PREVIEW
SUMMER 2023
PREVIEW
Summer | June–August 2023
MANAGING EDITOR
Laura Napolitano
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Dan Ruccia
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Christopher Ciccone, Karen Malinofski
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Erin Cleghorn, Wale Ejire, Moses T. A. Greene, Janette Hoffman, Sabrina Hurtado, Karen Kelly, Courtney Klemens, Lorin Laxton, Rob Linens, Angela Lombardi, Margaret Nelson, Lizzie Newton, Bryanne Senor, Jill Taylor, Janis Treiber, Oliver Wagner
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cover: A sunflower field in the Museum Park with Vollis Simpson’s Wind Machine (2002) and the smokestack in the background
IN THIS ISSUE
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2023 Outdoor Performing Arts and Film Season
7 Summer at the Park
10 Curatorial Insights: Ruth E. Carter and Michael Richards
12 Recent Acquisition
14 At a Glance
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Thanks to You: NCMA Explore
18 My NCMA
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Allow Us to Reintroduce the Hanes House
24 Membership, Shop & Dine
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From the Director
Dear Members,
We are so much more than the paintings on our walls and objects in our galleries. The North Carolina Museum of Art is an experience—one that brings art to life through first-rate performances and films, inclusive programming, groundbreaking educational outreach, and exciting partnerships. The recently reimagined People’s Collection is just the beginning.
This summer we invite you to discover new ways of experiencing the NCMA. Join us for a concert and picnic under the stars in the Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park (see your many options on pages 2–6). Celebrate exhibition Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design with a full day of movies, music, and dance on June 17. Engage the middle schooler in your life with NCMA Explore, a new immersive resource to discover ancient civilizations (read more on pages 16–17). Take a trip to Winston-Salem to view an exhibition at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). Learn about the NCMA’s outdoor works of art and natural features on a hike through campus using the NCMA Park App—and don’t forget to visit the new wildflower meadow (page 8). The Museum is truly buzzing with art both inside and outside our galleries!
Whether your visit to the NCMA is the first or fiftieth, you belong here. We can’t wait to welcome you.
With appreciation and my best,
Valerie Hillings
Photo: Kent W. Ohlman
2023 OUTDOOR PERFORMING ARTS and FILM SEASON Joseph M.
Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park
Summer at the NCMA means outdoor concerts, jazz, films, and dance under the stars on warm North Carolina nights. The 2023 season’s theme is Esse Quam Videri, “To be rather than to seem,” the NC state motto that’s actually sculpted into the architecture of the Park Theater. Be sure to look for the phrase when you’re next here. This summer’s selection of music, movies, and performances highlight stories of being and showcase how artists authentically walk in or explore that concept. Join us for the following offerings and come ready to be in the moment.
Tickets, registration, and updates: ncartmuseum.org/programs
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Images: Nickel Creek: Josh Goleman; Gladys Knight, Samara Joy, and Kenny G: Courtesy of the artists; Everything Everywhere All at Once: A24
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Samara Joy
Gladys Knight by
Presented
FIL MS
All screenings begin at 8:30; free for members and children six and under, but tickets required for entry
Do the Right Thing (1989, R)
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
(see Juneteenth events on p. 6)
Turning Red (2022, PG)
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
Grease (1978, PG)
FRIDAY, JULY 7
Dirty Dancing (1987, PG-13)
SATURDAY, JULY 8
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022, PG)
FRIDAY, JULY 14
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022, R)
SATURDAY, JULY 22
Slumdog Millionaire (2008, R)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
Everything Everywhere
All at Once (2022, R)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023, PG)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
In the Heights (2021, PG-13)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
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Images: Do the Right Thing: Sony Pictures; Grease: Paramount Pictures; Turning Red: Pixar/Disney; In the Heights: Warner Bros. Entertainment
CON CERTS
The NCMA presents The Wood Brothers with Shovels & Rope
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 7:30 pm
The Wood Brothers are Grammynominated leaders of American roots music, reaching far beyond the genre’s borders to connect across all audiences through visceral storytelling and songwriting.
The NCMA presents Jacob Collier djesse world tour summer 2023 with special guest Lawrence
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 7:30 pm
Five-time Grammy-winning artist Jacob Collier has worked with celebrated collaborators to create the four-album Djesse, whose musical themes range from orchestral composition and folk songwriting to R&B, rap, and pop.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Ticket purchase required
The NCMA presents Nickel Creek with special guest Aoife O’Donovan
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 8 pm
Nickel Creek, the internationally renowned trio of mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins, and guitarist Sean Watkins, has brought their progressive take on acoustic music to a broader audience and greatly influenced the sound and trajectory of roots music.
The NCMA and Cat’s Cradle present Steep Canyon Rangers with Amythyst Kiah
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 7:30 pm
Steep Canyon Rangers started at UNC–Chapel Hill, rose to the top of the bluegrass genre headlining festivals such as Merlefest and Grey Fox Bluegrass, and are now big players in the bluegrass/ country and Americana scene.
FRIDAY–SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22–24, 7–8:30 pm
Paperhand Puppet Intervention returns with a new spectacle featuring giant puppets, masks, stilts, shadows, and live music. Join us for an evening of enchantment, whimsical beauty, and inspiration with special guests Nneenna and Pierce Freelon.
Presented in association with the African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh and Wake County
The Empress of Soul
Gladys Knight
with special guest Eric Benét
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 7:30 pm
The NCMA welcomes Gladys Knight, the seven-time Grammy-winning Empress of Soul, for a special evening of pop, R&B, gospel, and adult contemporary music.
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Jacob Collier
Steep Canyon Rangers
Images: Jacob Collier: Jordan Munns; Steep Canyon Rangers: Courtesy of the artist; The Wood Brothers: Shervin Lainez; Shovels & Rope: Leslie Ryan McKellar
at the NCMA
The NCMA’s Thursday evening concert series celebrates the transcendent power of jazz, one of the US's greatest exports to the world, as well as jazz’s African American origins and its intersections with other musical genres. Concertgoers will experience the improvisational spirit of traditional jazz as well as the rhythms, harmonies, and grooves of smooth jazz, funk, soul, R&B, fusion, and more.
All concerts begin at 7 pm; ticket purchase required.
Kirk Whalum and Chanté Moore
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
This evening features Grammywinning saxophonist Kirk Whalum and Grammy-nominated sophisticated R&B vocalist Chanté Moore.
Lalah Hathaway and PJ Morton
THURSDAY, JUNE 8
Taking the stage is five-time Grammy-winning jazz/R&B vocalist Lalah Hathaway and four-time Grammy-winning neo soul, R&B, and funk singersongwriter PJ Morton.
Robert Glasper and Samara Joy
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
Five-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist Robert Glasper, this year's Best R&B Album winner, performs with 23-year-old jazz sensation Samara Joy, winner of the latest Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band and Sheila E.
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
This sizzling concert features eight-time Grammy-winning Latin jazz legend Eddie Palmieri and the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band and Sheila E., the Grammy-nominated Queen of Percussion.
An Evening with Kenny G
THURSDAY, JULY 13
This special event welcomes Grammy-winning smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G. The title of his latest release, New Standards, describes his four-decade body of work, a vision of jazz that helped launch both a musical genre and radio format.
Take 6 and Chrisette Michele
THURSDAY, JULY 20
Ten-time Grammy-winning a cappella group Take 6 invites you to an evening of straight-ahead jazz, pop, adult R&B, doo wop, and the blues preceded by Grammywinning R&B and soul vocal powerhouse Chrisette Michele.
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Robert Glasper
Chanté Moore
Eddie Palmieri
Take 6
Lalah Hathaway
Sheila E.
PJ Morton
Chrisette Michele
Kirk Whalum
Images: Courtesy of the artists
PERFORMING ARTS
NCMA Groove: The Joy of Soul, Reggae, and Dancehall!
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 3–7:30 pm free
This set with DJ Thoro is inspired by special exhibition Michael Richards: Are You Down? Enjoy an afternoon focused on calypso, reggae, and dancehall that reflects Richards’s Jamaican and Costa Rican ancestry.
Third Annual Choreographers Spotlight
co-presented with Carolina Ballet
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 7:30 pm
Ticket purchase required
This year’s spotlight features original works by Nikki Hefko, Tiffany Mangulabnan, David Fernandez, and Ted Seymour. The evening kicks off with a master class with Zalman Raffael, Carolina Ballet artistic director.
A Celebration of Freedom and Gospel
Music
JuneteenthJoy2023
NCMA Groove: The Joy of Latinx Music!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 3–7:30 pm free
Enjoy a DJ set featuring the best in Latinx, PanAmerican, and Caribbean sounds, including salsa, bachata, merengue, reggaeton, samba, and more.
The Clark Sisters • John P. Kee Pastor Shirley Caesar with special guest Charles Jenkins
Friday, June 16, 7 pm
Ticket purchase required
Hip-Hop, Resistance, and Sneaker Culture in Film
In celebration of Juneteenth, the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design
6–8 pm
Brian Dawson DJ Set and Dance Party
8:30 pm
Screening of Do the Right Thing
Saturday, June 17
Ticket purchase required
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Ruth E. Carter, Costume for Mookie in Do the Right Thing (1989); Photo: Courtesy of Colin Gray and SCAD FASH Museum
Photos: Charles Jenkins: Jorge Meza; other performers: Courtesy of the artists
Summer
at the Park
Atrip to the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park feels different each season. This summer visitors can look forward to spending time in a new space at the smokestack and enjoying native wildflowers blooming in the lower meadow.
Smokestack Patio
In the fall of 2022, the Museum picked up where it had ended the 2016 Park expansion project, continuing the sidewalk that terminated near the smokestack and completing a trail connection between the Park and the Capital Area Greenway. The completed pathway creates a new trail loop that begins and ends at the Welcome Center. The trail has been embraced by visitors, as it provides
a direct route into the Museum Park from the Welcome Center and adjacent parking lot, improving visitor experience.
A new patio was created adjacent to the smokestack at the junction of the existing and new sidewalks to form a gathering space for visitors. This space is used to support programming in the Park and provide additional capacity for events taking place at the Welcome Center.
The new terrace gives visitors an opportunity to reflect on the history of the site adjacent to the smokestack, a historical remnant of the North Carolina prison farm and correctional institution that operated on the property from 1920 to 1997. The smokestack patio is a stop on the campus history tour on the NCMA Park App (see page 8). The stop provides information on the Polk Youth Correctional Center.
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Photo: Luke Mehaffie
rachel woods
Director of Museum Park Operations
Fields of Flowers
A new wildflower meadow planting is being established in the Park where Museum Park staff have created sunflower displays in previous years. This field of native wildflowers will provide colorful blooms starting in the spring and continue to bloom through the fall each year. Annual flowers such as plains coreopsis, red phlox, zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers are incorporated in the planting’s seed mix to provide color in the first year while the perennial native wildflower seed establishes.
Perennial species will bloom beginning in the second year of the planting. Species were selected for their ability to support pollinators and provide forage for birds. Perennial wildflowers seeded in the meadow planting include butterfly milkweed, purple coneflower, blazing star, and rattlesnake master. This new planting is in the lower meadow between artworks Gyre and Crossroads/Trickster I. The completion of this seeding will extend
NCMA Park App
What’s that whirligig thing? Was that a green heron I saw? Where am I, and where’s the restroom? Download our free app to make the most of your Museum Park experience. Navigate 164 acres of parkland with ease and enjoy self-guided audio tours featuring highlights of the NCMA’s world-class outdoor works of art. In April new audio tours on nature and campus history were added, helping you identify delightful creatures who call our Park home. The NCMA Park App is available from Apple’s App Store and at ncmapark.org (web version for Android).
the Piedmont prairie planting along the Upper Meadow Trail to create a contiguous seven-acre meadow in the center of the Museum Park. Similar to the sunflower displays created in the past, a mowed path is maintained through the planting to provide visitors an immersive experience through the meadow. While the seed establishes, it is critical for visitors to stay on established paths to minimize disturbance to the seed. A permanent frame is installed at the edge of the meadow planting for visitors to capture photo memories of their visit to the Museum Park. The wildflowers, Gyre, and Mark di Suvero’s sculpture No Fuss are framed in the background.
In fall 2022 Museum Park staff created a second sunflower planting to celebrate the reinstallation in West Building. After we saw a noticeable improvement in this planting compared to the summer season sunflower field, we decided to modify the timing and location of future sunflower plantings in the Museum Park. The new peak bloom will be in October, and the sunflower display will now be located near the Welcome Center, beside Vollis Simpson’s Wind Machine
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Photos: Rachel Woods
THISPICTURE
The Year of the Trail
The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, of which the NCMA is a part, declared 2023 the Year of the Trail. This campaign invites every North Carolinian to get outside onto the trails, greenways, and blueways that stretch across the state. The Museum Park not only offers nearly five miles of its own trails but also abuts the Reedy Creek Trail of the Capital Area Greenway. Visitors can bike, run, or walk to the NCMA campus from downtown Raleigh or Umstead State Park, all by trail! Visit greattrailsnc.com to learn more.
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Ellipse EAST BUILDING WEST BUILDING Pond CAPITAL AR E A GREENWAY Beehives Picnic Area Smokestack Patio Sunflower Field Wildflower Field Welcome Center BLUE RIDGE ROAD Carla McKinney Volunteer Garden Gipson Plaza 1.7miles 1.5 miles 0.5miles 0.4 miles 0.2 miles 025 miles 05 miles 9
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Loop and Upper Meadow Trail made possible by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
AREA GREENWAY
M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park
The Story of LOVE and HATE: Ruth E. Carter Styles Do the Right Thing
maya brooks Assistant Curator of Contemporary Artne of the first films my father ever made me watch was Do the Right Thing. I was about eight years old, and my family had just moved farther into the suburbs of Atlanta. My father thought it would be an appropriate time to teach me what he called “the truth” about life, since the film addresses young people navigating racial tension and police violence. He also simply thought it was one of the best films ever and that I “wouldn’t know good cinema” without viewing it. I suppose he was right.
I couldn’t focus on the film’s message back then because it was too nuanced for my young understanding. However, I always appreciated the film’s visuals and cultural details, led by Ruth Carter’s styling. My favorite scene, even today, is “The Story of LOVE and HATE,” a monologue delivered by the late great Bill Nunn as the character Radio Raheem. Raheem’s costume is featured prominently in the NCMA’s current exhibition, highlighting Carter’s collaboration with local artists like NaSha, who designed the character’s Brooklyn-themed T-shirt. Other elements of the costume that mark its significance, not only to the film but pop culture at large, are the gold-plated knuckle rings Carter sourced at the Fulton Street Mall in downtown Brooklyn.
Radio Raheem used these custom-made rings that spell out the words “LOVE” and “HATE” to create the optics of a boxing match while speaking. Underscored by Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” in the background, the character portrays love and hate as a fight between one hand and another. At the end of the speech, he lifts his arms and declares, “Left-Hand Hate KOed by Love.” This scene was culture, politics, and social dynamics all wrapped into these gold-plated rings. It was hip-hop. It was everything to me and continues to be.
Radio Raheem’s knuckle rings, Queen Ramonda’s isicholo, and more award-winning movie costumes are featured in Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design, open now through August 6.
Mann Family Foundation
curatorial insights: ruth e. carter
Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design is organized by Julia Long.
Ruth E. Carter, Costume for Radio Raheem in Do the Right Thing (1989);
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Photo: Courtesy of Colin Gray and SCAD FASH Museum
and michael richards
Michael Richards: Are You Down? Takes Flight
melissa levin and alex fialho Exhibition Guest CuratorsMichael Richards’s visionary artworks, created between 1990 and 2001, engage Blackness, flight, diaspora, spirituality, police brutality, and monuments in this exhibition, his largest museum retrospective to date. It is especially significant to display Michael Richards: Are You Down? at the NCMA because one of the two versions of his 1999 sculpture Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian has been on long-term loan here for two decades, since the exhibition Defying Gravity: Contemporary Art and Flight in 2003.
Acknowledging the power and prescience of Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian in light of Richards’s passing on September 11, we also hope to provide visitors with additional context for the sculpture. The exhibition centers discussion of the work in terms of the artist’s engagement with the African and African American folktales of Brer Rabbit, the early Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, and the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American pilots in US military history.
Richards’s artwork elicits an abundant range of responses— from the visceral to the scholarly—including meditation, confrontation, winks and nods, analysis, and reflection. Indeed, there is always more to see, more to say, more that is waiting to be written. Michael Richards: Are You Down? offers an opportunity to expand understandings of his artistic practice by displaying the full breadth of his wide-ranging work across sculpture, drawing, installation, and video. We hope this retrospective inspires continued conversations, scholarship, and engagement around Michael Richards’s art, life, and legacy.
Michael Richards: Are You Down? is open now through July 23.
Michael Richards: Are You Down? is co-curated by Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin, and organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami. The exhibition is made possible with lead support from Oolite Arts and major support from the Wege Foundation. We are grateful to the Green Family Foundation and Funding Arts Network. Thanks to Brooke Davis Anderson; Roberta Denning; V. Joy Simmons, MD; Miami MoCAAD; and John Shubin for their generosity. Special thanks to Michael Richards’s cousin and steward of his estate, Dawn Dale.
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Michael Richards, Tar Baby vs. St. Sebastian, 1999, resin and steel, H. 90 × W. 36 × D. 24 in., © 2022 The Michael Richards Estate
New Acquisition Karen LaMonte’s Semi-Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery Jared Ledesma Curator of 20th-Century Art and Contemporary Art Karen LaMonte, Semi-Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery, 2005, cast glass, H. 42 1/2 × W. 27 1/2 × D. 39 1/4 in., Gift of Lisa Shaffer Anderson
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For nearly three decades, American artist Karen LaMonte (b. 1967) has crafted remarkable artworks in glass, iron, and bronze. Earlier this year the NCMA was gifted her Semi-Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery by Lisa Shaffer Anderson and Dudley Buist Anderson. An enigmatic piece, it encapsulates LaMonte’s triumph as a sculptor of glass while also pinpointing the artist’s concern with eroticism and gender.
LaMonte initially studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design but switched to glass. “One of the things that appealed to me ... was it was almost like a mysterious material, and it seemed like you were a magician when you were working with it,” she recalls, “it really captured my imagination.” After creating small-scale marionette sculptures, LaMonte realized she was “actually interested in the body of the puppet and not really in the head or rest of the puppet.”
After only a year in Prague, LaMonte began a series of life-size glass cast dresses, including Semi-Reclining Dress Impression with Drapery. Inspired by subtle eroticism that’s heightened by garment design, the glass works appear to fold, hang, and ultimately emphasize the curvature of absent bodies. “I use the absent nude cloaked in transparent glass dresses to investigate the tension between humanism and eroticism,” LaMonte explains, “the physical and the ethereal, the body and the spirit.”
LaMonte’s sculptures have previously been compared to baroque statues of the 17th century, especially those of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680). Like them, LaMonte has employed drapery to stress and accentuate the bends and twists of bodies. Unlike their sculptures, however, her works are a concentrated study of femininity and a haunting critique of the reclining nude female figure—an image that’s appeared in the history of West-
Jared Ledesma joined the Museum as curator of 20th-century art and contemporary art in August 2022. In this position he works to strengthen the 20th-century and contemporary art collections, exhibitions, and outdoor projects. With assistant curator Maya Brooks, he also oversees the exhibition program for NCMA-affiliate Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA).
Ledesma comes to us from the Akron Art Museum, where he led its curatorial department as senior curator. As an associate curator at the Des Moines Art Center, he organized the exhibitions Manos: Latin American Art from the Des Moines Art Center's Collections; Queer Abstraction; Hedda Sterne: Imagination and Machine; and
I, Too, Am America
“In my work I pursue the elevation of all artistic voices and aim to uncover lesser-known narratives, stemming from my identity as a member of the LGBTQ and Latinx communities,” says Ledesma. “I am thrilled to apply this perspective toward creating inviting art exhibitions and programming at the NCMA and furthering the bold exhibition history of SECCA.”
MEET THE CURATOR
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Photo: Daniel White
AT A GLANCE
Michael Richards
Are You Down?
Through July 23, 2023
East Building, Level B, Joyce W. Pope Gallery, Gallery 3, Photography Gallery 1 (Julian T. Baker Jr. Gallery) and 2
(Allen G. Thomas Jr. Gallery)
Michael Richards’s visionary sculptures and installations gesture toward both repression and reprieve from social injustices and the simultaneous possibilities of uplift and downfall, often in the context of the historic and ongoing oppression of Black people.
Michael Richards: Are You Down? is his largest retrospective to date.
Participating Sponsor: Workplace Options
Ruth E. Carter
Afrofuturism in Costume Design
Through August 6, 2023
East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery
Ticket purchase required; free with membership
Academy Award–winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter has defined generations through her work, creating costumes for Black Panther, Malcolm X, Selma, and Do the Right Thing. Her vibrancy and attention to detail is integral to translating stories of race, politics, and culture to the big screen. Participating Sponsor: Workplace Options
The Surrealist Impulse
August 12, 2023–January 28, 2024
East Building, Level B, Photography Gallery 2
(Allen G. Thomas Jr. Gallery)
The early 20th-century movement surrealism invigorated artists and thinkers to explore dreams, the irrational and uncanny, and the poetic in their works. These principles reverberate in the 21st century, where surrealism remains a chief inspiration. In this exhibition artworks are brought together to illustrate a surrealist impulse that exists in contemporary art.
Kristina Rogers, Untitled, 1993, gelatin silver print (diptych), each: 11 × 14 in., Gift of the artist's family
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Michael Richards, Are You Down?, 1999, fiberglass, bonded bronze, and resin, dimensions variable, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 2021, © 2022 The Michael Richards Estate
Ruth E. Carter, Costume for Queen Ramonda in Black Panther (2018); Photo: Courtesy of Colin Gray and SCAD FASH Museum
CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Luis Rey Velasco
August 12, 2023–January 28, 2024
East Building, Level B, Photography Gallery 1 (Julian T. Baker Jr. Gallery)
Luis Rey Velasco (b. 1969) creates evocative photographs that capture labor histories, cultural traditions, and everyday people. This exhibition features works he executed between 1998 and 2005 that compellingly portray members of farm worker communities in California and North Carolina.
Dutch Art in a Global Age
Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
September 16, 2023–January 7, 2024
East Building, Level B, Meymandi Exhibition Gallery
Ticket purchase required; free with membership—reserve beginning August 3
In the 17th century, Dutch merchants sailed across seas and oceans, joining trade networks that stretched from Asia to the Americas and Africa. The unprecedented movement of goods, ideas, and people fueled the economy and sparked an artistic boom.
Dutch Art in a Global Age presents highlights from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with an innovative thesis. Arranged thematically, the exhibition explores the intersections among art, commercial networks, and colonial expansion. The presentation features paintings by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jacob van Ruisdael, Rachel Ruysch, and other celebrated artists. These pictures are complemented by six important paintings from the NCMA’s Dutch collection, exquisite decorative arts in silver and ceramics, and superb impressions from the MFA Boston’s world-renowned print collection.
Exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, 1632, oil on panel, 29 × 21 15/16 in., Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art; Photograph: © 2023 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Luis Rey Velasco, 104 Degrees, 1998, gelatin silver print, 17 3/8 × 11 3/4 in., Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art
Ludolf Bakhuizen, Ships in a Gale on the IJ before the City of Amsterdam, 1666, oil on canvas, 30 1/2 × 42 1/2 in., Gift of Rose Marie and Eijk van Otterloo in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art; Photograph © 2023 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
NCMA Explore
camille tewell Project Manager, NCMA ExploreThe NCMA is excited to share the release of NCMA Explore, an immersive educational resource for middle school students that gamifies learning around ancient civilizations.
NCMA Explore features a virtual Museum Park and gallery buildings as well as high-resolution 3-D models of ancient works from the People’s Collection. The artifacts are situated in contextualized environments that encourage curiosity and prompt students to explore and deepen their understanding through object-based investigation. Many museums have educational websites for children; NCMA Explore is not a website in the conventional sense. Rather, it’s a dynamic, interactive, game-based space where students engage with both the NCMA’s collection and standards from the social studies curriculum in ways that are self-motivating and fun.
Currently, the resource is in the pilot stage, with half of the content developed and released to the public. When fully complete, NCMA Explore will feature a total of six locations from around the globe, including ancient Peru, Mexico, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Nigeria.
NCMA Explore fits perfectly into my overall curriculum and learning goals for my students.
It is important to me that my students have the opportunity to search for answers and experience the cultures we discuss in class, and NCMA Explore offers the perfect platform for such a venture.
Overall, the students loved it! They had a blast just exploring—this is a fantastic tool.
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—JOSEPH MILANI, 6th grade social studies teacher, Kiser Middle SchoolEngage now at ncmaexplore.org
NCMA Explore is at the cutting edge of museum informatics and digital humanities. We look to peer-reviewed and published historical and archaeological scholarship and use the latest and most accurate data possible as the basis for building reconstructions of historical sites. It may not be possible to know exactly what a 3,000-year-old pharaoh’s tomb looked like at the time, but NCMA Explore comes about as close as it’s possible to get.
—JEFFREY POMERANTZ, Principal Investigator, Proximal LLC
NCMA Explore is revolutionizing the way middle school students learn about ancient civilizations and engage with social studies, humanities, and arts education. This initiative allows for a broad exploration of immersive XR technologies and incorporates virtual reality, augmented reality, photogrammetry, 3-D printing, and game-based learning to provide a truly interactive experience for learners. It’s exciting to see students step back in time and explore ancient 3-D objects, monuments, and cities in a way that was previously impossible.
One of the most stimulating aspects of NCMA Explore is its dynamic design. Users can admire works from different angles, zoom in, and spark their curiosity to connect with other areas of knowledge. For those who cannot visit us in person, NCMA Explore offers an immersive way to discover the People’s Collection.
—ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ LÓPEZ, Research Curator of Ancient American Collection
—MIKE CUALES, XR Producer, LEVR Studios LLCEducational resources such as NCMA Explore are important mission-driven projects that rely on support from people and organizations who value the Museum and its work. Please consider donating to the NCMArts Fund at qrco.de/ncmaartsdonation
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SUMMER EVENTS
The events in My NCMA represent a selection of programs taking place at the Museum in June, July, and August 2023. Watch for email newsletters and go to ncartmuseum.org/programs for details and to find more programs.
ADULT PROGRAMMING
Participate in programs developed to give you meaningful avenues to explore the arts both on our campus and off. Virtual studio visits and in-person workshops allow you time to create along with professional artists.
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/adultprograms
The Fundamentals of Painting
with Peter Marin
Saturday, June 3 and 17, 10 am–1 pm, West Building
Monday, June 5, 12, 19, 26, 6–9 pm, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Raleigh
Ticket purchase required
This six-part course examines the fundamental language of painting: line/edge, form, value, color, and composition. The course consists of gallery days, studio time, and take-home assignments. All wet media are welcome. No experience is required.
Found Ephemera Collage
with Marsha Glickman
Saturday, June 3, 1–4 pm
Ticket purchase required
Marsha Glickman leads participants in the creation of a matted 11-by-14-inch collage appropriate for framing. Participants are asked to bring special or personal papers and tiny objects to add to their image.
The NCMA, Vitis House, and Catering Works present
The Art Inside the Bottle
new date Thursday, August 24, 7–9 pm
Ticket purchase required
Join us for a special evening to explore the history, tradition, and process of winemaking and artmaking. Seven wines with food pairings are served as curator Maya Brooks shares seven works of art from the collection.
Live from the Studio: Isabel Lu
Saturday, June 10, 1:30–3 pm
free with registration
Join painter and artist in residence at Artspace Isabel Lu for a virtual workshop on color and figurative oil painting. Lu’s work explores identity through food, culture, and community.
Drawing Meditation Workshop with Maureen O’Neill
Saturday, June 17, August 5, 10 am–noon
Ticket purchase required
In this workshop O’Neill offers a variety of exercises to help participants connect and engage with the present moment through guided meditation, breathing, mantra repetition, and meditative mark making (drawing). No art experience is necessary.
Stitching and Embroidery Workshop with Aliyah Bonnette
Saturday, July 15, 10 am–4 pm
Ticket purchase required
Using special exhibition Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design as a starting point, students slow stitch a notebook/ journal cover for their sketchbook using old and new materials and designs they create.
Live from the Studio: Ralph Pugay
Saturday, July 15, 1:30–3 pm free with registration
Join Portland, OR, artist Ralph Pugay for an artist talk and virtual demonstration of his studio practice, followed by a brief Q&A.
Intro to Mixed-Media Acrylic Techniques with Bill Kobe
Saturday, July 22, 1–4 pm
Ticket purchase required
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Museum offers many types of accessibility accommodations for events and tours. To find out what is available or request an accommodation, contact accessibility coordinator Molly Hull, mhull@ncartmuseum.org. Please note that requests require a minimum two-week notice.
In this two-day workshop, artist Bill Kobe introduces acrylic and water-based media. Students use their own designs to explore a wide variety of acrylic painting techniques.
The Fundamentals of Painting with Peter Marin
Saturday, August 12 and 26, 10 am–1 pm, West Building
Monday, August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 6–9 pm, Diamante Arts & Cultural Center, Raleigh
Ticket purchase required
This six-part course examines the fundamental language of painting: line/edge, form, value, color, and composition. The course consists of gallery days, studio time, and take-home assignments. All wet media are welcome. No experience is required.
Live from the Studio: Fab Bianchi
Saturday, August 12, 1:30–3 pm free with registration
Join Raleigh artist Fab Bianchi for an artist talk and virtual demonstration of his studio practice, followed by a brief Q&A.
The Birdcage/Birdhouse Project with Patrick Fitzgerald
Saturday, August 12 and 19, 1–4 pm
Ticket purchase required
In this two-part workshop, participants work with artist and professor of design Patrick Fitzgerald to investigate and create found object sculptures using the NCMA's collection as inspiration.
MINDFUL MUSEUM
Mindful Museum programs offer opportunities to process emotions, cultivate inspiration, and find more connection both with art and our community. Join us in June for our popular annual Summer Solstice Sunset Yoga experience to welcome the season!
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org /mindfulprograms
Outdoor Yoga
Wednesday, June 7, 7–8 pm
Thursday, June 29, 10–11 am
Ticket purchase required
Mindful movement and the tranquil outdoor setting of the North Courtyard’s lotus pond come together to create a peaceful and inspirational experience. Suitable for all skill levels; for ages 16 and up. Space is limited.
Outdoor Adaptive Chair Yoga
Wednesday, June 14, 10–10:45 am free with registration
During this accessible class, participants are guided through visually and vocally descriptive cues for breathing, poses, and meditation, having the option to sit or stand. All physical abilities and any skill level; for ages 12 and up. Space is limited.
Summer Solstice Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, June 21, 7:30–9 pm
Ticket purchase required
Celebrate the longest day of the year with an inspiring yoga class as the sun sets over the Park! The class includes guided meditation, breathing practices, seasonal self-reflection prompts, and gentle yoga movements.
Virtual Slow Art Appreciation
Wednesday, July 19, 7–8 pm free with registration
Slow art is a movement to mindfully observe and communally appreciate art. Participants are guided through an intentional observation of a work of art from the exhibition Michael Richards: Are You Down? For ages 16 and up.
Virtual Sensory Journey through Art
Thursday, August 10, 7–8 pm free with registration
JP Jermaine Powell takes participants on a virtual journey inspired by his artwork. Intended for adults who are blind, low vision, or have a learning need that would benefit from a sensory-style experience. Audio description and captioning provided.
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. For a full listing of this summer’s outdoor performing arts and film events, see pages 2–6
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/pafprograms
Indoor Films: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Saturday, June 3, 2 pm
Ticket purchase required
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an epic story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin and her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
“Soar”: An Interpretation of Michael Richards: Are You Down? by FLEE Dance/Frankie Lee III
Saturday, June 24, 11–11:30 am, 12:30–1 pm free
In “Soar,” performed adjacent to the Michael Richards special exhibition, FLEE Dance choreographer Frankie Lee III shares the stories and experiences of the
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Tuskegee Airmen through dance and film. Followed by a talkback with Lee.
Indoor Films: Sparkle
Saturday, June 24, 2 pm
Ticket purchase required
Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes for this drama about the bonds of family, the trials of success, and the power of music. Starring Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston.
Indoor Films: Coming 2 America
Saturday, August 5, 2 pm
Ticket purchase required
See the film after you view its costumes in the Ruth E. Carter exhibition! In this comedy King Akeem and Semmi embark on an all-new, hilarious adventure that brings them back to Queens, NY, where it all began.
PARK
The Museum Park lends itself to unique experiences designed to deepen connections to nature, art, and people. Summer Stargazing returns in August!
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/parkprograms
Spring Nature Journaling Workshop
Saturday, June 3, 10 am–noon
Ticket purchase required
Take time to mindfully observe and appreciate the natural world while spring is at its peak. This outdoor workshop guides you through a variety of journaling
techniques and inspires you to document how you see the world.
Tai Chi Cane in the Park
Tuesday, June 6, 7–8 pm free with registration
Experience the usefulness of a walking cane while enjoying the softness of yang-style tai chi ensconced in the natural beauty of the Museum Park. Class includes qigong for breath work and fundamental movements and form.
Adaptive Tai Chi in the Park: Mindful Movement for Everyone
Tuesday, June 20, 6–7 pm free with registration
During this accessible Tai Chi class, participants are guided through visually and vocally descriptive cues and have the option to sit or stand throughout. All physical abilities and any skill level are welcome.
Summer Full Moon Walk
Monday, July 3, 8:30–10 pm free with registration
Join us for an after-hours walk in the Museum Park. Enjoy a guided moonlit walk to experience nature and art at night. For ages 16 and up
Summer Stargazing
Saturday, August 19, 8:30–10:30 pm free with registration
Join Raleigh Astronomy Club (RAC) for stargazing and astronomy in the Museum Park. RAC provides the telescopes and
expertise, while you bring your imagination and wonder. Space is limited.
FAMILIES
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 nature.
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org/familyprograms
What’s in the Box?
Wednesday, June 7, July 12, August 9, 10–11 am
Ticket purchase 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.
NCMA to Go Activity Kits
Saturday, July 8, August 5, 10 am–noon free with registration
Get creative with NCMA art and artists at home. Reserve an activity kit with materials and written instructions for a complete hands-on project. Kits are designed for all ages. In English and Spanish.
Family Studio
Saturday, July 15, August 12, 10:30 am–noon, 1:30–3 pm
Ticket purchase 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 to 11.
Pop-Up Art
Sunday, July 23, August 20, noon–2 pm free
Enjoy the fun of drop-in art-making activities for all ages popping up across the Museum galleries and Museum Park. Check ncartmuseum.org for specific activities and locations.
Story Time in the Garden
Wednesday, June 21, July 26, August 23, 10–10:30 am free with registration
Join us for a lively story time surrounded by nature. Look, listen, and move to
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children’s books with our featured readers in a beautiful outdoor garden. Best for ages 2 and up with adult caregivers.
TEENS AND COLLEGE
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 up-to-date with all happenings on our Teens and College programs web pages.
Tickets, registration, and additional events: ncartmuseum.org /teencollegeprograms
Teens Sketch the Galleries
Saturday, June 3, July 1, August 5, noon–2 pm
free with registration
Join members of the Teen Arts Council to spend time sketching with other teens in the galleries. Follow prompts or find your own spot with a friend. All levels of experience welcome; for ages 13–18.
College Conversations
Sunday, June 11, 1–3 pm
July 9, August 13, 2–4 pm free with registration College students from all disciplines are invited to the Museum for a conversational tour and art-making activity. Monthly themes give you the opportunity to explore the galleries, share your thoughts, and create art.
Visual Storytelling Workshop
Saturday, July 8, 15, and 29, 1–4 pm
Ticket purchase required
Join NC artist Napoleon Wright II for a three-part illustration, animation, film, and storytelling workshop inspired by our special exhibition Ruth. E Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design
College Art Wellness Exchange
Thursday, July 20, 6–7:30 pm free with registration
This workshop is part of the Art Wellness Exchange with Ashley
Witherspoon. During a private, after-hours session, college students use different works of art to help them reflect on their current experiences.
TOURS
The NCMA offers free private tours of the People’s Collection to school, youth, and adult groups. To select and request the right tour for you, visit ncartmuseum.org/visit/tours
Park Tours
Friday and Saturday morning, June–November
free with registration
Enjoy art and nature on a two-mile guided tour of site-specific works of art and sustainable natural areas. The route has variations in surface and incline. Space is limited.
Park Tour in American Sign Language
Saturday, June 17, 9:30–11:30 am free with registration
Join us for a two-hour docent-led Park tour in American Sign Language. This tour is intended for adults who are deaf or hard of hearing; no English is spoken. The theme varies each month.
Family-Friendly Tours
Saturday, July 8, 22, August 5, 19, 10:30–11 am free with registration
Discover art across the Museum collection together on these playful tours, best for kids ages 5–11 and their adult companions.
EDUCATORS
Additional information: learn.ncartmuseum.org
Educator Webinar: Back to School with the NCMA
Tuesday, August 8, 11 am free with registration
Learn more about how to incorporate the NCMA and our programs into your class plans for the upcoming school year in this one-hour webinar.
Educator Tour: Back to School in the NCMA Galleries
Thursday, August 10, 3 pm free with registration
Join NCMA educators in the galleries to gain ideas for integrating art into your classroom and learn about upcoming programs and resources.
Photo: York WilsonALLOW US TO REINTRODUCE THE
The NCMA and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem have officially been affiliated since 2007, but deeper connections have tied the organizations together for decades. Nestled on SECCA’s scenic grounds stands a 1929 English-style mansion that once belonged to James G. Hanes. The name Hanes may ring familiar to many North Carolinians thanks to the family’s storied textile history, but the Hanes family also made significant contributions in building the foundation of the People’s Collection of art at the NCMA in the early 20th century.
Since 1977 the historic Hanes House at SECCA has welcomed visitors into its wood-paneled rooms for warm conversations, dinner parties, and familial gatherings. Built in 1929 as the country home of textile industrialist and civic leader James G. Hanes (1886–1972), the Hanes House became the unlikely home of SECCA, or the WinstonSalem Gallery of Fine Arts as it was originally named, when Hanes bequeathed the house and grounds to the gallery upon his death in 1972.
Now, nearly a century after the home’s construction, the Hanes House enters a new phase of life. In recent months visitors have watched the building transform as the SECCA team reimagines how the home and surrounding grounds can serve today’s audiences.
While the historic elements remain the same—hand-carved crown molding, marble fireplaces, vintage French wallpaper—fresh furnishings and lighting now greet visitors. Furniture selections include mid-century
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philip pledger Director of Marketing, SECCA
modern icons and works by emerging contemporary designers, an amalgam of the historic and the cutting-edge.
The new energy at the Hanes House runs deeper than beautiful furniture, however. As with everything that SECCA does, the substance of our mission can be found in our programming, the ways we bring our spaces to life. The legacy of the Hanes House won’t be found in its history or architecture but in the ways we use it to reach new audiences, create memorable experiences, and tell stories with diverse perspectives.
This spring a series of fireside artist talks brought new warmth to the living room, and a monthly series of social gatherings with local chefs and DJs brought vibrance to the Hanes House terrace. Where the historic home once sat dormant, visitors now encounter a welcoming, unexpected, and occasionally whimsical place for connection and inspiration.
Looking forward, plans for a café and retail space in the Hanes House move closer to realization, adding a whole new facet to the visitor experience at SECCA. If the galleries are for discoveries and revelations, then the house is for reflection and imagination. We hope longtime supporters and newcomers alike will join us this year as we transform the Hanes House into a welcoming space where new memories are woven together like a pair of seamless Hanes stockings.
The Hanes House and SECCA are located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem. Learn more at haneshouse.com and view exhibition and program information at SECCA.org.
Current Exhibitions at SECCA
Kukuli Velarde: CORPUS
Through October 15, 2023
SECCA, Main Gallery
Symbolically referencing the annual Corpus Christi festival in Perú, CORPUS features 15 ceramic sculptures with matching tapestries by Peruvian American artist Kukuli Velarde that encourage reflection on the meaning of survival in the face of colonialism. Organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston School of the Arts; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College; and University of Texas at San Antonio’s Southwest Campus
Emilio Rojas: tracing a wound through my body
Through August 20, 2023
SECCA, Potter Gallery
This is the first traveling survey of the work of Emilio Rojas (born 1985, Mexico City), which includes performances and interventions. Reexamining the artist’s oeuvre, the exhibition reckons with legacies of colonial and border traumas. Curated by Laurel V. McLaughlin and organized by Lafayette College Art Galleries, Easton, PA, with travel administered by Artspace New Haven.
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Emilio Rojas, The Lion’s Teeth, 2014–15, performance video in stop-motion animation, 8:07 min.; Image: Courtesy of the artist
Kukuli Velarde, San Pedro, 2014;
Photo: Courtesy of Doug Herren
Membership Matters
ART & COMMUNITY
For 75 years generous Museum members and friends have supported the NCMA through legacy gifts. These charitable bequests contribute to the success of the Museum, going toward new acquisitions and exhibitions, award-winning community and education programs, and support of the conservation of the collection.
Beginning in 2023, those who have included the NCMA in their estate plans will be honored and recognized in the Katherine Pendleton Arrington Legacy Society, a new giving society named for one of our early founders who was an advocate for the arts in North Carolina. Born in Warrenton in 1876, Arrington developed a wide range of civic projects, particularly in the fine arts. Most notably, she was the sponsor and longtime president of the North Carolina State Art Society.
Arrington left a legacy by sharing her time, talent, and treasure with the NCMA. You can too. Charitable bequests allow you to leave a lasting legacy while supporting the future of the Museum. Planned giving options may include donor-advised funds, retirement accounts, annuities, or naming the NCMA as a life insurance policy beneficiary. We encourage you to consult with your financial advisor to discuss the options.
If you are interested in learning more about the Katherine Pendleton Arrington Legacy Society or have already included the NCMA in your estate plans, please let us know so we can be sure to honor your wishes accordingly. Contact Erin Cleghorn, director of development, at ecleghorn@ncartmuseum.org or (919) 664-5401.
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THE ARRINGTON LEGACY SOCIETY HONORS PLANNED GIFTS
James Montgomery Flagg, Portrait of Katherine Pendleton Arrington, early 20th century, pencil on paper, 11 × 12 3/4 in., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fabius B. Pendleton in memory of Katherine Clark Pendleton Arrington
MUSEUM STORE NCMA CAFÉ | EAST CAFÉ
Shop & Dine
SIGHTLY SIPS
This summer enjoy a delicious and artful collaboration between NCMA Café and the Museum Store that features a local partnership with Raleigh Coffee Company and Fragments and Fig.
Chef Rick Sloan is inspired by Mexican, Latin American, and Caribbean cuisine and sought to bring something special to the café menu. His new offering is an interpretation of café de olla, a Mexican coffee beverage traditionally prepared in earthen clay pots. The coffee drink is presented with sweetened condensed milk and a special cinnamon spice blend with a hint of Aleppo pepper that adds a touch of heat. An optional tequila or Kahlúa enhancement is available.
To create an authentic vessel for this coffee treat, ceramic artisan Emily Figueras, owner of Fragments and Fig, crafted a hand-thrown mug. Sipping from a beautiful vessel adds even more joy to an already delectable drink.
Come enjoy global themes of food and hospitality and celebrate local artisans by slowly savoring a café de olla in a work of art, then venture next door to the Museum Store to purchase your own unique mug to use at home. Be on the lookout for more NCMA collaborations that unite local and global through special fare and curated merchandise offerings.
For questions or purchase information, contact help@ncartmuseum.org
SHARE YOUR GUEST PASSES
This summer stroll around the Museum on any given day and take note of what you see. Look beyond the works of art and observe the people who are visiting—school children and families, first dates and old friends, retired couples and young professionals, even travelers from across the state and country. People from all walks of life come to the Museum to immerse themselves in art, nature, and community. Remember, all members have access to guest passes for ticketed exhibitions. Share this experience; invite a longtime friend or someone new to the NCMA. Show them why you love our Museum.
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Dutch Art in a Global Age
Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
September 16, 2023–January 7, 2024
Member tickets available August 3
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Self-Portrait Leaning on a Stone Sill, 1639, etching, plate mark: 8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in., Anonymous gift and Katherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard; Photograph: © 2023 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rachel Ruysch, Still Life with Flowers, 1709, oil on canvas, 30 × 25.2 in., Promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art; Photograph: © 2023 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
