August 2012
Wednesday, August 1 | 12 pm
Drop-In Studio
Free art-making for families. Join us Wednesday afternoons for a little hands-on art making time... Read more >
Wednesday, August 1 | 1 pm
Family Film: Trash to Treasure
A bunch of old books reveal an amazing adventure for the young boy Nat in this film from the New... Read more >
Wednesday, August 1 | 6:30 pm
Book Club: A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
Amy Butler Greenfield's account of trade, conquest, and greed traces the colorful history of... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box: Community Outreach
Pittsboro, NC. Activities are designed to stretch the imagination and develop visual literacy... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 6 pm
Lazy Days on the Lawn
After you celebrate in the month of July, lounge alongside The Garden Parasol’s ladies at tea,... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 7 pm
Lazy Days on the Lawn
After you celebrate in the month of July, lounge alongside The Garden Parasol’s ladies at tea,... Read more >
Friday, August 3 | 9 pm Movie Only
Les Primitifs du Futur, followed by screening of Midnight in Paris
You don’t need to fly to Paris to experience its charm and romance. We’re bringing it to you!
... Read more >
Saturday, August 4 | 9 pm Movie Only
Les Primitifs du Futur, followed by screening of Hugo
You don’t need to fly to Paris to experience its charm and romance. We’re bringing it to you!
... Read more >
Wednesday, August 8 | 12 pm
Drop-In Studio
Free art-making for families. Join us Wednesday afternoons for a little hands-on art making time... Read more >
Wednesday, August 8 | 1 pm
Family Film: Once Upon a Time
Join us for a series of new and classic tales that capture the heart of storytelling.
This... Read more >
Friday, August 10 | 11 am CANCELED
Lunch and Lecture: Can Art Talk?
Exhibition curator Jennifer Dasal highlights Word Up: The Intersection of Text and Image,... Read more >
Friday, August 10 | 9 pm
Casablanca
The 70th anniversary of this ageless classic unites all the usual suspects, the quotable... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Ancient Rome in a Day
Travel back in time to learn about this early civilization with a tour of the Classical... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 10:30 am
Sketchbook Saturdays
This program explores tools and techniques used in keeping an artist sketchbook. We’ll be... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 11 am CANCELED
Lunch and Lecture: Can Art Talk?
Exhibition curator Jennifer Dasal highlights Word Up: The Intersection of Text and Image,... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 1 pm CANCELED
Family Fun Saturday: Ancient Rome in a Day
Travel back in time to learn about this early civilization with a tour of the Classical... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 7 pm
Ghostbusters Movie Night and Dinner Social
Join the Contemporaries for their annual retro movie night on the lawn featuring the 1984 comedy... Read more >
Saturday, August 11 | 9 pm
Ghostbusters
Three unemployed parapsychology professors harness their psychic mojo to chase malevolent... Read more >
Sunday, August 12 | 2:30 pm
Lecture: Still-Life Preview
Anat Gilboa, Art Historian
On October 21 the Museum opens Still-Life Masterpieces: A Visual... Read more >
Tuesday, August 14 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box: Community Outreach
Durham, NC. Activities are designed to stretch the imagination and develop visual literacy... Read more >
Tuesday, August 14 | 1:30 pm SOLD OUT
Senior Sampler: Between the Pages
How do the images, text, layout, and format of a book work together to tell a story? See work by... Read more >
Wednesday, August 15 | 12 pm
Drop-In Studio
Free art-making for families. Join us Wednesday afternoons for a little hands-on art making time... Read more >
Wednesday, August 15 | 1 pm
Family Film: Ancient Explorations
Learn about the ancient Greek myth of Hercules in this full-length Disney feature.
This... Read more >
Friday, August 17 | 6 pm
Dog Days of Summer
Loyalty? Prestige? Playfulness? What does the dog represent to you? Look at dogs in art from the... Read more >
Friday, August 17 | 7 pm
Dog Days of Summer
Loyalty? Prestige? Playfulness? What does the dog represent to you? Look at dogs in art from the... Read more >
Friday, August 17 | 8 pm
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
We’re still buzzing from last summer’s performance by New Orleans prodigy Trombone Shorty (Troy... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 10 am
Teacher Workshop: A Tour of the New ArtNC
Discover the innovative features of the NCMA’s teacher Web site, ArtNC (www.artnc.org). Learn... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Fashion This
Join us in the galleries to see how artists have captured style through the ages. Head back to... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 10:30 am
Sketchbook Saturdays
This program explores tools and techniques used in keeping an artist sketchbook. We’ll be... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Fashion This
Join us in the galleries to see how artists have captured style through the ages. Head back to... Read more >
Saturday, August 18 | 8:30 pm
The Tree of Life
Jack reflects on an idyllic childhood as a disillusioned adult, as space, time, and spirituality... Read more >
Wednesday, August 22 | 12 pm
Drop-In Studio
Free art-making for families. Join us Wednesday afternoons for a little hands-on art making time... Read more >
Wednesday, August 22 | 1 pm
Family Film: Me, Myself, and I
Join us for a series of films exploring stories of self.
This series showcases new and... Read more >
Thursday, August 23 | 6:45 pm
New Member Orientation
Are you a new member to the NCMA and want an introduction to the permanent collection? Join... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 5:30 pm
An Evening with the Artists of Word Up
The latest exhibition in the North Carolina Gallery—Word Up: The Intersection of Text and Image... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 6 pm
Bringing the Outdoors In
The NCMA’s West Building invites you to blur the lines between the outdoors and indoors: explore... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 7 pm
Bringing the Outdoors In
The NCMA’s West Building invites you to blur the lines between the outdoors and indoors: explore... Read more >
Friday, August 24 | 8:30 pm
Super 8
This story of a crew of misfit middle schoolers filming their own small-gauge zombie movie... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Sculpting Space
Learn to think like a sculptor in this family workshop.
Gallery tour plus studio workshops... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 10:30 am Full
Summer Walks in the Museum Park
Museum curators have selected submissions from college students for the latest Park Pictures... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Sculpting Space
Learn to think like a sculptor in this family workshop.
Gallery tour plus studio workshops... Read more >
Saturday, August 25 | 8 pm
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The distinguished singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter makes her first appearance at the... Read more >
Tuesday, August 28 | 1:30 pm SOLD OUT
Senior Sampler: Foiled Again
How can metal be used to enhance the surface of an object and complement its shape? Look at... Read more >
Thursday, August 30 | 4:30 pm
Summer Educator Expo: Environment in Focus
Asheville, N.C. The natural splendor of the Blue Ridge Mountains frames this back-to-school... Read more >
Friday, August 31 | 6 pm
Winter in August
Come in out of the heat and enjoy some of the NCMA’s “cooler” works of art, such as wintry Dutch... Read more >
Friday, August 31 | 7 pm
Winter in August
Come in out of the heat and enjoy some of the NCMA’s “cooler” works of art, such as wintry Dutch... Read more >
Friday, August 31 | 8:30 pm
The Artist
Dashing George Valentin thinks talkies are a passing phase, and his career sinks in quicksand as... Read more >