Wednesday Night Live: Live Art Demo with Ricky Singh

Muralist Ricky Singh will paint live right outside of the Gantt's front door! For two hours, Singh will demonstrate a spray painted triptych (3-panel) piece, providing information on his artistic process and materials, as well as sharing his experience creating social justice murals around the city. Visitors and passersby can pop in on this experience and walk away having learned more about the medium of spray paint and how it works, while also learning about the artist experience in the context of activism.

Stop by to take a look at the creation of this piece in real time and enjoy the activities of the Levine Center for the Arts Wednesday Night Live Block Party during the Charlotte International Arts Festival.

Ricky Singh (@MrRickySingh) is an artist, educational leader, and community curator living and working out of Charlotte's Historic West End. He is a founding leadership team member of Charlotte Lab School, a K-9 charter school that was founded in 2015.

A multi-faceted artist, Singh is a graffiti-based muralist who utilizes canvases, pots, bags, sneakers, and more to share narratives of empowerment, unity, and color in his community and around the city. Originally from New York City, he relocated to Charlotte a decade ago and has led and facilitated many art projects. He is driven to work with the city to create community-based projects that empower marginalized groups, furthering the mission of the #BeattiesFordStrong mural project, and finding ways to lift up #CharlotteYouth voices.