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QC Family Tree uses cultural organizing to build community for the common good.

Since 2005, QC Family Tree has been working for justice from the corner of Parkway and Tuckaseegee in west Charlotte. We use the tools and methods of cultural organizing to build power within Black communities, primarily the Enderly Park neighborhood where we are located. We use cultural organizing to work with white congregations and other community organizations to disrupt and dismantle white supremacy.

06/01/2026

🛍 We are gearing up for the next Rhizome Art Market and we can't wait to share a unique selection of art and handmade goods with you!

This one is out at Marian House (2916 Parkway Ave) on Saturday, June 13 from 12-2pm. Drop by and help us celebrate the creatives that contribute to the colorful, vibrant soul of West Charlotte.

Photos from .

05/30/2026

🏡 Since the start of 2025, QC Family Tree has been building a coordinated effort to support artists, entrepreneurs, and small businesses through . How? With connection, shared resources, and collective growth.

We've expanded our free business workshop program, added monthly art markets and merchant meetings, initiated a mural apprenticeship program and grown the Rhizome coalition to 40 members. New relationships, skills, and business connections are taking root across the corridor.

The two year grant that supports this work will end in December 2026. What happens next is only possible because of you. Donate today through the link in our bio.

05/28/2026

FUNERAL FOR THE EMPIRE RETURNS. We will gather together to bury the systems of Empire that extract, confine, and consume. This is a sacred act of public lament, truth-telling, and collective transformation.

📅 Mark your calendars now for Sunday, July 5. Details to follow.

05/26/2026

Our next FREE business workshop on June 8 tackles the beast that is VENDOR MARKETS! Have you signed up yet?

How do you maximize success so you don't waste your time? How do you stay organized? What sells the best? What displays draw customers in? How do you price your items?

Market Ready: The Vendor Playbook for Artist Markets
📍2916 Parkway Ave
Monday, June 8 from 6-8pm

Artist, business owner, and regular market vendor has teamed up with to teach you all of her secrets for success.

Kenya brings nearly 25 years of corporate marketing and entrepreneurial experience to her teaching. A former Marketing and Visual Merchandising Director with award-winning campaigns, Kenya has since built a successful career as a creative entrepreneur.

05/25/2026

We have learned that when artists succeed, neighborhoods grow stronger. Art fuels connection and understanding. Creative spaces attract visitors and increase community pride.

🎨 QC Family Tree chose ART as a main focus for the long-term health and vitality of our community. We support artists through residencies, a summer theater partnership with , and free exhibition opportunities.

With , we've expanded creative community impact even further:
🌟A mural apprenticeship program that has already brought two new murals to the corridor
🌟The Rhizome Coalition has grown to a network of 40 makers, writers, designers, and cultural workers using art to advance positive change in Charlotte.
🌟Free monthly market opportunities for Rhizome members to showcase and sell their work

We’re proud to keep investing in creative people who are shaping the future of our corridor every day. Help us keep it going. Donate through the link in bio. 💜

05/23/2026

🎨 NEXT MARKET SCHEDULED! Come out to Marian House on Saturday, June 13 from 12-2pm to meet some of our Rhizome Coalition artists and browse a vibrant selection of art and handmade goods.

You can expect to find one-of-kind items like journals, meditation cards, framed photography, jewelry, skincare, original artwork & prints, accessories, books, and more!

Celebrate the creative soul of the west side with us. Browse, shop, and support!

📍2916 Parkway Ave

05/22/2026

☀ UPCOMING ARTIST CALL! This summer’s art show, “MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY” will be opening in mid-to-late July. Go ahead and put those thinking caps on now.

This exhibition will celebrate bold expression, street culture, fashion, graphic aesthetics, pop influence, and the art forms shaping how people see and represent themselves today. We are looking for work that is vibrant, imaginative, personal, disruptive, playful, rooted, and unapologetically visible.

All artists, makers, illustrators, tattoo artists, designers, stylists, and culture shapers welcome. Start building your pieces now and prepare to bring your full creative energy. More details and the application link coming soon.

Photos from our most recent exhibition captured by

05/20/2026

🏡 At QC Family Tree, we are practicing a shared life. We gather neighbors, listen deeply, and shape plans together rather than imposing them from the outside. We are experimenting with what it means to measure success in trust, belonging, and collective well-being.

💜 We believe, as Gwendolyn Brooks writes, that “we are each other’s business.”

To be Here for Good is to commit to the long work of love, place, and people. Help us continue that work. Make a donation today through the link in bio.

05/19/2026

📸 We're so excited to support our friend Michael Maxwell at the opening of his solo exhibition on Wednesday! Join us at The Hope Gallery inside Myers Park United Methodist Church from 6-8pm to see photographs of life, resilience and presence from 's time in Cuba. RSVP through the link in bio.

During his visit, Michael found a place full of contrast. Struggle and worn facades, paired with joy and bold spirits. "This exhibition is my way of honoring what I witnessed," he says.

🎨 'Seen With Care' Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 20 from 6-8pm
1501 Queens Rd

Enter the Higher Grounds Coffee Shop inside of Hope Center. Look to the left for the elevator and head to the 4th floor.

05/18/2026

📅 Mark your calendar now for our next FREE workshop. is returning to teach us all her vendor market success secrets!

Join us on Monday, June 8 to learn what really sells (and why), how to price your work with confidence, and how thoughtful packaging makes a difference. Kenya will also share how to design a booth display that draws people in, tells your story, and makes it easy for buyers to say yes.

RSVP through the link in bio or on Eventbrite.

This workshop is part of a monthly Cooperative initiative to support our neighbors in the Freedom-Wilkinson Corridor.

Address

2910 Parkway Avenue
Charlotte, NC
28208

Website

http://www.qcfamilytree.org/

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