VisArt Video

VisArt Video is a non-profit video rental store located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It holds the largest film and video collection on the East Coast of the United States, with approximately 50,000 titles.^[1]

VisArt Video

VisArt Storefront
Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Type	Non-profit
Focus	Video rental, History of film
Headquarters	3104 Eastway Drive
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Coordinates	35°12′50.01″N 80°46′56.63″W
Website	visartvideo.net

Collection

VisArt's collection of VHS, DVD and Blu-ray includes approximately 50,000 titles.^[1] The collection includes rare titles, particularly VHS, and at one point included one of the four known copies of Spike Lee's college dissertation.^[2]

History

VisArt began in 1985 in Durham, North Carolina. By 2010 VisArt was the last remaining video rental store in Charlotte, North Carolina, when Mickey Aberman became a co-owner. In 2015 VisArt moved from its original 7th Street location to its current location in Eastway Crossing plaza and later expanded to include a 50-person indoor theater for screenings.^[1] In 2016 Aberman became the sole owner. Following the model of video rental stores like Movie Madness, Scarecrow Video, and Vidiots, VisArt began the process of converting to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2018 and completed the process in January 2021.^[1][2]

VisArt was the recipient of a $40,000 grant from Charlotte Center City Partners and Honeywell to install a garage door between their exterior wall and the neighboring establishment's patio in order to expand their theater to accommodate outdoor seating.^[3]

See also

• Movie Madness Video in Portland, Oregon
• Scarecrow Video in Seattle, Washington