas that Matter program has awarded $9 million worldwide to designers around the globe to support and transform… more

Cavemode Launch Event

Community

June 23, 2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Advance Solutions

 Charlotte Animation Visual Effects and Motion Design (CAVEMODE) is launching June 23rd.You won't want to miss this exciting event.… more

Spring 2009 Graduate Portfolio Show

Community

June 18, 2009 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM   @  

The Career Services office of The Art Institute of Charlotte invites all design professionals to join them for a drop-in Portfolio Show. … more

Sappi’s Issue 3 The Standard: Varnish and Coating Techniques

Community

June 18, 2009 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM   @   TBA

Please join Loftin & Company for Sappi’s Issue 3 The Standard:  Varnish and Coating Techniques Presented by Doug Clark and… more

In Control 2009 Web Design Workshop Conference :: AIGA Cincinnati

AIGA National

June 11, 2009 - June 12, 2009 @   TBA

Learn from a diverse array of Web experts to use modern tools and techniques to refine your Web design craft now.  Harness creative… more

AIGA (Re)designAwards

June 01, 2009 - July 31, 2009 @   TBA

AIGA (Re)designAwards is a design competition honoring sustainable and socially responsible work done be professionals across the nation.… more

APA Charlotte: The Art of Estimating

Community

May 06, 2009 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Black Box Studios

 The bid has always been considered the much maligned “necessary evil” to getting gigs. It’s really all in your… more

Chapter 11: UNC Charlotte's Senior BFA Show

Community

April 22, 2009 - April 29, 2009 @   Upper and Lower Rowe Galleries at UNC-Charlotte

Event will be held at Rowe Arts Building (UNCC Campus) Here is the link to the Campus Map: http://uncc.edu/maps/ Starts at 6:30 pm (Show… more

CANCELLED : 2009 AIGA Student Portfolio Review

AIGA Charlotte

April 18, 2009 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM   @   The Art Institute of Charlotte

AIGA Charlotte has decided to cancel this year's Student Portfolio Review due to low registration numbers. We would like to thank our area… more

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POSTGIG : from the Bean to the Queen

AIGA Charlotte

April 17, 2009 - April 27, 2009 @   Greenrice Gallery

Hailing from Beantown and making a much anticipated visit to the Queen City, POSTGIG is a national exhibition of original music posters… more

Winthrop University's Portfolio Showcase

Community

April 16, 2009 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM   @   Tutto Mondo

 Winthrop University's Visual Communication Design Drop-By Lunch and Portfolio Viewing The Visual Communication Design seniors of… more

Design Ranch 2009 :: AIGA Austin

AIGA National

April 16, 2009 - April 19, 2009 @   Waldemar Guest Ranch

A hands-on, three-day, 120-person design experience that can only happen in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Rekindle the imagination… more

SOLD OUT :: BOOM! Gala and Exhibition

AIGA Charlotte

April 04, 2009 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM   @   Mint Museum of Art

Tickets for the BOOM Gala and Exhibition have sold out. There will be no tickets available at the door for this event. Don't miss this… more

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Celebrate Spring in Style with AMA Charlotte

Community

April 01, 2009 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Tutto Mondo

After a winter season that brought two snow storms to the Charlotte metro area, the AMA Charlotte Chapter understands that you may be experiencing… more

FutureHistory 3: 21st Century Curriculum

AIGA National

March 07, 2009 - March 08, 2009 @   TBA

Building from the past Future History conferences, AIGA FH3 will explore current and future curricular challenges and innovations, and… more

SEGD Charlotte/Carolina Chapter Event

Community

February 25, 2009 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM   @   Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse Museum

EXTRAORDINARY COLLABORATION:  CHARLOTTE UPTOWN WAYFINDING PROGRAM FROM VISION TO IMPLEMENTATION The Charlotte Uptown Wayfinding Program… more

Compostmodern 09

February 21, 2009 8:30 AM   @   TBA

Compostmodern is fertile ground for sustainability. Presented by the San Francisco chapter of AIGA and the AIGA Center for Sustainable… more

FOCUS Regional Trade Show

Community

February 12, 2009 @   Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord/Golf Resort & Spa

 FOCUS events are regional, table top trade shows that offer a unique, interactive environment to connect with printing professionals.… more

Harmen Liemburg – Lecture, Exhibition, and Workshops

Community

January 21, 2009 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Upper and Lower Rowe Galleries at UNC-Charlotte

 Amsterdam-based designer and artist Harmen Liemburg will be Artist in Residence for 8 days at the UNC Charlotte College of Arts and… more

AIGA Charlotte's Annual Meeting, with Guest Speaker Debbie Millman

AIGA Charlotte

December 11, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Mint Museum of Art

Join AIGA Charlotte for our annual meeting. The evening will celebrate the fabulous accomplishments our Chapter has achieved in 2008 and… more

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Second Annual Evening without David Carson, Featuring DEBBIE MILLMAN

Community

December 10, 2008 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM   @   Pease Auditorium, CPCC Central Campus

 Join our friends at Central Piedmont Community College for an inspiring evening with Debbie Millman, partner and president of the… more

VOLUME: UNCC BFA Graphic Design Exhibition

Community

December 02, 2008 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM   @   Upper and Lower Rowe Galleries at UNC-Charlotte

Join the eleven Graphic Design seniors of UNCC in the exhibition of their work from November 24 – December 9. The show is located… more

Fall Studio Tour

AIGA Charlotte

November 21, 2008 10:15 AM - 3:00 PM   @   Scaleybark Lightrail Station

Open to design students from local colleges this event is designed to help future designers catch a glimpse of a day in the life of local… more

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Various Artists: Live Screenprinting Event

Community

November 15, 2008 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM   @   Ink Floyd

“Various Artists” is a live screenprinting event brought to you by Kitschworth & Ink Floyd. It will showcase the designs… more

Three Perspectives: Where Creativity and Communication Collide

AIGA Charlotte

November 07, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Byrons SouthEnd

Tickets are still available at the door for tonight's amazing event!  Can you hear it? The sound of something causing pregnant pause… more

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Vooruitgang, a rock-Show posters exhibit

Community

November 03, 2008 - December 31, 2008 @   The Art Institute of Charlotte

AIGA members are invited to attend a reception for local graphic designer Benjamin Gelnett, whose posters of rock concernts will be featured… more

Andy Warhol Portfolios "Life & Legends"

Community

October 04, 2008 - February 15, 2009 @   Mint Museum of Art

The work of America's most celebrated Pop Artist comes to The Mint Museum this October!  The exhibition will feature approximately… more

Free Advertising Photographers of America Event

Community

October 02, 2008 6:04 PM - 8:30 PM   @   The Light Factory

Dennis Kiel, Chief Curator, will be sharing insights on the current exhibition "The Day of Small Things" which is a mid-career… more

BOOM! : Extended Deadline : October 29

AIGA Charlotte

September 01, 2008 - October 29, 2008 @   ABZ Design Group

EXTENDED DEADLINE : BOOM! Call for Entries : October 29 2008 Please mark your calendar: all extended deadline entries must be received… more

The Home Depot Design Center Tour

Community

August 14, 2008 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM   @   TBA

The Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) and Little Diversified Architectural Consulting are proud to present The Home Depot… more

AIGA Charlotte Board Meeting

AIGA Charlotte

July 16, 2008 6:15 PM - 8:30 PM   @   carbonhouse

The AIGA Charlotte Board meetings are held once per month on the third Wednesday. During these meetings, AIGA Charlotte's Board of Directors… more

AIGA webinar: Avoiding damage from a downturn

AIGA National

June 26, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM   @   TBA

AIGA Members can take advantage of a special free webinar with David C. Baker,“Avoiding Damage from a Downturn.” In this 40… more

Adobe Flash CS3 Workshop

AIGA Charlotte

June 19, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Mint Museum of Art

Want to learn basic Flash techniques to add the element of movement to your designs? In this seminar, we’ll show you how the integrated… more

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AIGA Charlotte Board Meeting

AIGA Charlotte

June 18, 2008 6:30 PM   @   carbonhouse

The AIGA Charlotte Board meetings are held once per month on the third Wednesday. This month's meeting will be the first official business… more

WYSIWYG: THE 2008 BFA Graphic Design Senior Exhibition of UNC Charlotte

Community

May 05, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Storrs Gallery, UNC Charlotte Campus

Nine graduating seniors receiving their BFA in Graphic Design will showcase their talents in a week long exhibition May 1-6, 2008 at Storrs… more

2008 AIGA Portfolio Review

AIGA Charlotte

May 03, 2008 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM   @   The Art Institute of Charlotte

It's that time again! Time to get out your best work and hear from the professionals. Sign up today to reserve your spot for the 2008 AIGA… more

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Campaigns vs. Movements

AIGA Charlotte

April 24, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM   @   Morehead Street Tavern

So if your agency were hit by a bus tomorrow, are your strategic and creative solutions so powerful that your clients customers would pick… more

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Delicious Design :: Put your tastes to the test

AIGA Charlotte

February 28, 2008 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM   @   Doubletree Hotel Charlotte Airport

Sorry. This event is sold out. Maybe we'll have it again some time this year. Members $10 | Non-Members $15 | Students (with valid student… more

NEXT: AIGA Design Conference

AIGA National

October 11, 2007 - October 14, 2007 @   Colorado Convention Center

Where do we go from here? 'Next: AIGA Design Conference' presents the future of design from the most inspiring and intriguing perspectives… more

BOOM! Show in Charlotte

AIGA Charlotte

August 17, 2007 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Gaston County Public Library

Everyone's favorite Carolinas competition is traveling to Charlotte and finding a temporary home in the Greenrice Gallery in NODA.The opening… more

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Adobe Creative Suite 3 Workshop

AIGA Charlotte

May 15, 2007 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   @  

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You've heard the buzz. Now find out what it's all about. AIGA Charlotte and Adobe invite you to experience a better approach to creative… more

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NODA Gallery Crawl

AIGA Charlotte

April 20, 2007 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM   @   Tyber Creek Pub

It's been a while since we've met up for a Gallery Crawl and since the weather is warming up - it's about time we get out and support the… more

365:50/50 AIGA

AIGA National

March 02, 2007 6:00 PM   @   TBA

AIGA competitions celebrate excellence in contemporary design and seek to promote the value of design to a broader public. These are the… more

2007 AIGA Portfolio Review

AIGA Charlotte

February 24, 2007 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM   @   The Art Institute of Charlotte

It's that time again! Time to get out your best work and hear from the professionals. Sign up today to reserve your spot for the 2007 AIGA… more

tech-talk: Screen Printing

AIGA Charlotte

February 13, 2007 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM   @   Ink Floyd

" -------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE DRESS WARM & PARK FRIENDLY --------------------------------------------------------------… more

tech-talk: A Digital World

AIGA Charlotte

November 09, 2006 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Classic Graphics

It's been coming for a while and we've all been hesitant to jump on board. Now, digital printing is getting too convenient to pass up -… more

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Breakthrough: Session 2 - Workshop

AIGA Charlotte

October 21, 2006 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM   @   Black Box Studio

Whether at work or in daily life, successful people seem to have it made. You know them. Maybe your Creative Director is one of them. Maybe… more

Breakthrough: Individual Sessions

AIGA Charlotte

October 20, 2006 @   Black Box Studio

Individual Consultations with Selina Whether at work or in daily life, successful people seem to have it made. You know them. Maybe your… more

Breakthrough: Session 1 - Lecture

AIGA Charlotte

October 19, 2006 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM   @   Mike Carroll Photography

Whether at work or in daily life, successful people seem to have it made. You know them. Maybe your Creative Director is one of them. Maybe… more

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