Arts+Movies

An annual juried exhibition of work by high school students from across the state who are inspired by the Museum’s collection to create original poems and art. June 15, 2019 – January 3, 2020 East Building, Level A

Caroline Rocheleau is curating What in the World Is a Grain Mummy? to present this humble bundle and its falcon-shaped coffin for the first time and to unravel the mysteries of the NCMA’s only Egyptian mummy. The exhibition focuses on how the scientific method was used to re-establish a questionable item as a genuine Egyptian […]

This devised theatre performance is inspired by the social, legal and political rules surrounding Women’s bodies. Using text, music, and dance, this brand new theatre piece features local artists who meet once a week throughout the summer to flex their creative muscles while empowering female identity. The show was written by our regular Summer Sister […]

The Collector’s Eye: Early photographs of African Americans from the Dennis O. Williams Collection. The collection of Mr. Williams features compelling portraits of African Americans from the last half of the 19th century, a period of dramatic change in the roles of black Americans in society. As a collector, Williams focuses his attention on images […]

This solo exhibition features Avett’s large-scale oil paintings. These are psychologically charged and emotionally intense portraits focused on his family and himself—often intimate, vulnerable, and sometimes uncomfortably truthful portrayals. Like his songs, Avett’s paintings speak to universal issues of spirituality and struggle, love and loss, heartache and joy, as well as more personal stories of […]

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection present the paintings of two icons of the 20th century. Few artists have captured the public's imagination with the force of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–54) and her husband, the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886–1957). The myths that surrounded […]

This exhibition features 45 photographs, spanning the 20th century, by six internationally renowned photographers who focused their cameras on Mexico: Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Manuel Carrillo, Flor Garduño, Graciela Iturbide, Paul Strand, and Mariana Yampolsky. Mexico’s landscapes, history, and culture have inspired photographers since the advent of the medium. Álvarez Bravo started his career in Mexico […]

A Trailer Park Christmas by Rachel Klem & Jeffrey Moore Local filmmaker Jeffrey Moore and Rachel Klem team up to present this interactive, holiday entertainment. Back for its 12th year, the Triangle’s very own A Trailer Park Christmas follows the Dodson/Hussey family at their Christmas eve holiday party. Audience are treated as guests and encounter ghosts, […]

Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting features a sampling of some of the most relevant and engaging painting being made in the state. The exhibition presents 25 emerging, mid-career, and established artists working within a variety of mediums and ideas. In styles ranging from abstract to figurative and representational, these artists explore the […]

Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women is the first major exhibition of Senegalese gold jewelry to date that focuses on the history of Senegal’s gold, from past to present, and the beauty and complexity of the way Senegalese women use ornament and fashion to present themselves. A key theme of the exhibition is the Senegalese […]