Collection: DOOMSDAY: APOCALYPSE NOW & THEN

McColl Center is thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with the Charlotte artists' collective Doomsday.704 for our March exhibition: Doomsday Apocalypse Now & Then.           

“I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream; that's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor... and surviving.” - Apocalypse Now, 1979

 Step into a realm where the boundaries between past, present, and possibility blur, where the apocalypse is not just an end but a beginning, and where joy emerges from the darkest of hours. Doomsday: Apocalypse Now & Then is a visual and performance art exhibition that invites the viewer to contemplate the intersection of existence, time’s ceaseless march, and the resilience of humanity. This exhibition, featuring local artists, offers a glimpse into the complexities of our collective consciousness, the nature of existence, and the transformative power of joy, weaving threads of optimism and resilience into the fabric of their creations.
The exhibition runs from  March 7 - April 14, with two celebratory tentpole events: 

• Exhibition Kick-Off Celebration | Thursday, March 7^th | 6-9 PM
  • Come out meet the showing artists and To include live drawing by Brian Stelfreeze and live poetry and musical performances by:
    • Xavia-Margrith Miles (@itsforvega) & Seth Peagler (@sethpeagler)
    • Megan Payne (@paynedance) & de’Angelo DIA
    • Liza Ortiz (@liza_floripondia)
• Exhibition Closing Celebration | Thursday, April 11^th  | 6-9PM
  • Get your last peek at the exhibition with the live musical stylings of:
    • Ghost Trees (@ghost.trees)
    • Young Static (@jordan_with_da_poems)
    • Phaze Gawd PHAZE GAWD (@phazegawd704) with SAVI FKA Nomad & Deion Reverie

• Featured Visual Artists:
  • de'Angelo DIA (@1518dia) 
  • Cole Ban (@coleman.iii) 
  • Ben Premeaux (@thesmartlab)
  • Renee Cloud (@nathanknowsbetter) 
    
  • Rico Renzi (@whoisrico) 
  • Glenn Urieta (@glennurieta) 
    
  • Frank Antonio (@frankophone) 
  • Xavia-Margrith Miles (@itsforvega) 
  • HNin Nie (@thepostfeels @hninstagram) 
  • B_TWOKAT / Brett Toukatly (@b_twokat)
  • Jimmy Dammit Wesly (@dammit_wesley) 
  • John Suits (@naturalselectioncontent) 
  • Mason Dickerson (@_masondickerson) 
  • Carla Lopez (@iamkingcarla) 
  • Dana White (@shotbybliss)
  • Lilya Zalevskaya (@liliyazalevskaya) 
  • Desiree Thomas (@guinegaud)
  • Dionna Bright (@dionna_bright) 
  • Hannah Saban (@hannah.shaban)
  • Kiana Kmuiii (@kmuiii)
  • Garrison Gist (@2gzandcountin) 
  • Ken Knudtsen (@kenknudtsen) 
  • Drew Fleet (@Drew101art) 
  • Ryan Oakley (@ryanoakleyart)  
  • Barbara Schreiber (@thatschreiber)
  • Ginna Nebrig (@ginna.portfolio)
  • Andy Fenstermaker / Andy the Door Bumb (@andythedoorbum)
  • Marcus Cripps (@marcuscripps)