Museums & Galleries

The Greenville Museum of Art

GMoA’s history dates back to 1935, when the frst Women’s Club Arts Festival developed interest in the establishing of a fxed location. Eventually, the Federal Art Project Gallery opened in downtown Greenville in 1939. While the location of the art center fuctuated for the following 20 years, the East Carolina Art Society eventually purchased the Flanagan Home, the museum’s current location at 802 Evans St., and opened it to the public for its frst exhibition in May 1960. The GMoA continues to host many exhibitions, programs, classes, and other events for all age groups throughout the year. With free daily admission to see the collections, visitors can enjoy the rotating calendar of exhibitions, create their own artwork in the creation workshop, browse work by local artists in the GMoA gift shop, or consider signing up for an art class or workshop.

Emerge Gallery & Art Center

Emerge Gallery & Art Center, Home of the Pitt County Arts Council, is a non proft arts organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Pitt County by promoting artists and arts organizations, educating through the arts, and making the arts accessible to the entire community. Emerge Gallery & Art Center ofers a variety of workshops and classes for youth and adults in pottery, metal design/jewelry, painting, drawing, and much more. The facility has two galleries with rotating exhibitions and a sales gallery featuring local art. The Youth Public Arts Project & Art is Good Medicine are two outreach programs beneftting at-risk youth and those afected by cancer. Emerge is located at 404 S. Evans St. in uptown Greenville. Visit www.emergegallery.com, call 551-6947 or email info@ emergegallery.com.

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The Art Room — Artists’ studio at 403 S. Evans St. Call for appointment, 341-4119.

Ayden Museum

The Ayden Historical and Arts Society Museum in the old Dixon Medical Building on Second Street is open 2-5 p.m. every fourth Sunday. Exhibits include a doll and dollhouse display and rooms dedicated to education history, area military involvement, medical service history and a nod to tobacco farming. An homage to barbecue history is underway. There is no admission fee; donations are welcomed. Call 746-4209 or visit www.aydenhistoricalandartssociety.com.

City Art Gallery: City Art Gallery

is a commercial gallery featuring exhibitions by local, regional and national artists. New exhibitions are featured approximately every month and begin with an opening reception with artists in attendance. City Art Gallery is located at 511 Red Banks Road. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. A list of upcoming events and total inventory is available on the gallery’s website. Call 353-7000, email art@ cityartgreenville.com or visit www.cityartgreenville.com.

The East Carolina Village and Farm Museum

The village interprets agricultural and small-town life in eastern North Carolina from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. Located at 4570 County Home Road, just south of Greenville, the village consists of 18 buildings containing thousands of artifacts, plus two additional structures (a water tower and a steam engine). Open by appointment. Call 7565432. Visit https://easterncarolinavillage.org.

Grifton Museum and Catechna

Indian Village — The museum focuses on displays of tobacco and farming-related exhibits from the early 1900s and many other artifacts. The replica Catechna village across the street is used to demonstrate lifestyle skills of the Catechna Indians. Located at 437 Creekshore Drive, Grifton. Open frst and third Sunday of each month from 1-5 p.m. and by appointment. Call 524-0190 or visit the museum on Facebook or at http://www.griftonmuseum.org.

May Museum and Park — The general-history museum of Farmville and western Pitt County is at 3802 S. Main St., Farmville. Open for tours by appointment. Call 753-6725 or visit farmvillenc.gov/departments/may-museum-park.

Uptown Art Supply

Located at 516 S. Cotanche St. in University Book Exchange, Uptown Art carries a wide variety of art supplies for students and artists. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday. Call 758-2616.

Wellington B. Gray Art Gallery

— Located in Jenkins Fine Arts Center, the gallery provides educational programming for students and the community through exhibitions scheduled throughout the academic year. The gallery is free and open to the public. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Closed for all university holidays. Call 3286665, email graygallery@ecu.edu, or visit art.ecu.edu/gray-gallery.

The Winterville Museum in the

Cox-Ange House, 2543 Church St., holds an open house from 3-5 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month. It houses artifacts and displays that refect the history of Winterville and Pitt County. Private or group tours can be scheduled by calling the Winterville Historical & Arts Society at 321-2660. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

The Winterville Depot, 217 Worthington St, owned and operated by The Winterville Historical & Arts Society is an 1899 restored train depot. It is available for viewing by appointment and as a rental. Call 321-2660.