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Y E A R S O F A RT, H I S TO RY, C U LT U R E , A N D M O R E The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources manages, enhances, and celebrates our state’s rich history, diverse arts and culture, science, and spectacular natural areas. I am honored to lead the department that takes care of the things people love about North Carolina.

We were created in 1972, becoming the first cabinet-level office of any state in the country to manage the state’s history, arts, and culture. In 2015 the word “natural” was added to our name when several divisions, including state parks, the zoo, and aquariums, were transferred to our department. The year 2022 marks our 50th anniversary!

I invite you to join in our 50th celebration by visiting some of our many sites and engaging in the programming we offer, both in person and digitally. We are proud to serve all of you and look forward to continuing this service into the next 50 years and beyond.

D. Reid Wilson Secretary, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

DNCR DAYS, CENTR AL REGION Saturday, June 4, 10 am–2 pm Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh Showcasing the very best of North Carolina, this event is jam-packed with interactive components, staff representatives providing info on locations, services, and programs available at their sites, and tons of fun!

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The Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park celebrates its 25th year of spectacular outdoor concerts, films, and performances with a season of memorable events sure to delight attendees. See pages 2–5 for details.

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FRO M T H E D I R EC TO R Dear Friends, This summer we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park. Since opening in 1997, it has hosted hundreds of films, performances, and concerts by musical luminaries such as Chaka Khan, North Carolina’s own Tift Merritt, Wilco, and Lucinda Williams. This season continues that history of excellence with a music, film, and dance lineup including Herbie Hancock, a Juneteenth weekend celebration, Oscar-winning movies, the return of Carolina Ballet, and so much more. I can’t wait to see you there.

I hope you use your free member access to special exhibition Fault Lines: Art and the Environment, on view through July 17 both indoors and out. The show features two outdoor art installations in the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park, including a work by artist Hugh Hayden of 100 cedar school desks under an explosion of branches.

Learn more about Brier Patch on pages 6–7.

While West Building is closed this summer to prepare for the exciting reinstallation of the People’s Collection and fall reopening celebration, I invite you to explore Becoming the NCMA: 10 Decades of Collecting, 1924–2022, on view June 11–August 21. As we continue to reflect on the evolution of the collection from its inception to the present, we are delighted to present this survey, which takes you on a century-long journey of creating an art museum on behalf of the people of North Carolina. You’ll see more than 50 works of art spanning time and place, including visitor favorites and rarely seen treasures.

With appreciation and my best,

Valerie Hillings

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CO N C E R T S The NCMA and Cat’s Cradle present Old Crow Medicine Show Friday, May 20 The music of Old Crow Medicine Show, an NCMA favorite, is a freewheeling collision of Americana, old-time music, folk, and rock and roll.

Photo by Nick LeTellier

Treasures: Silver Anniversary Season Shines The NCMA commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park with Treasures, a slate of exciting concerts, movies, dance and theater performances, and a special Juneteenth weekend of activities. During this remarkable season, the Museum showcases Grammy Award–winning artists, Academy Award– winning movies, and collaborations with Carolina Ballet and the African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County.

Tickets, registration, and updates: ncartmuseum.org/performances

Herbie Hancock Sunday, May 29 There are few artists who have had more influence on modern music than Herbie Hancock.

The Mavericks with Maggie Rose Wednesday, June 8 The Mavericks’ tour for their Spanish album En Español represents a diversity of musical styles and cultural traditions alongside hits and favorites from their 30-year career.

The NCMA presents, in association with the African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County, Stephanie Mills with Special Guest Will Downing Friday, September 2 Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, and Broadway star Stephanie Mills’s hit records include “I Feel Good All Over” and “Home.”

Photo by Jay Blakesberg

Lake Street Dive with The Dip Wednesday, September 14 On their recent album Obviously, Lake Street Dive possesses a talent for combining sociopolitical commentary with catchy pop gems.

Paperhand Puppet Intervention Friday–Sunday, September 23–25 Paperhand Puppet Intervention uses diverse styles of puppetry and artistic expression to create works that inspire and promote social change.

The NCMA and Cat’s Cradle present Watchhouse with Allison De Groot and Tatiana Hargreaves Saturday, October 1 Formerly Mandolin Orange, the beloved local duo Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have reinvented themselves as an experimental folk-rock band.

The NCMA and Come Hear NC present Music at the Museum Festival Saturday, October 8 The NCMA welcomes back five North Carolina artists from the Museum’s livestreamed and PBS– broadcasted Music at the Museum series for a free concert on the Amphitheater stage.

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Nina and Me: Ledisi with Special Guest Al Strong Thursday, June 23 Join powerhouse vocalist Ledisi for a soul-stirring tribute to legendary singer and true NC treasure Nina Simone.

Jonathan Butler with Special Guest Avery Sunshine Thursday, June 30 Grammy-nominated South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler offers his crossover blend of pop jazz fusion, funk, and R&B. Take 6 with Special Guest Najee Thursday, July 7 Join 10-time Grammy-winning group Take 6 for an evening of straight-ahead jazz, pop, adult R&B, doo-wop, and the blues.

Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble with Special Guest Veronica Swift Thursday, July 14 Experience the best in Latin jazz from seven-time Grammy-winning composer, bandleader, and pianist Arturo O’Farrill.

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NCMA Groove Celebrate music + joy + people with DJ-set dance parties in the Museum Park. free The Joy of Soul Sunday, July 17 The Joy of Latinx Music Sunday, September 18

Experience recent cinematic treasures under the stars—come enjoy these popular and Oscarnominated films on the big screen if you missed them in theaters. Free for members and children six and under, but tickets are required for entry.

Choreographers Spotlight Series, sponsored by Carolina Ballet Friday, August 26 The second annual Choreographers Spotlight features original works by Ja’Malik, Heather Maloy, and Sokvannara Sar. The event includes a master class with Zalman Raffael, Carolina Ballet artistic director, and a conversation with the choreographers.

J U N E TE E NTH J OY A Celebration of Freedom and Gospel Music Friday, June 17 This inspirational concert features awardwinning vocalists Kelontae Gavin, Kierra Sheard, and Le’Andria Johnson and gospel music legends Hezekiah Walker and Fred Hammond.

The Sound, Fashion, and Cinema of Freedom Saturday, June 18 Celebrate Black culture, wear iconic 1960s fashions, and remember the music as people fought for civil rights with a dance party followed by a screening of the documentary Summer of Soul.

Encanto (2021, PG) Friday, June 24 Soul (2020, PG) Saturday, June 25 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021, PG-13) Friday, July 8 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021, PG-13) Saturday, July 9 Dune (2021, PG-13) Saturday, July 23

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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021, R) Saturday, July 30 Nightmare Alley (2021, R) Saturday, August 6 Nomadland (2020, R) Saturday, August 13 West Side Story (2021, PG-13) Saturday, August 27 SUPPORTING SPONSOR

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Fault Lines Artist Hugh Hayden Crafts Poetic Metaphors Linda Johnson Dougherty, Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art Hugh Hayden’s large-scale installation Brier Patch is installed at the NCMA in East Building and the Museum Park through the summer in conjunction with the exhibition Fault Lines: Art and the Environment.

Hayden, with both a background in architecture and studio art, combines traditional woodworking techniques with freehand carving to create sculptural installations with salvaged and found wood as his primary medium. In his words, “my work arises from a deep connection to nature and its organic materials. Little did I know that my childhood passion for gardening would sow the seeds to my becoming an artist embracing natural materials.”

Crafted from cedar trees, Brier Patch consists of one hundred replicas of elementary school desks. Seventy-five of the desks erupt with an explosion of tree branches. Hayden meticulously and labor-intensively fabricated each desk to maintain the existing branches that grew out of the cedar tree the wood was sourced from. Arranged in a grid, these anthropomorphic chairs are intertwined and tangled together through their chaotic crowns of branches, resisting the orderly formation imposed upon them. The other twenty-five desks, crafted without branches, invite the public to take a seat in Hayden’s outdoor classroom.

The title of the work references the 19th-century Southern folktale in which Br’er Rabbit escapes Br’er Fox by disappearing into a brier patch. A poetic metaphor and charged commentary on the state of education and the natural environment, Hayden’s Brier Patch has been described as “witnessing the overgrowth of nature where no activity transpires.”

Hugh Hayden’s Brier Patch was commissioned by Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, and was first exhibited in Madison Square Park, January–April 2022. This project at the NCMA, on view May 14–September 18, is generously supported by the Hartfield Foundation and Libby and Lee Buck. l e f t : Hugh Hayden (American, b. 1983), Brier Patch (detail), 2022. Cedar and aluminum. One-hundred objects; 75 with branches, each approximately 96 × 96 × 96 inches; 25 without branches, each 36 inches × 28 inches × 27 inches. Collection the artist, courtesy Lisson Gallery. © Hugh Hayden 2022.

Photograph by Yasunori Matsui/Madison Square Park Conservancy. The exhibition was organized by Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York.

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Through July 17, 2022 East Building, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park

TI C K E T S Reserve at visit.ncartmuseum.org.

F R E E for member’s first visit; subsequent visits 50% off $20 Nonmembers, $17 Seniors, $14 Youth ages 7–18 F R E E for children 6 and under F R E E with college ID Wed.–Fri., 3–5 pm Questions about ticketing? Email help@ncartmuseum.org.

Installation view of Fault Lines: Art and the Environment, with Willie Cole’s Luz de plástico in the foreground and Richard Mosse’s photographs in the background.

Fault Lines: Art and the Environment is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Hartfield Foundation and Libby and Lee Buck, and 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.

Media Sponsor

Installation view of Fault Lines: Art and the Environment, with Susie Ganch’s sound installation Drift on the left and Remember Me, Katrina on the right.

Participating Sponsor

Robert P. Holding Foundation, Inc.

Leadership Committee Josephus Daniels Charitable Fund of Triangle Community Foundation Eliza Kraft Olander and Brian McHenry Kimberly Daniels Taws ARTSUITE. Chazin & Company Great Outdoor Provision Co. The Mann Family Foundation Jody and Tom Darden Marjorie Hodges and Carlton Midyette Chandra and Jimmie Johnson Kristin and John Replogle Debbie and Larry Robbins Liza and Lee Roberts Allen G. Thomas Jr.

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Behind the Scenes of the Reinstallation Over the summer NCMA staff from many different departments will be hard at work making the ambitious vision of the Museum’s upcoming collection reinstallation an exciting reality. Four team members report on what they’re doing to prepare for the October reopening. For a curatorial perspective, see page 24.

Mary Wolff, Chief Exhibition Designer

Maggie Gregory, Director of Collections Management and Chief Registrar

I was recently hired as the chief exhibition designer. I am responsible for managing a talented team of exhibition, lighting, and environmental graphics designers and preparators. Working closely with the Interpretation, Curatorial, Conservation, and Collections departments, we are designing an immersive experience so that all visitors can make a memorable connection with the collection. Through collaboration and research, our team is developing engaging interactive and noninteractive interpretive environments that encourage exploration, provide visitors with a variety of choices to meet their individual interests, and create a space that is educational and engaging.

One of the most important aspects of my job as a registrar is keeping track of the locations of works of art. Under normal circumstances dozens of objects may move every week, but when we begin the reinstallation in earnest, it will be many, many more. In anticipation of the high volume of movements, I’ve been evaluating our system of recording location changes so that we have tools in place to efficiently and accurately manage this. We’ll use our collection database, checklists, and internal communications to stay on top of the hundreds of art movements that will be needed to make the People’s Collection, Reimagined a reality.

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Ian Larson, Chief Art Handler (center, without hat)

Megan Salazar-Walsh, Exhibitions Conservator

I started at the Museum in November 2021 and manage a group of highly skilled individuals who serve as the Museum’s art handling team. We are tasked with all art movements and installations and the packing, unpacking, and storage of artworks. Collaborating closely with the Conservation, Registration, and Design departments, we install art following curatorial and design plans, while also ensuring the safety of our collection, staff, and visitors. By the time the reinstallation is complete, we will have moved and installed every object that is on view and many more that might be on view in the future.

The reinstallation provides an opportunity to highlight works that haven’t been on view recently. One example is Portrait of Maurits, Stadholder and Prince of Orange (1567–1625) by Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld. This 17th-century Dutch oil painting on panel had numerous layers of old, darkened varnish and surface grime, which obscured the brushwork and distorted the painting’s colors and illusion of depth. After removing the varnish and old restoration using a mixture of organic solvents, I applied a new layer of synthetic varnish that will not discolor with age and will protect the painting’s surface and saturate its colors as intended by the artist. Inpainting old losses is the final step in this painting’s reintroduction to our galleries.

R E I N S TA L L ATI O N R EC A P 1,027 objects in the reinstalled galleries 21 weeks of art movements 5 new site-specific commissions 20 community members interpreting works 17 gallery portals accessed by QR code 11 global consultants

1 artwork not moving (William Wetmore Story’s Saul under the Influence of the Evil Spirit) 5 themed galleries

Learn More

70+ loans from NC, national, and international institutions and individuals

Videos on the Museum’s YouTube channel reveal more about the plans for reinterpreting and reinstalling the People’s Collection.

5,000 years of art history reimagined

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The retrospective selection in Becoming the NCMA, arranged chronologically by decade, reflects the breadth, depth, and cultural richness of the state collection as developed over the past 100 years. While West Building is closed for the collection’s reinstallation, visitors will be able to view perennial favorites—in addition to rarely seen treasures—in the exhibition.

Lyle Humphrey, Associate Curator of European Art and Collections History Becoming the NCMA: 10 Decades of Collecting, 1924–2022 takes visitors on a journey through a century of building an art collection for the people of North Carolina. The story begins in 1924, when the newly established North Carolina State Art Society—precursor to the NCMA—began soliciting donations of art and funding for a planned state art museum.

Within three short years, the group received a bequest of 75 American paintings, a partial interest in a million-dollar trust—today the primary acquisitions endowment fund—and a collection of late antique glass.

The Great Depression put a damper on collecting in the 1930s, so emphasis shifted to supporting North Carolina artists through annual exhibitions and acquisitions. After World War II, a surplus in the State Treasury inspired a historic legislative appropriation in 1947 providing one million dollars for the purchase of art for the fledgling museum. This appropriation was contingent upon the receipt of a matching gift—obtained in 1951 in the form of a promise from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation of a million-dollar art collection.

Thus, over the next four years, using a combination of State and private funds, the Art Society acquired 201 American and European paintings, three sets of tapestries, and a handful of sculptures. The museum building came in 1956, followed by the Kress gift in 1960: 71 European works valued at 2.5 million dollars.

When the NCMA opened in 1956, it was primarily a picture gallery, but over the next four years, it expanded to include artifacts from the ancient Americas, the ancient Mediterranean, and Byzantine and western medieval Europe. The Museum began acquiring 20th-century painting and sculpture and set aside special funds for NC art. An African collection was started in the late 1960s, followed shortly thereafter by Oceanic and Judaic collections.

With each major sector of the collection established by 1980, the Museum began honing and developing the extant subcollections according to need, curatorial leanings, donor support, and state of the art market. Purchases between 1975 and 1990 tended to enhance preexisting holdings rather than extend the bounds of the collection.

The pattern of collecting changed between the last decade of the 20th century and early 21st century due to changing tastes, inflationary costs within certain sectors of the art market (especially European and modern art), and concern over art looting (especially within the antiquities market). As a result, the Museum stepped up its acquisitions of contemporary art and began collecting recent photography. Within those two categories, the Museum made a commitment to acquiring works by artists engaged with the global discourse on the visual arts and expanding the African collection beyond historicist art forms. Today, a shared goal across the collections is greater representation of people of color and women.

Jan Steen, The Worship of the Golden Calf, circa 1672–75, oil on canvas, 70 1/4 × 61 1/4 in., Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina, 1952, and dedicated in memory of Noelle Ocon, Senior Conservator of Paintings (1997–2020), by the NCMA Board of Trustees, 2020

B ECO M I N G TH E NCM A : 10 DEC A DES O F CO LLEC TI N G , 1924–2022 June 11–August 21, 2022 East Building, Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery | f r e e

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For paid events minor fees and taxes may apply.

SUMMER EVENTS Celebrate a summer of connection through film, dance, and music under the stars and more as the NCMA invites you to take part in programs for families, art and music lovers, film buffs, and nature explorers. West Building galleries may be closed, but we are ready to welcome and engage you!

A D U LT P R O G R A M M I N G Participate in programs developed to give you meaningful avenues to explore the arts both on and off our campus and virtually. Lectures feature curators, artists, and staff who provide in-depth examinations of exhibitions and the Museum’s collection. Studio workshops give you time to create along with professional artists both local and international.

Tickets/registration/updates: visit.ncartmuseum.org Art of the Landscape with Peter Marin Fridays, May 27–July 1, 10 am–1 pm Diamante Arts and Cultural Center/NCMA galleries $250 Members, $300 Nonmembers Artists use landscape to render ideas about beauty, discovery, colonialism, modernity, and environmentalism. Peter Marin leads this six-week painting course at community partner Diamante Arts and Cultural Center with visits to the NCMA galleries.

Virtual Lunchtime Lecture—Architects Henry Smith-Miller and Laurie Hawkinson: Imperfect Utopia, Barbara Kruger, and the Museum Park’s Origin Thursday, June 9, noon–1 pm f r e e ; registration required

Laurie Hawkinson and Henry Smith-Miller join former NCMA director of planning and special projects Dan Gottlieb to discuss the artist-designer collaboration with Barbara Kruger that created the Museum Park site plan Imperfect Utopia.

Kudzu Basket Weaving: Vessels of Place with Angela Eastman Saturday, June 25, 11 am–3 pm Museum Park, Ellipse $60 Members, $66 Nonmembers Chapel Hill artist Angela Eastman demonstrates techniques and principles of basket weaving using kudzu. Through learning about basketmaking with this invasive species, the class examines history, cultural traditions, and ecological impact.

Let’s Make a Zine with Sarah LaPonte Saturday, July 16, 11 am–3 pm NCMA @ SECCA $60 Members, $66 Nonmembers This workshop at NCMA affiliate SECCA in WinstonSalem focuses on simple zine-making methods as well as experimenting with a variety of ways to generate, adapt, and reproduce thoughts and images through printmaking techniques.

Live from the Studio: Nikita Yogaraj Saturday, July 16, 1:30–3 pm Virtual f r e e ; registration required In this virtual demonstration, Baltimore artist Nikita Yogaraj shares techniques for linocut printmaking for artists without access to traditional printmaking facilities.

Open Studio: Noelle Gunn Saturday, August 20, 1:30–3 pm East Building, Studio 1 free

Drop into the NCMA’s Studio 1 to watch Greenville, NC, artist Noelle Gunn making art, demonstrating techniques, and answering questions from the public.

MINDFUL MUSEUM Mindful Museum programs offer opportunities to process emotions, cultivate inspiration, and find more connection both with art and our community.

Tickets/registration/updates: visit.ncartmuseum.org Mindful Museum: Outdoor Yoga Wednesday, June 1, 7–8 pm West Building, North Courtyard $12 Members, $14 Nonmembers Mindful movement and the tranquility of the North Courtyard’s lotus pond and serene sculptures come together to create a peaceful and inspirational experience. Bring a yoga mat and dress comfortably.

All skill levels welcome; ages 16 and up.

Mindful Museum: Tai Chi in the Park Tuesday, June 14, 7–8:30 pm Museum Park, Ellipse $13 Members, $15 Nonmembers This ancient Chinese martial art combines slow, gentle, flowing movements with focused attention and deep breathing. Taught by Imari Colón of East Cloud Kung Fu. All skill levels welcome; ages 16 and up.

Mindful Museum: Virtual Slow Art Appreciation Wednesday, June 15, 7–8 pm f r e e ; registration required Slow art is a movement to mindfully observe and communally appreciate art. This session is an intentional observation of In the Distance by Hugo McCloud, featured in Fault Lines: Art and the Environment. Ages 16 and up.

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Mindful Museum: Liberation Embodied on Juneteenth Weekend Saturday, June 18, 8–9:30 am Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; registration required Begin Juneteenth weekend with joy, community, and intention. Join Patrice Graham of Araminta Wellness for a morning mindfulness practice to embody and honor liberation through breath work, movement, and sharing. All levels and bodies welcome. Ages 16 and up.

Mindful Museum: Slow Art Appreciation Wednesday, August 17, 6–7 pm East Building f r e e ; registration required In this session you will be guided through a brief centering practice followed by an intentional observation of two works from the exhibition Becoming the NCMA. Sharing and discussion are encouraged. For ages 16 and up.

P E R FO R M I N G A R T S A N D F I L M Enjoy the best in multigenerational performing arts and film programming created especially with you in mind. The NCMA’s music, film, dance, literary, and theater events reflect the diverse narratives and lived experiences of North Carolina residents while aiming to promote belonging, produce cultural arts, and explore our rich individual and collective histories. Read about our 25th anniversary Outdoor Performing Arts and Film season, presented by season sponsor First Citizens Bank, on pages 2–5.

Kuumba Community Drum Lab with Robert J. Corbitt III Saturday, June 4, n o o n –12:50 pm, East Building, SECU Auditorium Saturday, June 4, 1–1:50 pm, Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; registration required Join instructor Robert Corbitt for a class designed to cultivate your comfort on the djembe and dundun and expand your knowledge of African-originated rhythms and tempos. The class from noon–12:50 pm is for children living with autism spectrum disorder.

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NCMA Dance Gumbo: Dance Fitness with Byron Jennings Saturday, June 4, July 9, August 6, 10–11 am Sunday, June 12, July 17, August 21, 5–6 pm Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; registration required NCMA Dance Gumbo is a series of group exercise classes that incorporate a variety of dance and cultural movements. This invigorating class brings participants an aerobic workout using a mixture of pop, Zumba, Latin, and hip-hop dance moves.

Kuumba Community Drum Circle at the NCMA Saturday, June 25, noon–1:30 pm Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; registration required Led by Robert J. Corbitt III of the Kuumba Cultural Arts Collective, this improvisational experience is sure to uplift the spirit. New drummers welcome. Please note: during inclement weather, the drum circle is held in East Building.

PA R K The Museum Park lends itself to unique experiences designed to deepen connections to nature, art, and people. This summer be sure to visit our annual sunflower field and enjoy one of the related programs. Monthly Birding with a Ranger walks return in the fall.

Tickets/registration/updates: visit.ncartmuseum.org Bee Downtown Scavenger Hunt Thursday, June 23, 6–8 pm Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; no registration required Celebrate National Pollinator Week with our partners at Bee Downtown. Participate in a family friendly scavenger hunt in search of pollinator-themed clues and prizes throughout the Museum Park. See more important details on the web event page.

Summer Full Moon Walk Wednesday, July 13, 8:30–10 pm Museum Park, Ellipse f r e e ; registration required Join us for an after-hours walk in the Museum Park.

Enjoy a guided moonlit walk to experience nature and art at night. Ages 16 and up. Space is limited.

Sunflower Photography Workshop (Two-Part Virtual Hybrid) Thursday, August 11 and 18, 6–8 pm Museum Park, Lowe’s Park Pavilion; Zoom $45 Members, $50 Nonmembers While our sunflower field is in bloom, join professional photographer Barbara Tyroler on an inspirational journey of creative expression through photography and nature. All skill levels and cameras are appropriate. Ages 16 and up; space is limited.

Sunflower-Inspired Gardening with Brie Arthur Tuesday, August 16, 6–8 pm Museum Park, Lowe’s Park Pavilion $25 Members, $28 Nonmembers Join local horticulturist Brie Arthur to learn how to re-create the NCMA’s sunflower field and other unique year-round, low maintenance plantings through seed scattering techniques. Space is limited; ages 16 and up.

Summer Stargazing Sunday, August 28, 8:30–10:30 pm Museum Park; meet at Gyre f r e e ; registration required Join the Raleigh Astronomy Club for stargazing in the Museum Park. RAC provides the telescopes and expertise, while you bring your imagination and wonder. Weather permitting. Space is limited; ages 6 and up.

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Family Studio Saturday, July 16, August 20, 10 am–noon or 1–3 pm East Building Studios $8 Members, $10 Nonmembers Guided by artists, look closely at works of art and find inspiration to create your own during these workshops.

All participants (children and adults) must have a ticket. Best for families with children ages 5 to 11.

Installation view of Fault Lines: Art and the Environment

FA M I L I E S There’s always something new for families to discover at the NCMA! Explore art in the Museum Park with us this summer to experience the power and wonder of art and nature.

Tickets/registration/updates: visit.ncartmuseum.org What’s in the Box? Wednesday, June 1, July 6, August 3, 10–10:45 am East Building Studios $8 Member child, $10 Nonmember child Meet a work of art, enjoy movement and play, and get your creative juices flowing in this artful workshop for 3- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers.

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Saturday, June 4, June 18, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20, 10:30–11 am Museum Park f r e e ; registration required Get up close to art in the Museum Park. These playful tours create family time to explore one work of art on our campus. Visit ncartmuseum.org for locations.

Best for kids ages 5–11 with adult caregivers.

NCMA To Go Activity Kits Saturday, June 4, July 9, August 13, 10 am–noon Museum Plaza f r e e ; registration required Get creative and inspired by NCMA art and artists at home. Each month, reserve an activity kit with materials for a complete hands-on project plus written instructions. Kits are designed for all ages to enjoy. Available in English and Spanish Virtual Family Tour: Fault Lines Tuesday, June 14, July 12, 4–4:30 pm f r e e ; registration required Get an insider’s view of the exhibition Fault Lines: Art and the Environment with this special program just for families. Look closely, ask questions, and learn more during this 30-minute interactive virtual tour.

Story Time in the Garden Wednesday, June 15, July 20, August 17, 10:30–11 am Museum Park, Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden f r e e ; registration required Join us for a lively story time surrounded by nature.

Look, listen, and move to children’s books with our featured readers in a beautiful outdoor garden. Best for ages 2 and up with adult caregivers.

T E E N S A N D CO L L EG E Get involved with art and community at the NCMA through programming, artist workshops, conversations, and opportunities to share your own creativity. Interested in learning more about the Teen Arts Council or the College Advisory Panel? Keep upto-date with all happenings on our Teens and College programs web pages.

Tickets/registration/updates: visit.ncartmuseum.org f r e e entry to the exhibition Fault Lines: Art and the Environment with college ID Wed.–Fri., 3–5 pm, through July 15

Teen Sketching Meetup Saturday, June 4, July 2, August 6, noon–3 pm East Building, Lobby f r e e ; registration required Join members of the Teen Arts Council to spend time sketching with other teens in the galleries and Park.

Bring a pencil and sketchbook and follow prompts or find your favorite sketching spot with a friend.

Ages 13–18

TO U R S Tours of the People’s Collection and special exhibitions will resume in October 2022.

Museum Park Tours Fridays and Saturdays, June–August, 9:30–11 am Museum Park, Welcome Center f r e e ; registration required Enjoy art and nature on a two-mile walk. This guided tour leads you through the Museum Park, past sitespecific works of art and sustainable natural areas.

The route has variations in surface and incline. Space is limited.

E D U C ATO R S How can art help us build and sustain community through conversation? Learn more about the reinstallation of the People’s Collection and how you can spread the word in your schools.

Find more info on learn.ncartmuseum.org.

Virtual Summer Institute for Educators Tuesday, July 26, 10:30 am f r e e ; register at learn.ncartmuseum.org/events Join the opening session of the NCMA Summer Institute for Educators virtually and learn more about the reinstallation of the People’s Collection and supporting resources and programs.

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Membership Matters

Unique Gifts, Memorable Meals

With the temporary closure of West Building in sight, members may have questions about what lies ahead this summer. The NCMA invites you to plan for a season filled with exciting programs, films, concerts, performances, and other enrichment activities.

Whether you are enjoying the 164-acre campus, absorbing the beauty of the outdoor art installations, or spending time with those close to you, remember to take advantage of exclusive benefits reserved for NCMA members. As a member you have early access to purchasing outdoor concert tickets and registering for free outdoor films.

Experience Juneteenth Joy with the NCMA the weekend of June 17–19. Attend an inspirational concert featuring Kelontae Gavin, Kierra Sheard, Le’Andria Johnson, Hezekiah Walker, and Fred Hammond. Come back for a 1960s dance party and film screening of Summer of Soul. These are events you don’t want to miss.

If you have travel plans this summer, remember to use your Patron-level and above membership reciprocal benefits to access over 1,100 museums, galleries, and arboretums through the ROAM (Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums) and NARM (North American Reciprocal Museum) programs.

Don’t let the “lazy days of summer” become too lazy. Instead, fill them with discovery, imagination, and inspiration through Museum membership—where art, nature, and people connect.

Sustainable Shopping This summer be sure to visit the Fault Lines Exhibition Store in East Building for reimagined retail focused on sustainable, upcycled, and recycled offerings and creatively branded merchandise.

We continue to follow our mission of supporting emerging artists and artisans from across the state and growing community partnerships to bring our visitors the most unique and purpose-focused products. During West Building’s closure, we will expand the offerings in the Exhibition Store and Welcome Center and grow our presence off campus. We look forward to serving you during this time of transition. Please email help@ncartmuseum.org with any questions.

Summer Food Specials Museum food and beverage partner Catering Works features pre-order picnic baskets and concessions, including hot food options, for outdoor concerts and films in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park.

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East Café is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm and offers outdoor seating under colorful patio umbrellas. Signature specials include Dijon sliders with rosemary fries and tarragon chicken salad. Stop by for a coffee or refreshing iced latte. Make sure to look for discount offers printed on your exhibition tickets for special savings.

Grab-and-go snacks and drinks are now offered at the Welcome Center, which is also available for special event bookings, such as showers, birthday parties, and more.

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NCMA Exhibitions

New thematic galleries in West Building will broaden representations and narratives within the Museum. Preview asked two curators to describe artworks they are excited to reimagine.

PARTICIPATE: Activate the Senses Through July 3, 2022

In the reinstallation the ancient Egyptian collection will be adjacent to the galleries of African arts. Connecting them is The Africa We Ought to Know, an exciting new interpretive space.

Fault Lines: Art and the Environment Through July 17, 2022

The multiplicity, diversity, and interconnectivity of religious practices on the continent is one of the themes explored. Relief Fragment Featuring a Ka Priest expresses ancient Egyptians’ keen awareness of human fallibility. The deceased’s survival in the afterlife rested partially on the integrity of the ka priest (servant of the soul), who brought daily offerings to feed the departed’s ka. Carved images and associated hieroglyphs were imbued with such power that their presence on tomb walls ensured that provisions were magically offered, should all else fail.

TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM Through July 17, 2022

Similarly, a 20th-century Coptic Christian icon incorporates the power of words and images.

Above the cross a triangle symbolizing the Holy Trinity features the eye of Horus (or Ra)—a powerful protective symbol in ancient Egypt. Given Christian symbolism of the all-seeing God, it is fitting imagery. Figures are identified in Arabic, and the name of the hill upon which Jesus stands—Golgotha—is visually indicated. In both Latin and Aramaic, Golgotha means skull. This blending of languages and iconography highlights global connectivity. The fusing of diverse beliefs and practices remains a constant feature of African culture today.

Becoming the NCMA: 10 Decades of Collecting, 1924–2022 June 11–August 21, 2022 The Altered Environment Through July 31, 2022 Spring 2022 Billboards: The Mountains to Sea Tale, Claire Alexandre Through September 2022 HOURS Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm Admission to the People’s Collection is free. Please note: The collection galleries on Level A in East Building are closed due to construction. East Building’s exhibition level, studio and performing arts spaces, and East Café remain open. On Sunday, May 29, West Building closes to the public for reinstallation. West Building and collection galleries in East Building reopen on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

The NCMA is a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, D. Reid Wilson, secretary.

Egyptian, Relief Fragment Featuring a Ka Priest, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3–6, circa 2686–2181 bce, limestone with traces of red pigment, H. 11 1/4 × W. 9 × D. 1 1/2 in., Purchased with funds from the bequest of Sarah A. Maxwell in memory of Hugh Edgar Maxwell, Emily Turner Maxwell, and Sarah Ann Maxwell

Coptic artist, Egypt (possibly Minya), Crucifixion Triptych, circa 1940s–50s, tempera and gold leaf on wood panel, H. 23 1/8 × W. 22 5/8 × D. 2 1/8 in., Purchased from a Coptic Christian family in Shubra, Cairo, 1960s–70s, Gift of Dr. R. T. K. Scully

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.

b a c k c o v e r : Vincent van Gogh, The Road Menders, 1889, oil on canvas, 29 × 36 1/2 in., The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1949

Celebrating the reinstallation of the People’s Collection and the opening of A Modern Vision: European Masterworks from The Phillips Collection with a series of events meant to welcome and inspire the artist in everyone

Thursday, October 6–Sunday, October 9

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Reimagining

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