Artist Talk: Thomas Dambo — creator of the giant trolls!

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A giant troll is headed to Charlotte! International artist Thomas Dambo is the mind behind the hugely popular giant troll sculptures that have popped up around the globe.

We can’t (yet) say where or when the Dambo Troll will show up in Charlotte, but Charlotte art fans have a rare chance to hear Thomas Dambo discuss his work.

Read on to learn about the special event, or jump right to the ticket giveaway contest!

Dambo’s Charlotte troll project is sponsored by a Charlotte-based company (to be revealed when the troll is complete) in partnership with Curator Lesli Marshall of Articulation Art.

“More than 150 of Thomas’ giant trolls have popped up in parks and forests around the world,” said Marshall. “It’s a thrill to help him add Charlotte to the list and an extra treat to invite the community to hear him share his story.”

Dambo’s newly released book, Trash, Trolls and Treasure Hunts, will be available for purchase at the event.

Continue the exploration of environmental public art at a special screening of the documentary, A Man Named Pearl, with the director, Scott Galloway, along with Meg Fencil of Sustain Charlotte and Maya Espinosa of Black Girl Environmentalist at 7:30 p.m.

The film tells the inspiring story of self-taught topiary artist Pearl Fryar who sculpted a topiary garden at his home in Bishopsville, SC, just two hours from Charlotte.

This collaborative event is produced by Charlotte Is Creative and the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement, in partnership with the Independent Picture House and sponsored by The Gambrell Foundation.