FINAL - Arts & Music 2025

FINAL - Arts & Music | Visual Arts

The 2025 Arts & Entertainment category consists of 54 nomination options in areas including; Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music by Venue, and Music by Artist(s).

These are the finalists of our nomination round which took place from August 1-31! Finalists had to receive more than one free-text nomination. Queen City Nerve only edits for spelling and accuracy.

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Best Art Gallery

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Charlotte Studio Artists
Gallery House
TAOH Outdoor Gallery
The Artisan's Palate

Best Display Of Public Art

Chromatic Roots
Gallery House
Luminous Lane
TAOH Outdoor Gallery
The Firebird at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Best Exhibit

Annie Leibovitz / Work at The Mint Museum Uptown
Chromatic Roots at the Arts+ Community Campus
MOTHER at Goodyear Arts
Sovereign: Honoring Bodily Autonomy at the McColl Center
Virginia Jaramillo: Principle of Equivalence at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Best Installation Artist

Meredith Connelly
Elizabeth Palmisano
Rebecca Lipps
Super Daft Bros

Best Muralist

Bree Stallings
Matt Moore
Natalie Robinson
Osiris Rain
Sydney Duarte

Best Museum

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Charlotte Museum of History
Museum of Illusions
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
The Mint Museum

Best Photographer

Adam Cannavo
Corine Olarte
Dan Russell Pinson
Daniel Coston
Jessica Arden

Best Sculptor

Doris Kapner
Grace Stott
Hannah Shaban
Mark Doepkner

Best Tattoo Artist

Daniel Marca
Elisa Sanchez
Hayley Moran
Jordan Matchin
Troy Johnson

Best Visual Artist

Corey Newton
Elizabeth Palmisano
Michael Lyfelong Foster
Phoebe Teeters
Rahquelah Conyers