About the Festival
CPCC's Spring Literary Festival, founded in 1993, grew into an award-winning event. Upon the founder's retirement, in 2007 ArtsFest expanded to include many more of CPCC's arts, culminating with this year's Sensoria, a celebration of the arts.
During this week-long event your senses will be heightened as we bring the very best in literature, music, visual arts, history, culture (and food!) to Central Piedmont Community College’s beautiful Central Campus.
Join arts enthusiasts from across the region and discover the very essence of the Sensoria experience – cultural enrichment and community engagement. Throughout the week you’ll learn more about CPCC’s outstanding programs, meet artists and scholars, and find value in the works of our talented artisans and exhibitors.
The event culminates with the celebration’s signature event – Sensoria Saturday – on April 17. This special all-day event promises something for everyone, including fantastic fare from some of the city's finest local restaurants, live concerts, hands-on art activities for the kids and more. We are proud to announce that this year we will be partnering with Charlotte Clean & Green for a day of fun.
Don’t miss what is becoming one of Charlotte’s finest celebrations of the arts – Sensoria.
The Irene Blair Honeycutt Distinguished Lectureship
The Irene Blair Honeycutt Distinguished Lectureship was initiated to honor Irene Blair Honeycutt’s role as founding director of the Spring Literary Festival at Central Piedmont Community College and her tenure as a member of the College’s faculty and staff for thirty-seven years. As the founder and director of the Literary Festival for fourteen years and as a creative writing instructor, she has made significant contributions to the cultural life of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and to the lives of numerous students. The Honeycutt Distinguished Lectureship will recognize these contributions in a fitting, lasting manner by bringing a prominent author to the College each year to deliver a public lecture and to meet with faculty, students, and area writers.
