The McColl Award was established in 2001 by the ASC to honor the significant role played by Hugh McColl Jr., and his wife Jane in advancing arts, science and history in Charlotte/Mecklenburg.  This program augments ASC's commitment to the creative process and preserves the legacy of Hugh and Jane McColl.

The purpose of the McColl Award is to invest in the creation of original work or program or new methods of program delivery.  Through this award, ASC seeks to:

  • Inspire innovative thinking in the affiliate’s everyday work.  Areas of innovation could include programs in non-traditional venues, a unique approach to programming, or creative presentation techniques.
  • Increase awareness and build a greater appreciation for the creative process among the affiliate’s constituents and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.
  • Present creative works and programs to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.

ASC is not accepting applications for the McColl Award in 2009-10. Please check back here for information on future award cycles.

Past Recipients Include:

2007 – Children’s Theatre of Charlotte

To commission a work for middle- and high-school students centering on the 1954 Supreme Court decision ending school segregation in America.  The play will draw inspiration from the true story of the De Laine family and a group of African-American citizens from South Carolina who challenged in court a dysfunctional education system built upon centuries of discrimination.  Children’s Theatre of Charlotte plans to collaborate with several community partners, including the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (PLCMC), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, ArtsTeach, The Levine Museum of the New South, Afro-American Cultural Center, among others.

2006 – The Light Factory

For River Docs, a project to commission four visual artists to document the Catawba River and illuminate the connection of people to the river, expose the effects of industry on the river, reenergize activity on and commitment to the river, and to present these images throughout the Charlotte region, in partnership with Catawba Lands Conservancy, Catawba Riverkeepers, the York County Museum for Life and the Environment, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

2005 – Carolina Voices

To be the lead partner with Discovery Place to commission a choral work, Psalms and Songs of the Ages: Sing to Us a New Song and Psalm 138, inspired by the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at Discovery Place.

2004 – Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

To be the lead partner with a consortium of orchestras in the commissioning of Deus ex Machina, a piano concerto from the celebrated American composer Michael Daugherty.  The work was premiered during the Charlotte Symphony’s 75th anniversary season, performed by American pianist Terrence Wilson.

2003 – Moving Poets Theatre of Dance

To commission Project Hometown, an original dance-theatre, multi-media “hip-opera” performance, and music documentary-video based on the memories and experiences of teenagers and those they consider positive influences in the their lives.

2002 – Carolina Raptor Center

To commission local artist Lori Norwood to create a bronze sculpture of a bald eagle, A Return to the Carolina Skies.

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