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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

GAME INDUSTRY GATHERING TONIGHT! 🎮✨ Whether you're in the industry, breaking in, or just love games, this is for you. 🕹️ Games 🍻 Drinks 🤝 Networking Have a project? Bring it! We’ll have table space ready. 📍@divinebarrelclt ⏰ 6–10 PM

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Workforce development. Public art. Sustainability. Community. Thanks to Crescent Communities for sponsoring our SkillBuild program! Their support helps participants gain hands-on skills while building ArtCade units that will be installed at Crescent Communities properties. 🔨🎨♻️🕹️

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Fresh off Charlotte SHOUT!, Hex Visuals are showcasing MIDI-PULATE at our event TONIGHT (6–10pm @DivineBarrelCLT). Proud to support this project through our grant. Hands-on visuals controlled by you!

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came out for GAME PLAN! 🏙️🎲 Watching people plan, strategize, and shape cities together is why we love bringing games into civic spaces. Thanks to CLT Urban Design Center and our amazing volunteers. 💙🎮 #POTIONSANDPIXELS #GamePlan #CharlotteEvents

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

People see the games. They don’t always see this. Rescuing CRT TVs from the waste stream - #GamePreservation one screen at a time. 📺♻️ Huge shoutout to Jan Zytkow, with POTIONS & PIXELS since day zero. #BehindTheScenes work like this makes it all possible. 💙🎮 #RetroGaming

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

#MAGFest is a reminder of why we love this space so much. So many brilliant indie devs, incredible conversations, and genuinely good humans building games they care about. Feeling grateful, inspired, and very excited for what’s coming next. 💙🎮 #IndieGames #GameCommunity

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Why a picture of T-molding on a shelf? Because we were so busy building shelves over the holiday break that we completely forgot to take a photo of the amazing volunteers who showed up and put in serious work! Huge thanks to Xavier, Michael, Kyle, Anthony,& Vinal. 💪🎮

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you Bobby Schweizer for donating a whole batch of classic consoles and controllers to our ArtCade project! 🎮✨ These will live inside our ArtCade units so the public can experience classic games exactly the way they were meant to be played!

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you Simon Norman, Nick, and Anthony Nguyen for volunteering to help set up the infrastructure that lets us monitor and control our ArtCade units remotely! 🔧🕹️ This work is a big deal — especially as we expand the ArtCade program in 2026. You all are amazing! 💛

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Thank you Marcio Pinto for your generous donation to support the work of POTIONS & PIXELS! 🙏💙 Marcio is a huge fan of retro games and our ArtCade units, and we’re excited to put his support directly into expanding that work in the community.

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Huge thanks to Brian King and Brandyn Osborne for organizing a fundraising event for POTIONS & PIXELS at the end of 2025! 💙 It means so much that they believe in our mission and put in the work to support it. We’re grateful for you both!

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🎲🏙️ GAME PLAN is TONIGHT! City-building board games, community, and fun 🕕 6–9 PM • FREE • All ages 📍 Charlotte Urban Design Center 1507 Camden Rd., Charlotte, NC 28203 No experience needed — just show up and play! #GameNight #BoardGames #CharlotteEvents #CLT #TonightInCLT

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Huge shoutout to David Allen for generously providing food for everyone at our December Game Industry Gathering! 🙌 It was delicious, everyone loved it, and it made our final event of 2025 that much more special. Thank you, David! 💜🎮

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Ugly sweaters ✔️ Great community ✔️ Perfect way to close out 2025 ✔️ Thanks to everyone who joined us for our final Game Industry Gathering of the year. We can’t wait to see what we build together in 2026 🎮 Enjoy these legendary ugly sweaters 🎥 #GameCommunity #CharlotteNC

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🎉 Join POTIONS & PIXELS and the Charlotte Urban Design Center (@cltgov) for GAME PLAN: A Night of City-Building Board Games! 🏙️🎲 📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 6–9 PM 📍 Charlotte Urban Design Center 1507 Camden Rd. 👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/potions-pixe... #boardgames #gamenight #citybuilding #CLT

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🎶 We’re looking back at our final 2025 Game Music Contest winner! 🎶 🎧💫 Congratulations to our 5th Place winner, Nicholas Filippides, with his beautiful track “Sunrise Serenade” for Kingdom Hearts III! 🏆✨ #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #KingdomHearts #KH3 #CharlotteNC #CLTArts

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thanks to everyone in the community who came out to our final Game Industry Gathering of 2025! We had a great time in our ugly sweaters, celebrating what we accomplished together this year and looking ahead to 2026. Thank you all for making this community so special. 💙🎮🎲 #GameDev #CharlotteNC

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🎶 Looking back at our Game Music Contest winners! 🔥 4th Place: Blacksmith Sundays Track: “The Get Down” (NBA Street Vol. 2) He nailed the vibe of classic street hoops. Give it up! 🏆✨🎧 #GameMusicContest #POTIONSANDPIXELS #VideoGameMusic #NBAStreetVol2 #CharlotteNC

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Looking back at our 2025 Game Music Contest winners! 🎶✨ Congrats to EM HENDRIX, who earned 3rd Place with her electrifying Tekken 3 track “Bryan Fury.” ⚡🥉🎮 She brought so much energy, love, & creativity into this song! 🔊🔥 #VGM #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #Tekken3

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Get those ugly sweaters ready! It’s our final Game Industry Gathering of 2025! ❄️🕹️ Games, drinks, & great people! 📅 Dec 10 ⏰ 6–10 PM 📍 Divine Barrel Brewing We can’t wait to see your sweaters! #POTIONSANDPIXELS #CLTGaming #CharlotteNC #GameDev #IndieDev #UglySweaterParty

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We had so much #IAAPA footage that we had to drop another video. Here’s more of the incredible attractions we explored!

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Exciting news! We received a Creative Growth Grant from @cltgov that will help us build more ArtCade units for the community through our new ArtCade Creators Program, where local artists learn carpentry and electrical skills while creating interactive public art. #CLTArts

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Get your ugly sweater ready for the next Game Industry Gathering! Whether you work in games, want to break in, or just love play, this event is for you. Bring a prototype if you’ve got one! 🗓️ Dec 10 • 6–10 PM 📍 @DivineBarrelCLT Come connect, play, and be inspired! ❄️🕹️🎉

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

There were so many incredible attractions at #IAAPA beyond arcade games.

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Huge gratitude to everyone in the indie arcade community we connected with in Orlando during #IAAPA & Free Play Florida! Amazing creators doing ambitious, creative work, and showing real warmth & hospitality. The future of the indie arcade scene is bright. #indie #arcade #videogames

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🎮 GAME INDUSTRY GATHERING — TONIGHT! Join us for games, drinks, & networking with amazing creators. 📅 6–10PM Divine Barrel Brewing (@DivineBarrelCLT) 3701 N Davidson St #203, Charlotte, NC 28205 Come connect, play, & be inspired! #IndieDev #GameDev #CharlotteNC

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Huge shoutout to Abari owner, Zach Pulliam, for donating these amazing classic consoles to our #ArtCade program! Do you have any consoles or games you’d like to donate? DM us! 💬 #CharlotteNC #RetroGaming #GamingHistory #Nonprofit #GamePreservation #SupportLocal #ArcadeCulture

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Thank you @Microsoft + Chris Allen for supporting POTIONS & PIXELS with two charity poker tournaments! 🎉 You’re helping us expand ArtCade into a workforce development program right here in Charlotte! 🕹️✨ #Microsoft #WorkforceDevelopment #CLT #TechForGood #GamingForGood

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

🎲 Huge thanks to @alec_t_t for donating these awesome games to POTIONS & PIXELS! 🙌 Your support helps us grow our community game library and bring people together through play, creativity, & connection. 💜 #BoardGames #CharlotteNC #CommunityGaming #GameDonation #PlayTogether

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Bobby™ @schwbby.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This weekend will be the first playtest of the trpg my Partner in Crimes and I have been working on: "Stories from a Theme Park After the Apocalypse." It's a mapmaking and storytelling game in which you build a park and describe how a community came to settle it.

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎶 What’s the first thing you see when you walk into Confluence? These two stunning ArtCades by Dylan Bannister & John Hairston Jr. 🎨✨ We’re excited to bring the POTIONS & PIXELS ArtCade experience to Charlotte’s music industry conference! 🎮💜

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🎮✨ Join us TONIGHT for PLAYTEST, a welcoming space where creators can showcase and playtest their projects—whether it's a prototype, work-in-progress, or just an idea. 📅 October 8th | 6–10 PM 📍 @divinebarrelclt 3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203, Charlotte, NC 28205

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🥈 Let’s hear from @bryguess, who leapt into 2nd place in the Game Music Contest with Puddle Jumping! 🌧️🐸✨ Inspired by #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, this cozy creation hits all the right notes. 🎶🎮💜 #VGM #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #MusicComposition #Charlotte #GameDesign

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Big congrats to @athenaclt!🎉 In addition to receiving our Game Organization Grant, the #AthenaAllianceCLT was also awarded a Tournament Organizer Grant. 🎮🏆 We’re proud to support their work uplifting #WomenInGaming.💜 #Charlotte #EsportsCommunity #Streamer #PotionsAndPixels

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

They took a video game & turned it into a board game… and won it all. 🏆✨ Meet Michael DePrey & Kyle McGee, creators of Monster Hunter Blitz, our Screen to Table champions! 🎮🎲💜 #BoardGames #IndieGameDev #PotionsAndPixels #TabletopGames #GameDesign #Charlotte #MonsterHunter

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

🎶🏆 1st Place Spotlight! 🏆🎶 Meet Connor McElroy (@connorbars98), the champion of the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest! 💜 🔥 Track: Ghost 🎮 Inspired by: ABZÛ #GameMusic #IndieDev #VideoGameMusic #ABZU #Soundtrack #PotionsAndPixels #GameMusicContest #IndieComposer

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I was so focused on getting this take right I forgot to smile 😅 A HUGE thank you to every artist who submitted to our ArtCade Artist Call! 💜 This project was once just a dream. Seeing so many of you want to be part of it is truly moving.✨ — @michaelzytkow.bsky.social

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨 POTIONS & PIXELS has been working with Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) on a new Uptown Board Game Kiosk at Romare Bearden Park—and CCCP is hiring a Contracted Kiosk Manager! 🗓️ Oct 1–Dec 18 (Weds/Thurs, 11–2) 💵 $15/hr Info: tinyurl.com/y5m2wyuj

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Game Industry Gathering vibe check! 🎮 Connect with Charlotte’s game industry and game enthusiasts this Wednesday, 6–10 PM at Divine Barrel Brewing! #CLTEvents #CharlotteNC #CLTGaming #CreativeCLT #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameIndustry #PotionsAndPixels #GamingCommunity

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This year, we were excited to support Anthony Turner & Psycho Image Films, a film studio for cosplayers, with a Content Creation Grant! 📸🎬👗⚔️ #InfusionFund #Blerd #BlackCosplayers #ContentCreator #PotionsAndPixels #CharlotteNC #CosplayUniverse #CLTArts

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🚨🎨 LAST DAY! 🎨🚨 Final chance to apply to have YOUR art featured on a playable #ArtCade machine! 🕹️ 👉 Apply forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... Made possible by @clturbandesign through their Placemaking Grant 🙌 #ArtistCall #Arcade #CharlotteArts #CLTCreatives #PublicArt #DigitalArt

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

🔥Fighting game flair, Astro Boy inspo & Dammit Wesley’s style make this #ArtCade unforgettable.🎨 ⚡️LAST DAY TO APPLY: TOMORROW! Don’t miss your chance to have your art featured: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... 🕹️ #ArcadeCabinet #RetroGaming #ArtistSpotlight #CLTArts #CallForArtists

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

For our final ArtCade Artist Spotlight, we’re highlighting Dammit Wesley.🎨 A creative community influencer, multi-disciplinary artist, & educator, we’re proud to feature his work in the #ArtCade collection! ⚡️ Only a few days left to apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... #Arcade #ArtistCall #Charlotte

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🎨@lovoniaparks vibrant, colorful energy lights up this hand-painted #ArtCade with a playful food theme that brings back nostalgic vibes of all the 🍕🍿🥤 we enjoy while gaming. Want to see your art on an ArtCade cabinet? Apply here: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... #RetroGaming #Arcade

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

✨ Join us TONIGHT at PLAYTEST, a relaxed, welcoming event where you can showcase and playtest anything you’re working on! 🎮🎨🎲 💬 PLUS: Chat with us about the ArtCade Artist Call! 📅 September 10 | 6–10 PM 📍 @divinebarrelclt 3701 N. Davidson St. – Suite #203, Charlotte, NC 28205

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🎨✨ FINAL WEEK! ✨🕹️ 7 artists will be chosen to design digital wraps for playable ArtCades in #Charlotte, including @cmlibrary. 💥 Apply by Sept 15 💰 Paid opportunity 🙌 Thanks to @clturbandesign 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... #PublicArt #Arcade #GameArt #ArtistCall

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This week we’re spotlighting ArtCade artist @lovoniaparks! 🎨 Her vibrant, colorful energy has left its mark across Charlotte, and now shines on a hand-painted ArtCade! ⚡️ This is the FINAL week to apply to have your art featured on an ArtCade unit: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

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potionsandpixels.bsky.social @potionsandpixels.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

We reunited all 12 ArtCade machines for this video! We are seeking 7 artists to design wraps for our custom arcade units, turning them into playable #PublicArt across #Charlotte. 💰 Paid | 📅 Sept 15 🔗 Apply: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... #ArtCade #InteractiveArt #CallForArtists

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