The Charlotte Center for Humanities
620 N. Alexander Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
United States
The Charlotte Center is a community forum and civic action catalyst that invites curious people into meaningful connection and problem-solving informed by deep consideration of the human experience.
It’s old school and new school. We follow an innovative theory of change based on personal connection and shared insight. The broader and deeper our social trust and integration, the greater the capacity for renewal and regeneration.
The Charlotte Center for the Humanities & Civic Imagination was founded in 2020 as a community forum and civic action catalyst that invites people into meaningful connection and problem-solving informed by deep consideration of the human experience.
At the core of The Charlotte Center is a deep regard for the humanities: those disciplines that offer a treasure trove of insight and a method of understanding of the human experience. The humanities – philosophy, history, literature, language, and the arts – invite us to our better selves. Civic imagination envisions a better tomorrow and ways to make it happen.
Our programs leverage the humanities, performative arts, technology, storytelling, and conversation to deepen human connection and inspire community so that we might live more flourishing and satisfying lives.
We care about the visible and invisible concerns of community life. From housing to healthcare. To the life of the mind and heart.
- The Forum is our signature event series where compelling speakers offer insights that challenge who we are and who we might be.
- The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi-day festival within the larger Charlotte SHOUT! festival that celebrates Food-Art-Music-Ideas.