What’s in the Box: Parts of Art

Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >

What’s in the Box: Parts of Art

Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >

What’s in the Box: Parts of Art

Come to the Museum to explore a part of art. What will be in the box this week? Lines, shapes,... Read more >

Documentary Screening and Discussion Fold, Crumple, Crush: The Art of El Anatsui

Smithfield, NC. This documentary, produced by art historian and videographer Susan Vogel,... Read more >

Film: The Mollycoddle

An expatriate dandy must reclaim his red-blooded manhood to defeat a gang of diamond smugglers... Read more >

Children's Performance: American Dreams with Bright Star Touring Theatre

Bright Star Touring Theatre welcomes audiences of all ages to this fast-paced introduction to... Read more >

Drop-In Studio

Join us for hands-on craft workshops from 11 am to 3 pm on Children's Performance days.

Children's Performance: American Dreams with Bright Star Touring Theatre

Bright Star Touring Theatre welcomes audiences of all ages to this fast-paced introduction to... Read more >

Invisible: The New Obsolete

Invisible is the brainchild of Greensboro-based musicians/ artists/designers Bart Trotman and... Read more >

Film: Vitaphone Varieties

In early talkie days, many vaudevillians stepped offstage to immortalize their acts on film.... Read more >

Purim Madness

Join the Friends of the Judaic Art Gallery for a festive evening of food, music, and... Read more >

Senior Sampler: Drawing the Line

What does an artist need to consider when arranging a composition? Gain a deeper understanding... Read more >

Public Workshop: Lines That Link Communities

Smithfield, N.C. This community workshop gives participants an opportunity to create art from... Read more >

Film: The Match King

Wolfish William plays an industrialist who corners safety match production with epic financial... Read more >

Artist Discussion: Artist to Artist

For nearly a year, the NCMA has enjoyed an extended loan from Bennett College of a work by... Read more >

Family Fun Saturday: Traveling through Time

Join us for a workshop that travels through space and time to learn about art from different... Read more >

Sketchbook Saturdays

Teens and tweens are invited for an in-depth exploration of tools and techniques used in keeping... Read more >

Lunch and Lecture: Edward Durell Stone: American Modernist

Edward Durell Stone, designer of the NCMA’s East Building, was one of the first American... Read more >

Family Fun Saturday: Traveling through Time

Join us for a workshop that travels through space and time to learn about art from different... Read more >

El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa Members Opening

Drums! Dance! Costumes! Song! Story! Join other Museum members and Durham’s own The Magic of... Read more >

Lecture: El Anatsui: A Curator’s Perspective

Dr. Lisa Binder, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum for African Art, discusses the work... Read more >

Lunch and Lecture: Curator’s Highlights: El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa

Linda Dougherty, chief curator and curator of contemporary art, explores the five-decade-long... Read more >

Film: BUtterfield 8

A party girl wakes up in a strange bed and “borrows” a mink coat for the taxi ride home,... Read more >

Public Workshop: Lines That Link Communities

Fayetteville, N.C. The Friends of African and African American Art of the Arts Council of... Read more >

Family Fun Saturday: Transforming Everyday Materials

Reuse, recycle, repurpose! Come learn how to transform the ordinary into extraordinary.
... Read more > TicketsInfo

Sketchbook Saturdays

Teens and tweens are invited for an in-depth exploration of tools and techniques used in keeping... Read more >

Family Fun Saturday: Transforming Everyday Materials

Reuse, recycle, repurpose! Come learn how to transform the ordinary into extraordinary.
... Read more > TicketsInfo

Lecture: John Singer Sargent’s Israel and the Law: The Key to a Missing Keynote

Israel and the Law holds a crucial place in John Singer Sargent's mural cycle at the Boston... Read more >

Senior Sampler: Taking Shape

How do artists use positive and negative shapes in a work of art? Explore shapes within a... Read more >

What’s in the Box: Seasons and Nature

It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.

Preschoolers, ages 2–4,... Read more >

What’s in the Box: Seasons and Nature

It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.

Preschoolers, ages 2–4,... Read more >

What’s in the Box: Seasons and Nature

It’s spring! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.

Preschoolers, ages 2–4,... Read more >

Spring Educator Expo: Problem Solving across Disciplines

Greenville, NC. Teachers, from Raleigh to the coast: the NCMA is bringing its most popular... Read more >

Auction Preview

This month Art in the Evening and Art of the Auction come together for a unique Friday night.... Read more >

Film: Lover Come Back

A prissy virgin gets ready to sacrifice her virtue to land the advertising account for a... Read more >

Workshop: Absolutely Brilliant Problem Solving

Greenville, NC. How does problem solving in the visual arts relate to problem solving in math,... Read more >