PREVIEW FALL 2022
The NCMA’s mission is to steward and share the people’s art collection and inspire creativity by connecting our diverse communities to cultural and natural resources. Its vision is to be a vital cultural resource for the entire state and a national leader in creating a welcoming experience of belonging and joy.
The NCMA visual mark is inspired by Thomas Sayre’s Gyre (1999), a site-specific work of environmental art in the 164-acre Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park. 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC | (919) 839-ncma | ncartmuseum.org
IN THIS ISSUE2 Reopened GalleriesNarrativesBroaden 4 A Modern Vision 8 At a Glance 10 The Art of Now 12 The NCMA’s New Visual Identity 16 Thanks to You: NCMA AIM 18 New Park Guides Offer Enthusiasm and Expertise 20 My NCMA 24 Membership, Shop & Dine We’d love feedback on our new format or the contents of this issue of Preview. Please comments./previewncartmuseum.feedbackvisittoleaveusyour
Exhibitions in Preview are made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions. Research for these exhibitions is made possible by Ann and Jim Goodnight/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund for Curatorial and Conservation Research and Travel.
COVER: Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Dancers at the Barre, circa 1900, oil on canvas, 51 ¼ × 38 ½ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1944 RIGHT: Paul Cézanne, Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears, 1893, oil on canvas, 18 ¼ × 21 ⅞ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Gift of Gifford Phillips in memory of his father, James Laughlin Phillips, 1939 PREVIEW Fall | September–November 2022 MANAGING EDITOR Laura Napolitano DESIGNER Allison Maslow PHOTOGRAPHERS Karen Malinofski, Christopher Ciccone CONTRIBUTORS Wale Ejire, Lorin Laxton, Janis Treiber, NCMA advancement and programming staff Preview is published by the NCMA four times a year as a benefit for its members. MEMBERSHIP membership@ncartmuseum.org | (919) 664-6754 VISITOR EXPERIENCE help@ncartmuseum.org | (919) 715-5923 Visitor Experience phone is answered during gallery open hours; please leave a message at all other times. EAST BUILDING GALLERIES Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm EAST CAFÉ Wednesday–Sunday, 11 am–4 pm WEST BUILDING GALLERIES, MUSEUM STORE, NCMA CAFÉ Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm (beginning October 8) PARK Daily, dawn to dusk WELCOME CENTER Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm Admission to the People’s Collection is free. Members receive free admission to ticketed exhibitions and outdoor films.
The North Carolina Museum of Art is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, D. Reid Wilson, secretary.
Dear Members, This October I am thrilled to welcome you to a brand new experience of the People’s Collection, which has been reimagined and rehung in East and West buildings. You’ll find new commissions by inter national and North Carolina artists, community voice labels that bring diverse perspectives to favorite works of art, an inter active digital game, and a new dining experience, NCMA Café, in the lobby of West Building. I invite you to see it all firsthand at a special member preview day; learn more about our reopening events on page 3. When you visit, be sure to stop by a trio of special fall exhibitions that highlight intriguing collections from across the country and around the world. A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection brings Van Gogh, From the Director
Degas, and more to Raleigh. I am also proud to announce a promised gift for the People’s Collection from North Carolina collectors Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull, with selections on view in Start Talking: Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art. The third exhibition, Powers Concealed, showcases one genre of African masquerade with examples from Yorùbá, South Carolina, and Georgia artists, including works from our Incollection.thispivotal moment, we rededicate the People’s Collection to our members, visitors, and all North Carolinians. Your support helps us reimagine the possible, strengthening and extending our impact on future generations through the power and wonder of art. I can’t wait to see you soon. With appreciation and my best, Valerie Hillings
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To further broaden the narratives presented in the reinstallation, 20 community voices from throughout the state and beyond have been invited to respond to the collection. Representing multiple perspectives, contributors include artists, students, civic leaders, journalists, and food activists.
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REOPENING WEEKEND EVENTS
ABOVE: Hester Bateman, Thomas Evans, and Jacob Levi, Pair of Torah Finials, 1784, silver, Purchased in memory of B. Elmo and Hannah P. Scoggin with funds from the bequest of Hannah P. Scoggin and the Judaic Art Fund
On the weekend of October 7–9, the Museum reopens West Building and Level A of East Building with an ambitious reinstallation of the People’s Collection. The reimagining of the spaces includes new commissions and acquisitions, exciting themed galleries, and a community voices project that adds visitor viewpoints to artwork labels. New technology, including interactive games and labels, will also make its debut alongside labels in both English and Spanish.
Thursday, October 6, noon–5 pm FREE for Members
Content-rich maps, interactive stations, and videos encourage deeper understandings of the People’s Collection.
New installations by Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno, NC artist Elizabeth Alexander, and Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj join recent collection additions by South African multimedia artist William Kentridge, 18th-century British silversmith Hester Bateman, and 19th-century African American and Native American sculptor Edmonia Lewis. Visitors can better understand cultures that were and are diverse and interconnected in themed galleries, including Portraits and Power, The Africa We Ought to Know, and Art Includes.
NC Artists Party Friday, October 7, 8 pm Ticket required Celebrate the reopening of the People’s Collection and the artists whose work the Museum collects with an unforgettable night of music and dancing as we reimagine the possible.
Member Preview Day
LEFT: Reinstallation of the American art galleries in progress
NCMA ReMixed Block Party Saturday, October 8, 10 am–11 pm FREE; some events require registration Artist-led tours, 10 am–5 pm on the half hour Family Day, ReMixed, 10 am–2 pm Live music, poetry, and dance in the galleries, 10 am–5 pm Kuumba Community Drum Labs with Robert J. Corbitt III, noon–2 pm Monster Drawing Rally, 2–5 pm Music at the Museum Festival, 4:30–11 pm Artist-Led Tours and Performances Sunday, October 9, 10 am–5 pm FREE Experience new performance art pieces by Stacey L. Kirby and Elizabeth Alexander and meet NCMA artist in residence JP Jermaine Powell. Humber Lecture—Artists in Conversation: Leonardo Drew and Ursula von Rydingsvard Sunday, October 9, 2–3:30 pm FREE with registration Come celebrate our reinstallation opening at this candid and intimate conversation between two highly esteemed and renowned artists in our collection.
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The People’s Collection, Reimagined is open just to members this afternoon. Take a sneak peek at the newly reinstalled galleries in West Building and on Level A in East Building.
The new presentation of the collection will be celebrated with a weekend of events Friday through Sunday, October 7–9, including a party, artist-led tours, performances, and events for Watchfamilies.your mailbox for a special winter issue of Preview filled with photographs of the newly reinstalled galleries and an in-depth feature describing what visitors can discover the next time they come to the Museum.
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The reinstallation also offers visitors numerous ways to interact with and connect to art through technology. Digital labels allow viewers to explore new information and high-resolution images.
Starting with nineteenth-century sources, he collected across its developments through the years. He grouped works by their aesthetic temperament, bringing artists together from different places and eras to trace their relationships to, in his words, “the old masters who anticipated modern ideas.” With this in mind, he installed works by different artists together to discover new relationships between them and their art across time and place, aiming to capture artists’ voices rather than their place in art history. With these unexpected juxtapositions, he created exciting, new visual exchanges that demonstrated the universal language of art.
A MODERN VISION European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection OCTOBER 8, 2022–JANUARY 22, 2023
Phillips opened the museum in a gallery added to his family’s Georgian Revival home and served as its first director. Phillips was driven to define modern art and its origins.
Iconic works by impressionist, postimpressionist, expressionist, and cubist artists in A Modern Vision show Phillips’s efforts to bring European modernism to a larger audience. Phillips saw his museum as an “experiment station,” a place to test new ideas. Enthusiastic about the art of his time, he promoted independent, varied voices, including those outside the mainstream, whom he encouraged by collecting their work in depth. He revered artists who achieved mastery of color, intensity of great emotion, and the balance of representation and abstraction. A patron of free spirits, Phillips shared a passionate and personal dialogue with many artists and was motivated by the “joy-giving and life-enhancing” power of beauty.
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The bloom of the fruits ... the intentionally contrived crackle of the porcelain, the subtleties carried into the most delicate nuance. And yet in all this luminism there is no loss of the character of the objects ... no lack of attention to their existence in an architecture of space. This is still life at its best.
Duncan Phillips on the beauty of Chardin’s A Bowl of Plums Art
To honor Duncan Phillips’s legacy and his unique approach to collecting and display, the works in this exhibition are installed in acquisition date order rather than chronologically by their date of creation. Above all, Phillips considered his museum to be an educational institution that would support living artists, whose work he also acquired and whom he hoped would be inspired by the “few great masters” in his collection.
Featuring more than 50 paintings by iconic artists from The Phillips Collection’s world-renowned holdings, A Modern Vision brings masters of light, color, and modern life to the North Carolina Museum of Art. The Phillips Collection was the United States’ first museum of modern art, opening its doors in Washington, DC, in 1921. Its collection and mission pay tribute to the distinctive eye and vision of its founder, Duncan Phillips.
Michele Frederick, Associate Curator of European Art and Provenance Research
PAGE 7: Berthe Morisot, Two Girls, circa 1894, oil on canvas, 25 ⅝ × 21 ¼ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1925 Art
6 PAGE 4: Vincent van Gogh, The Road Menders (detail), 1889, oil on canvas, 29 × 36 ½ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1949 PAGE 5: Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, A Bowl of Plums, circa 1728, oil on canvas, 17 ½ × 22 ⅛ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1920 ABOVE, TOP: Pablo Picasso, Still Life with Glass and Fruit, 1939, oil on canvas, 12 ⅞ × 18 1/16 in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Gift of the Carey Walker Foundation, 1994; © 2022 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York ABOVE, BOTTOM LEFT: Claude Monet, Val-Saint-Nicolas, near Dieppe (Morning), 1897, oil on canvas, 25 ½ × 39 ⅜ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1959 ABOVE, BOTTOM RIGHT: Maria-Helena Vieira Da Silva, Easels, 1960, oil on canvas, 45 ¼ × 53 ⅞ in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1961; © 2022 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Thursday, October 6, noon–5 pm FREE for Members
The People’s Collection, Reimagined is open just to members this afternoon. Take a sneak peek at the newly reinstalled galleries in West Building and on Level A in East Building. A Modern Vision Exhibition Reception
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Wednesday, October 12, 7–9:30 pm Ticket required Take in A Modern Vision at this special exhibition event. Enjoy live entertainment and light hors d’oeuvres. Includes two drink tickets and cash bar.
Member Monday November 7, January 9, 10 am–7 pm free for Members (food purchase optional) This members-only day is a unique opportunity to expe rience the Phillips Collection’s world-renowned holdings when the Museum opens just for you. Enjoy extended hours and take advantage of your Exhibition Store mem ber discount.
VISIONMODERNA European Masterworks from The Phillips
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Phillips Collection Studio Project: Peter Marin Saturdays, November 5 and 19, 10 am–1 pm Mondays, November 7–28, 6–9 pm Ticket required This six-session course consists of guided immersion in A Modern Vision with artist Peter Marin. Students then create work in the Diamante studio based on ideas explored in the show.
College Night: Artists and Collectors
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This exhibition has been organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. In Raleigh additional support for this exhibition is made possible, in part, by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.; and the William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment for Educational Exhibitions. Research for this exhibition was made possible by Ann and Jim Goodnight/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fund for Curatorial and Conservation Research and Travel.
OCTOBER 8, 2022–JANUARY 22, at Members Nonmembers, $17 $14 7–18 free for 6 free for college-age young Wed.–Fri., 10 am–5 pm Questions about ticketing? help@ncartmuseum.org. Art Collection
Friday, November 18, 5–9 pm FREE with registration and college ID College Night is back! Experience the Phillips Collection in style as we celebrate creators and collectors with music, fashion, art sales, live performances, and the opening of the college exhibition Thinking through Making.
August 20, 2022–February 12, 2023 East Building, Level B, Photography Gallery 1 (Julian T. Baker Jr. Gallery) and 2 (Allen G. Thomas Jr. Gallery)
Outlandish
This exhibition features works from an exceptional promised gift to the NCMA from the collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull. The collection includes seminal pieces by Black and Latin American artists, including Abraham Cruzvillegas, Vanessa German, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Aida Muluneh, Gabriel Rico, Alison Saar, and Hank Willis Thomas, who challenge the status quo and diverge from dominant historical perspectives around identity, power, resistance, and agency.
Photographs by Ralph Burns | Photographs from the Collection of Allen G. Thomas Jr.
Kerry Skarbakka, Reflected, 2003, chromogenic print, 24 × 20 in., Gift of Allen G. Thomas Jr. in honor of Lawrence J. Wheeler; © 2022 Kerry Skarbakka Art Aida Muluneh, 99 Series (Part Seven 7), 2014, archival digital print, 15¾ × 15¾ in., Collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull; © 2022 Aida Muluneh. Courtesy the artist and David Krut Projects, New York Hank Willis Thomas, Black Power, 2005, LightJet print, 25 × 40 in., Collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull; © 2022 Hank Willis Thomas. Courtesy of the artist and Goodman Gallery, Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Start Talking Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art September 17, 2022–February 5, 2023 East Building, Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery
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Outlandish examines the peculiarities of human experience and expression. In one gallery Asheville-based Ralph Burns captures the intricacies of worship and love in images of Elvis fans on pilgrimages to Graceland. In the other a selection of portraits, abstract scenes, and stylized works, gifts from the collection of NC native and collector Allen G. Thomas Jr., explores the eccentricity and intrigue of contemporary photography.
Kehinde Wiley, Judith and Holofernes, 2012, oil on linen, 120 × 89 ⅞ in., Purchased with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes in honor of Dr. Emily Farnham, by exchange, with funds from Peggy Guggenheim, by exchange, and from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest); © 2022 Kehinde Wiley. Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art and Sean Kelly, New York
Masquerade remains one of the most impressive, prolific, and persistent aspects of African and diaspora artistic production today. This exhibition examines one genre known as egúngún by bringing together a historic example created by a Yorùbá artist in the 1930s with two contemporary egúngúns by artists and communities in South Carolina and Georgia.
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Dr. Fahamu Pecou, Untitled 03 (Egúngún), 2016, mixed media ensemble, dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University Art
Gentileschi / Wiley Two Paintings of Judith 400 Years Apart
October 22, 2022–January 15, 2023 East Building, Level A This exhibition presents two similar yet strikingly different interpretations of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi and Kehinde Wiley. Created exactly 400 years apart, these paintings of iconic women in acts of courageous defiance and female empowerment stimulate discussion around gender, race, identity, violence, religion, oppression, and power.
Egúngúns from Africa and America
October 15, 2022–February 26, 2023 East Building, Level B, Gallery 3
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SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC. Learn more about exhibitions and programs at SECCA.org.
The year 1956 was a big one for art in North Carolina. The NCMA, dubbed “the Miracle on Morgan Street” by local press, opened its first location in downtown Raleigh after more than 30 years of strategic arts advocacy. Meanwhile, 90 miles down Interstate 40, a nonprofit known as the Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts opened its doors in response to a need for exhibition space devoted to regional working artists. The organization saw a handful of iterations before arriving at the former estate of James G. Hanes as the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, or SECCA.
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Philip Pledger, Director of Marketing, SECCA
Now, as the NCMA reimagines the People’s Collection—and a growing trove of contemporary works—new investments in the historic Hanes House at SECCA offer visitors the opportunity to explore the art of our time in a welcoming, homelike setting.
Though the NCMA and SECCA have been affiliates since 2007, the spirit of collaboration has gained new strength in recent months. Joint artist-led programs and workshops form a connective tissue between these two storied institutions. With a shared team of two new contemporary curators bringing exhibitions to SECCA and the NCMA, more residents of the Piedmont and western North Carolina will enjoy bold, inclusive art experiences. Works from the People’s Collection will even venture west to SECCA, offering greater access to one of the South’s most impressive public collections.
ART OF NOW SECCA and the NCMA Explore the Intersections of Contemporary Art
As the collaborative relationship between the NCMA and SECCA deepens, North Carolinians can look forward not only to unforgettable exhibitions but also to performances, education programs, and experiences that explore the intersections of contemporary art with culture at large. There’s no better place to investigate these intersections—we’ve been doing it since 1956.
Why get excited about contemporary art? Because this is the art of now. Holding a mirror to society, contemporary art weaves together stories untold by traditional media, often with emotional gravity and visceral beauty. SECCA and the NCMA are committed to bringing cutting-edge experiences to North Carolina’s diverse communities while supporting working artists, the lifeblood of our state’s creative economy.
ABOVE AND RIGHT: Installation view of SECCA’s exhibition Will Wilson: Connecting the Dots, on view in the Main Gallery through December 11. Photos by Daniel White
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A planning sketch by Gyre artist Thomas Sayre from February 26, 1999.
The iconic rings of Gyre by Thomas Sayre visually encapsulate the Museum’s sweeping indoor and outdoor collection and the intersection of art, nature, and people. As a groundbreaking seminal commission in 1999 for the developing Museum Park, Gyre is by the hand of a North Carolina artist with international Directorrecognition.Valerie Hillings talked with Sayre about his artistic process and the initial sketches of his first public earth-casting sculpture. From these conversations she worked with the graphic design team on a logo that evokes volume, forward motion, and a distinct sense of place. The textured gestural mark calls to mind the act of sketching or painting. These elements come together to represent experiences in both the Park and galleries that extend across the state of North Carolina and buoy us toward the future.
Our commitment to being accessible to everyone includes this new visual design. The brand contains hyperlegible typefaces and high-contrast colors for easy readability. These will be used across Museum communications, including the website, printed materials, social media posts, video and audio content, and email marketing. Efforts also include Spanish translations of campus signage, maps, and gallery text; captioned video and audio content; and accessibility icons to alert visitors to accessible areas and resources on campus.
Karlie Marlowe, Director of Marketing and Communications Campus
The NCMA’s New Visual Identity
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At the North Carolina Museum of Art, we believe in the power of art and how it can connect communities. So, when we set out to update our visual identity as another exciting layer to the reimagining of the People’s Collection, we didn’t have to look very far for inspiration.
This new identity is the culmination of two years of research by a cross-departmental committee and six months of design conception by Museum graphic designers Christin Hardy, Allison Maslow, and Dave Rainey. They worked to visually communicate three key aspects unique to the NCMA: a oneof-a-kind indoor and outdoor campus experience; a sense of communal ownership inherent to the People’s Collection; and a celebration of North Carolina and its creative community. Through programs, partnerships, and education initiatives, we bring the People’s Collection to all one hundred counties across North Carolina. We know that many visitors first encounter the NCMA through these off-site experiences, our website or a social media post, in an advertisement, or on a flier. We want these touchpoints to quickly communicate what makes the People’s Collection so special, signaling a sense of welcoming and belonging to all North Carolinians.
Vision To be a vital cultural resource for the entire state and a national leader in creating a welcoming experience of belonging and joy
Tell us about the poem that inspired Gyre
The process of the conceiving of the piece for the NCMA was similar to the process for all my large, public works. Everything comes from the site. At the NCMA I was interested in drawing attention to the undulations of the terrain versus the true level line made by the apex of the three parabolic arches, to act as a beckoning device to the additional land from the old prison site (which was under negotiation at the time we built Gyre), and the balance of being handmade and nature-made, which is inherent in the techniques of earth casting. Gyre was an important early addition to the Museum Park. What is a favorite memory from its installation?
Your original sketches of Gyre were a starting point for this new logo. What is your artistic process for beginning a new work of art?
Just after the project was completed, I remember the delight of watching the legendary NC band Arrogance play in one of the early concerts at the Amphitheater and seeing Gyre light up perched on its ridgeline as the sun went down. Gyre is a visitor favorite. What are your favorite works of art in the People’s Collection?
The painting of Anselm Kiefer; Michael Richards, Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian; El Anatsui, Lines That Link Humanity ; the African installation in general. What are you most excited about for the new logo and brand? I am excited and grateful that a work I created 23 years ago continues to have life and increasing connections to visitors at the NCMA, my community, my state, and the world beyond.
What is the People’s Collection? It is yours. In addition to creating a new look and feel, we recently refined our Museum mission and vision statements to focus on the ways we support North Carolinians through their state art collection. Mission The North Carolina Museum of Art stewards and shares the people’s art collection and inspires creativity by connecting our diverse communities to cultural and natural resources.
The name Gyre was inspired by the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Yeats saw the development of human history as a complicated double spiral going in reverse directions, which he called gyres. This is an English word for a spiral-like movement, not one he invented.
Arguably, the most famous poem where the word gyre is used by Yeats is “Second Coming,” which I was reading in 1999 while I was working on the NCMA project.
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Thanks for sticking with us! In appreciation for members’ support during this exciting moment of change, we’ve included a sticker featuring our new logo on page 24. We rely on “word-of-members” to share their love of the Museum with their communities, so we hope it’s a colorful addition to your water bottle, laptop, or car.
Angela Lombardi, Director of Outreach and Audience Engagement with contributions by Melissa Dean, Museum Evaluator, and Ashlee Moody, Program Assistant
Each community is different; therefore, the program is cocreated intentionally with artists, community members, and host sites to offer opportunities that respond to specific needs and wants.
As we enter the second year of AIM, the Museum is committed to maintaining the community relationships we have fostered in Roper, Pembroke, Edenton, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and Roseboro.
NCMA AIM
—AIM artist educator
THANKS TO YOU
With this issue we introduce a new feature that showcases examples of how the NCMA is fulfilling its strategic plan goals for education and outreach. Members play a large part in making these programs possible—with support from you, we are bringing art to all parts of the state.
Eye-opening on many levels ... The world and students since COVID-19 have changed, and it gave me a closer look at students’ psychological, sociological, and intellectual states ... I got to see firsthand art as the vehicle for change, for expression, and for connection.
We are excited to expand the program, generously funded by the Anonymous Trust, into more parts of the state this year.
The students were validated in the sense that they were seen as real artists by putting their pieces in the Museum. They learned to collaborate, and some led for the first time. Students also did individual pieces that had self-reflection.
Community Programs like NCMA AIM can’t happen without support from people who care about the Museum and its mission. Please consider donating to the NCMArts Fund at qrco.de/ncmaartsdonation.
I think overall students saw that art can be impactful and that their art matters!
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—AIM artist educator
The Artist Innovation Mentorship (AIM) program is a signature outreach program, bringing the resources of the Museum to young people and artists across North Carolina. The first year of this three-year initiative has focused on creative community building in the eastern part of the state. Through a program of afterschool artist residencies, middle school students work with local artists to learn techniques, experiment with materials, and have time to create with other young people in an open and supportive studio setting.
The AIM program seeks to use a creative mentorship model to help give young people the tools needed to express themselves and work through the socialemotional demands of their everyday lives. As they create with the guidance of professional artists, they begin to have more practice flexing their innovative thinking skills to problem-solve. This, in turn, gives them tools to reframe ideas, brainstorm, find common ground through collaborative projects, and create new solutions to obstacles.
17 Residencies in 2021–22: 9 Hours of arts education provided at no cost: 582 Community impact through related events: 5,100 people Percentage of artist educators who would participate in another six-week mentorship program: 100% Thank you for making me feel confident enough to share my artwork with others. Now I feel so much better about my art and things I create. Now I feel like I should be an artist. — Goldsboro AIM student I really am thankful for them coming together to help create this program, giving us opportunities to do more things like this. —Roper AIM student Community Number of student participants per county CHOWAN: 12 SAMPSON: 25 WAKE: 11 WASHINGTON: 25 WAYNE: 24 ROBESON: 58 Photos by Angela Lombardi (left and center) and Jimmie Sutton (right)
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Offer Enthusiasm and Expertise
The NCMA is excited to have 16 new park guides to expand our touring capacity. We now offer Park tours twice a week: Fridays and Saturdays. Additionally, Park tours can be delivered in American Sign Language and Spanish. Each new park guide was chosen for their enthusiasm, expertise, and the special perspective they bring to tour leadership.
We have a horticulturist, an art therapist, retired teachers, and high-achieving students among our group. In the spring they completed a 10-week intensive training designed by the NCMA’s Education Department and now provide tours around the 164-acre Museum Park. Here is what some of the new Park guides had to say at the conclusion of their training.
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—Cindy I look forward to helping visitors fall in love with the Park and all that it has to offer. It is an oasis offering a multitude of recreational and cultural activities in a region being urbanized at a frantic pace. I also look forward to providing dual language (Spanish/English) tours to expand access to those who are not native English speakers. I want to encourage greater participation and enjoyment of the Park for our increasingly diverse Triangle community.
—Eduardo
Photo by Miles Davis Hall
New Park Guides
Spanish-Language Park Tour Saturday, September 24, 9:30–11 am FREE with registration Enjoy art and nature during a 90-minute, two-mile walk. This guided tour leads you through the Museum Park, past site-specific works of art and sustainable natural areas. Walking shoes, hats, and water bottles are recommended.
Campus On any given Saturday morning, you might see a small group of folks gathered at the Ellipse with water bottles, wearing sunhats and lacing up their walking shoes—those are telltales of NCMA Museum Park tour participants.
I feel this is a great opportunity to engage the public about North Carolina history as it pertains to the Park as a whole and the art that lives there. I volunteered to be a guide to cultivate tours that connect nature, art, and people together in a meaningful way. I am passionate about arts education and engagement and excited to give tours in the great outdoors! I’m excited to engage visitors in conversations about the art installations and share fascinating facts about the Park’s history, nature, and sustainability efforts. My must-see is the Rodin Garden. It’s one of the most peaceful and inspiring outdoor spaces in Raleigh. Being surrounded by Rodin’s sculptures while gazing at the reflecting pool (especially when the water lilies are in bloom and the still surface of the water mirrors the sky) is magical.
Miles Davis Hall, Tour Administrator
Recorrido por el parque en español Sábado, 24 de septiembre, de 9:30 a 11 am gratis con la inscripción Disfruta el arte y la naturaleza durante una caminata de dos millas de 90 minutos. Este recorrido guiado te lleva por el parque del museo, las obras de arte pasadas específicas del sitio y áreas naturales sostenibles. Se recomienda llevar zapatos para caminar, sombreros y botellas de agua.
Major support for the ADF season is provided by the SHS Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, North Carolina Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the NCMA with a grant from the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.
Media support provided by Walter magazine.
Building on the success of last fall’s performance series at the NCMA, the American Dance Festival returns to Raleigh September 8–11 to present a series of outdoor performances in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater at the Museum Park. Purchase tickets online at americandancefestival.org or through the Duke University box office.
Philadanco! Photo by Julieanne Harris
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Micaela Taylor’s The Tl Collective
Thursday, September 8, 7:30 pm Limón Dance Company Friday, September 9, 7:30 pm Philadanco! Saturday, September 10, 7:30 pm Luke Hickey Sunday, September 11, 7:30 pm ADF’s fall season is presented in association with the NCMA.
ADULT PROGRAMMING
Saturday, November 12, 11 am–3 pm Ticket required Through a guided exercise in mindfulness, students learn new ways of creating and critiquing works of art. Gallery exploration is followed by writing, creating, and group dialogue in the studio to uncover new creative processes.
Thursday, November 3, 7 pm Ticket required Learn from the experts at Vitis House about thematically related wines and curated food pairings, while considering NCMA works of art that illustrate the organizing concepts for the reinstallation of the People’s Collection: identity, place, and power. NCMA Artist in Residence Gallery Talk: JP Jermaine Powell Saturday, November 5, 2–3 pm FREE with registration Join NCMA artist in residence JP Jermaine Powell as he hosts a discussion on gathering inspiration from art in the galleries as well as the studio practices of living artists.
Participate in programs developed to give you meaningful avenues to explore the arts both on our campus and virtually. Studio workshops give you time to create along with professional artists; lectures provide in-depth examinations of exhibitions and the Museum’s collection. Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/adultprograms
Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof Lecture: From Jerusalem to Raleigh V Sunday, November 6, 2–3:30 PM free with registration Join Jerusalem silversmith Sari Srulovitch, North Carolina conservator Ruth Cox, and weaver Neal Howard as they discuss the commissioned ensemble of Torah ornaments and explore the process, meaning, and artistry of creating innovation in traditional Jewish ceremonial objects.
Photo by Bryanne Senor
Friends of Greek Art Lecture— From Athens to Raleigh: Visual Representations of Africans on Ancient Greek Vases V Sunday, October 2, 2–3:30 pm FREE with registration Join archaeologist Najee Olya as he explores the different kinds of representations of Africans in Greek vase painting by highlighting a selection of key objects, including one in the NCMA.
Live from the Studio Series V Saturday, 1:30–3 pm free with Septemberregistration17:Sameena Sitabkhan, Los Angeles–based collage artist November 19: Kelli Thompson, abstract painter Open Studio Series Saturday, 1:30–3 pm East Building, Studio 1 FREE , drop in October 29: Davis Choun How to Make a Mural with Sloane Siobhan W Saturday, September 10, 11 am–3 pm Ticket required Muralist Sloane Siobhan shares her knowledge in this mural painting workshop. Learn the process from initial sketch to final clear coat as you participate in the completion of an outdoor work of art at the Museum. Reinstallation as Inspiration with Zach Storm W
The NCMA, Vitis House, and Catering Works present The Art Inside the Bottle
The events in My NCMA represent a selection of programs taking place at the Museum in September, October, and November. Watch for email newsletters and go to ncartmuseum.org/programs for details and to find more programs.
Virtual Archaeology Talk: Pyramids, Mounds, and Ziggurats V Thursday, October 13, noon–1 pm FREE with registration In this second virtual archaeology talk, NCMA archaeologists Ángel González López and Caroline Rocheleau meet up with NCSU archaeologists Dru McGill and Tate Paulette to chat about impressive human-made structures in different parts of the world.
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MINDFUL MUSEUM
Saturday, September 10, noon–1:30 pm free with registration Led by Robert J. Corbitt III of the Kuumba Cultural Arts Collective, this improvi sational experience is sure to uplift the spirit. New drummers welcome.
Wednesday, September 14, 8 pm Ticket required On their recent album Obviously, Lake Street Dive possesses a talent for com bining sociopolitical commentary with catchy pop gems.
Friday, September 2, 8 pm Ticket required Grammy Award–winning singer, song writer, and Broadway star Stephanie Mills’s hit records include “I Feel Good All Over” and “Home.” Kuumba Community Drum Circle at the NCMA F O
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Wednesday, September 21, 7–8 pm FREE with registration Slow art is an observation method to mindfully and communally appreciate art. Participants are guided through an inten tional observation of a single artwork from our collection. Ages 16 and up.
Docent Lecture Endowment: Alison Saar V
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Thursday, September 15, October 20, November 17, 10–11 am Ticket required Mindful movement and the tranquil outdoor setting of the North Courtyard’s lotus pond come together to create a peaceful and inspirational experience. All skill levels; ages 16 and up. Space is limited.
Mindful Museum: Tai Chi Fan O Tuesday, September 13, October 11, 5:30–7 pm FREE with registration Step into the gentle flow of yang-style tai chi while experiencing the elegance of the kung fu fan. Class includes qigong for breath work and fundamental move ments and form. Ages 16 and up.
Mindful Museum programs offer oppor tunities to process emotions, cultivate inspiration, and find more connection both with art and our community. Tickets, registration, and additional events: /mindfulprogramsncartmuseum.org
Photo courtesy of Robert J. Corbitt III Campus Events in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park are supported by Season Presenting Sponsor Supporting Sponsor ROBERT & MERCEDES EICHHOLZ FOUNDATION
Mindful Museum: Tai Chi Cane O Tuesday, September 27, October 25, 5:30–7 pm FREE with registration Experience the usefulness of a simple walking cane while enjoying the softness of yang-style tai chi. Class includes qigong for breath work and fundamental movements and form. Ages 16 and up. Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation V
PERFORMING ARTS AND FILM Enjoy remarkable multigenerational performing arts and film programming that promotes belonging, cultural arts production, and the exploration of NC residents’ rich histories. Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/pafprograms
NCMA Groove: The Joy of Latinx Music! O Sunday, September 17, 3 pm free The NCMA welcomes the Mamis and the Papis back for another DJ set. Come enjoy an afternoon of the best in Latinx, Caribbean, and Pan-American sounds, including salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, samba, and more.
The NCMA presents, in association with the African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County, Stephanie Mills with Special Guest Will Downing O
Sunday, November 13, 2–3:30 pm free with registration Alison Saar, creator of the delicate and complex bronze sculpture Tippy Toes in the NCMA’s collection, talks about her work. She touches on its themes of women, sexuality, nature, racism, and domesticity.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention: The Meanwhile Clock and Other Impossible Dances F O
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Formerly Mandolin Orange, the beloved local duo Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have reinvented themselves as an experi mental folk-rock band. Buskers Day F O Saturday, October 29, 1–5 pm free The centuries-old art of busking— performing in public spaces for gratuities—comes to the NCMA for our second annual Buskers Day. Join us as these talented street performers fill all corners of the Museum Park with music.
Women’s Campout O Saturday, November 5 at 5 pm through Sunday, November 6 at 11 am Ticket required Enjoy a night of community and connec tion under the stars in the Museum Park. Just bring your camping gear and sense of adventure! For all self-identifying women ages 16 and up.
Saturday, November 19, 10:30 am–12:30 pm Ticket required Join us to make a paper lantern to bring back to the Museum Park on December 10 for our annual Winter Lantern Walk. We’ll provide all the materials, instruc tions, and inspiration—just bring your imagination. Paper Lantern Making Kits In anticipation of our Winter Lantern Walk, handmade paper lantern kits will be available for purchase at the NCMA Store in West Building and Welcome Center in the Museum Park beginning November 9. Be sure to get one while supplies last or come to our lanternmaking studio on November 19 so you have a lantern to bring to the walk!
Special Film and Music Event—All Wigged Out: An Afternoon with Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
The NCMA and Cat’s Cradle present Watchhouse with Allison de Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves O Saturday, October 1, 8 pm Ticket required
Birding with a Ranger F O Saturdays, September 3, October 1, November 5, 8:30 am free Join our resident birding enthusiast Park Ranger Chantal Taunton on a short walk through the Museum Park in search of migratory and native birds. Ages 8 and up. Space is limited; come early to secure your spot.
Saturday, September 24, 2–4:30 pm Ticket required
Photo by Bryanne SenorPhoto courtesy of Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/parkprograms
PARK The Museum Park lends itself to unique experiences designed to deepen con nections to nature, art, and people.
Friday–Sunday, September 23–25, 7 pm Ticket required What time is it on the clock of the world? What do we do with the time we have? Masks, stilt dancers, and giant puppets come to life to live music to tell a time less tale.
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Celebrate the resilience of cancer survi vors at this special event that includes a screening of the musical All Wigged Out, a panel discussion, and a musical perfor mance by Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.
Sunday, October 23, November 13, noon–3 pm FREE
Get involved with art and community at the NCMA through programming, artist workshops, conversations, and opportu nities to share your own creativity.
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Wednesday, September 7, October 5, November 2, 10–11 am Ticket required Meet a work of art, enjoy movement and play, and get your creative juices flowing in this artful workshop for 3- to 5-yearolds and their caregivers.
Saturday, 10:30–11 am FREE with registration
September 10, September 24 Get up close with art in the Museum Park. These playful tours explore one work of art on our campus. Visit ncartmuseum .org for locations. Best for kids ages 5–11 with their adult companions. Family-Friendly Tours
October 22, November 5, November 19 Discover new galleries and new art in the Museum together on these playful tours. Best for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions.
Saturday, September 3, November 5, NOON –2 pm FREE with registration Join the Teen Arts Council to spend time sketching with other teens in the gal leries and Park. Bring a pencil and your sketchbook and follow prompts or find your favorite sketching spot with a friend. Ages 13–18. Nature-Inspired Anime with David Anyanwu Saturday, September 10, 17, and 24, 11 am–3 pm Ticket required Find inspiration in the Park as you design a new realm for your characters to inhabit. Illustrator David Anyanwu (P-Shinobi) leads this three-part course, exploring the world of anime through lessons in perspective, sketching, and character design.
Interested in learning more about the Teen Arts Council or the College Advisory Panel? Keep up-to-date with all happen ings on our Teens and College programs web Tickets,pages.registration, and additional events: /teencollegeprogramsncartmuseum.org
Photo by Bobo Deng
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There’s always something new for families to discover at the NCMA! Family programs allow artists of all ages to experience the power and wonder of arts and Tickets,nature.registration, and additional events: /familyprogramsncartmuseum.org
Teens Sketch the Galleries
What’s in the Box?
Artful Story Time
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Enjoy the fun of drop-in art-making activities for all ages popping up across the galleries and Park. Check ncartmuseum.org for specific activities and locations.
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Saturday, November 12, 10 am noon and 1–3 pm Ticket required Guided by expert artists, look closely at original works of art and find inspiration to create your own projects during these two-hour studio workshops. Best for families with children ages 5–11.
Get creative and inspired by NCMA art and artists at home. Reserve an activ ity kit with materials for a complete hands-on project plus written instruc tions. Kits are designed for all ages to enjoy. Available in English and Spanish.
NCMA To Go Activity Kits
Wednesday, October 19, November 16, 10:30–11 am FREE with registration Join us for a lively story time inspired by art. Look, listen, and move as we make connections with original works of art and children’s books. Best for ages 2 and up with adult caregivers.
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To help achieve this, we have undertaken a reevaluation of how we serve our members. We’ve heard through surveys, focus groups, and personal correspondence the passion our members feel for the NCMA. Indeed, NCMA members serve as our greatest ambassadors. We are grateful and honored to have your support. Together with the reopening of the People’s Collection and introduction of the new visual identity, we would like to redefine membership at the Museum. The NCMA is taking steps to increase member access and benefit flexibility while reinvesting in member communication. Creativity should not be limited, nor should opportunities for inspiration. Moving forward, NCMA members will have unlimited exhibition access. Gone are the days of “first visit free.” Members can experience ticketed exhibitions as many times as they please. Keep a look out for a forthcoming membership communication for further exciting details. And as a token of our appreciation, please accept this sticker as a NCMA community badge. Apply it with pride to your car, water bottle, or laptop.
Members are more than individuals and families who enjoy the Museum’s offerings; they are the community that brings to life the mission of the NCMA. Our mission is to steward and share the people’s art collection and inspire creativity by connecting our diverse communities to cultural and natural resources.
Membership MattersART & COMMUNITY
The time of rediscovery has almost arrived. As we move closer to unveiling the reimagined people’s collection, we are excited to announce some changes to our membership program.
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The lobby of West Building is receiving a makeover for the reopening. Visitors will be greeted with a new commission by Argentinean artist Tomás Saraceno, expanded seating options, an area reserved for works by North Carolina artists, a reimagined Museum Store, and the new NCMA Café.
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Catering Works at the NCMA has reimagined “the People’s Menu” to showcase the Culinary Arts Collection, a rotating anthology of cuisine at the new NCMA Café. Chef Rick Sloan comes from a family of fishermen, farmers, and amazing home cooks and worked under celebrity chef Katsuji Tanabe to develop and launch High Horse restaurant. At the NCMA Sloan creates inspired recipes that reflect the many cultures, traditions, and flavors of our great state. Signature dishes include his shrimp and grits, Ashe County cheddar truffle mac, sweet tea fried chicken, and peanut butter mousse with chocolate crumble. NCMA Café also offers barista coffee services. Photo courtesy of Catering Works
REIMAGINING RETAIL
The Museum Store has something for everyone!
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RECONCEPTUALIZING WEST BUILDING DINING
The redesigned Museum Store is a community space and creative home for artists and art enthusiasts. This fusion of art, maker events, and shopping experiences features a large gallery wall focused on works from creators statewide. Quarterly rotations ensure that no visit will be like the last. Come to enjoy our gallery-style offerings and consider joining maker events that focus on bringing out the artist in you.
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NC Museum of Art Foundation 4630 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4630 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Nonprofit Organization US Postage Raleigh,PaidNC Permit Number 1968 The People’s Collection, ReimaginedTHURSDAY,CELEBRATEOCTOBER6 Member Preview Day SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 NCMA ReMixed Block Party, featuring Family Day, Monster Drawing Rally, and Music at the Museum Festival SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 Artist-led tours, new performance art pieces by Stacey L. Kirby and Elizabeth Alexander, artist in residence JP Jermaine Powell, and Leonardo Drew and Ursula von Rydingsvard in conversation FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 NC Artists Party OPENING PARTNER