Five Points Plaza integrates community engagement, collaboration, and
research to produce two public art pieces commissioned by the City of Charlotte
for the Historic West End neighborhood. Together, these artworks form the
Excelsior Collection, named after the Excelsior Club, a significant landmark in
Charlotte, North Carolina, and a cornerstone of the African American community
and Historic West End. The individual pieces are titled “Ever Upward” and “Even
Higher,” reflecting the Latin meanings of "Excelsior." This project
was done in collaboration with the artist James Stacy Utley.