Mike Wirth
Artist-in-Residence
Mike Wirth is a visual artist, digital experience designer, and muralist, best known for his thoughtful murals, public art installations, and client-driven commercial design work that focus on major social justice issues and his identity as a Southern, Jewish-American. Over the past 20 years, Wirth's murals, published works, and digital museum exhibits have appeared in New York, Miami, Charlotte, NC, and internationally in Croatia, Poland, and Germany.
Wirth is an avid educator, serving as Associate Professor of Graphic Design at Queens University, and mentoring programs such as Five Sense, Iconic Charlotte: A Civic Symbol Design Initiative, and The Noun Project. He is a founding member and board mentor for the Talking Walls Festival, Charlotte's first annual, citywide mural and public art festival. In 2021, Wirth was one of 10 artists-in-residence selected for Charlotte's wildly successful Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition. In 2022, Wirth became a selected artist-in-residence in the inaugural Social Practice Institute at the Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Recent posts.
Nostra Aetate: The Seminal Catholic Document in the Fight against Antisemitism
Faith, Home, Israel, Jewish Studies, Love, Uncategorized“In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship ......
Nostra Aetate: The Seminal Catholic Document in the Fight against Antisemitism
Charlotte, Diversity, Education, Faith, Home, Israel, Jewish Studies, Love, News, Prayer, Social Change, Special Event, Uncategorized“In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship ......
Queens Hillel: Transforming Lives, One Student at a Time
Charlotte, COVID-19, Education, Hillel, Home, Queens UniversityOn the Queens University campus, the month of May is bittersweet. On one hand, we celebrate the completion of a successful Hillel and academic year, and on the other, we ......
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is pleased to announce a new program: Student to Student High School Peer Education Program
Education, Home, Jewish Studies, Student to student, antisemitism, bias, Education, judaism, studentPrejudice often results from lack of knowledge and familiarity. As a response, the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and the Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice are pleased ......