Welcome to BOOM Charlotte! We are Charlotte’s artist-led performance and visual arts showcase of contemporary and experimental works created on the fringes of popular culture. We celebrate art, performance and the unexpected!
BOOM art experiences are a movement that believes in the explosive power of art to unite and strengthen our community. We believe art is transformational and can bridge traditional divides between social classes, races, and nationalities.
We have brought Charlotte the biggest, loudest, and most diverse arts festival since 2016. What started as a multi-day art festival in Plaza Midwood has expanded into a year-round art initiative that brings art to those who lack access to Charlotte’s larger art scene.
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BOOM Gallery
Café Amaretto takes to the stage to sing Latin tunes to onlookers
Photo by Juan Ossa
A performer at Myrts Son’s show about psychedelic experiences captivates the small intimate crowd in the Hex Roastery.
Photo by Juan Ossa
SHAE Movement African Arts bring African dance center stage as the crowd surrounds them.
Photo by Juan Ossa
AerialCLT brings elegant movement to the sky in their aerial dance performance.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Swats and Omega Sparx bring Nerdcore to BOOM with their energetic Hip Hop and Rock performance.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Dylan Ward takes listeners on a scientific sonic journey focused on the kaleidoscope-like angles created by the gemstone tourmaline.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Charlotte Cultural Collective lit up the stage by night with a performance celebrating Black dance.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Travis Williams brings a bit of that Arabic sound to the BOOM Intersection stage as he plays the oud, an 11 string fretless lute mostly associated with traditional Arabic music.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Mr. Rocky Music plays the drums as he speaks into the mic to guide the crowd of kids to play along with him on their instruments.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Potions & Pixels brought an arcade to BOOM. Passersby could hop on a game and engage with an interactive installation.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Umayal Art brings the South Indian tradition of drawing Kolams on the ground to BOOM. It is a sacred geometry with dots and lines that represent our infinite nature and potential to become limitless, when we embody our oneness.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Zulynette shows off the painting about Puerto Rican gentrification that she painted live during the festival.
Photo by Juan Ossa
Poet Asha Sudra raises her voice to the crowd as she speaks about the exploration of the East African Desi diaspora and the impact of the 1972 exile on future generations.
Photo by Juan Ossa
MufukaWorks performs African fusion dance. The focus of the dance is to take the audience on a timeline where the pathological pathways have created a mindset of Africans vs African Americans.
Photo by Juan Ossa
