ArtPop is Growing Its Artist Cohort, and its Community Impact Yet This year, additional funding will support more young creatives CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 23, 2026) – ArtPop, a local nonprofit that amplifies the Charlotte region’s creative spirit by transforming everyday places into creative and immersive experiences, has announced its largest […]
ArtPop Street Gallery has announced the return of its annual Upcycled Fashion Show and Fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Blume Studios. Now in its fifth year, the event will feature 15 commissioned fashion designers each unveiling bold, one-of-a-kind runway pieces crafted from retired ArtPop billboard vinyls. At the heart of […]
ArtPop Street Gallery is redefining the use of billboards—turning traditional advertising spaces into open-air galleries that showcase juried, local artwork. Each year through its flagship Cities Program, ArtPop provides 20 curated works from regional artists (including one high school senior) to its billboard partners, featured on a space-available basis for […]
ArtPop Founder and Executive Director Wendy Hickey tells Billboard Insider that tickets and sponsorships are on sale for the Artpop 2024 upcycles Fashion Show and Fundraising event. Details below. Our missions impact to our local artists has been incredible in our 11th year of serving the Charlotte, NC/SC region and […]
ArtPop Street Gallery’s Wendy Hickey tells Billboard Insider a heartwarming story of how out of home found a kidney for a young woman… For one year of 2020/21 we had a chapter of ArtPop in Atlanta. One of our #ArtPopATL artists is Mark Alberhasky. His partner Laura, her daughter, Izzy was […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Dec. 2, 2022) – ArtPop Street Gallery, a 501c3 organization that gives artists and communities across the region greater access to art and art opportunities, has announced its Cities Program Class of 2023 artists. The 20 artists, which include 19 adults and one senior high school student, will […]
As a followup to the second annual Upcycled Fashion Show story we ran in August, we thought you might enjoy this video of the event and the spectacular creations made from the upcycled vinyls. Enjoy. About ArtPop Street Gallery ArtPop turns interstate highways and other common areas into […]
Charlotte, NC (August 12, 2022)- ArtPop Street Gallery is back with more fashion, hosting their second annual Upcycled Fashion Show and ninth fundraiser event to support local artists and small businesses. The fashion show will feature 12 Charlotte regional artists from a variety of media backgrounds in including textile, multi-media, digital, […]
By Daktronics OOH Advertising Daktronics digital billboards are the ideal medium for advertising. But did you know they can be used to make communities safer and better informed? They can even provide an outlet for local artists. Here are some ideas for many different ways to make your digital display […]
ArtPop works with billboard companies to put art on vacant billboards. Billboard insider talked with the company’s Founder and Executive Director Wendy Hickey to find out what’s new. What did ArtPop accomplish in 2021 ArtPop Street Gallery is now exclusively operating in the Greater 13 county Charlotte North and South […]
