October 2012
Wednesday, October 3 | 6:30 pm
Book Club: Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream
Poor health, salacious liaisons, and constant struggles with anxiety and paranoia all find their... Read more >
Thursday, October 4 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s fall! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 3–5,... Read more >
Thursday, October 4 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s fall! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 3–5,... Read more >
Thursday, October 4 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: From Pyramids to Pixels
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series returns with a new thematic approach. Slide... Read more >
Thursday, October 4 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: Seasons and Nature
It’s fall! Come to the Museum to celebrate and explore the seasons.
Preschoolers, ages 3–5,... Read more >
Friday, October 5 | 5:30 pm
Art in the Evening
Experience the NCMA after dark. Share small plates with friends. Wander the galleries. Relax... Read more >
Friday, October 5 | 6 pm
Gallery Tour: In the Still of the Night
Whether quiet and still or dark and spooky, night is captured in many ways on the canvas.
Friday, October 5 | 6:30 pm
Man of Mystery
While many people know Edvard Munch for his iconic The Scream, few know about his haunting works... Read more >
Friday, October 5 | 7 pm
Gallery Tour: In the Still of the Night
Whether quiet and still or dark and spooky, night is captured in many ways on the canvas.
Friday, October 5 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: This Gun for Hire
A baby-faced killer with a soft spot for fluffy kittens crosses paths with a petite... Read more >
Saturday, October 6 | 10 am Canceled
Yoga in the Museum Park
Michelle C. Johnson, licensed clinical social worker, yoga instructor, and ceramicist, leads... Read more >
Saturday, October 6 | 11 am
Meet Your Museum Tour
With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA... Read more >
Saturday, October 6 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Edvard Munch, Master Printmaker
The fame of Munch’s The Scream often overshadows his work as a printmaker. During this session,... Read more >
Saturday, October 6 | 2 pm
Meet Your Museum Tour
With a 164-acre campus, two buildings, an amphitheater, a park, and several gardens, the NCMA... Read more >
Tuesday, October 9 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Beyond Black and White
How does a photographer use light and dark to create depth and drama? Survey photographs on... Read more >
Tuesday, October 9 | 1:30 pm Sold Out
Senior Sampler: Beyond Black and White
How does a photographer use light and dark to create depth and drama? Survey photographs on... Read more >
Thursday, October 11 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: From Pyramids to Pixels
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series returns with a new thematic approach. Slide... Read more >
Friday, October 12 | 6 pm
Gallery Tour: And the Party Still Goes On…
Visit the remnants of an evening of drink, dining, and music, and see what the “still life” left... Read more >
Friday, October 12 | 7 pm
Gallery Tour: And the Party Still Goes On…
Visit the remnants of an evening of drink, dining, and music, and see what the “still life” left... Read more >
Friday, October 12 | 7 pm
Articulation: Poetry with Dasan Ahanu
Articulation is an opportunity to share your own poetry or that of another poet, in the Slam... Read more >
Friday, October 12 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Sleep, My Love
A Sutton Place socialite wakes up in a train compartment and doesn’t know where she is. Is she... Read more >
Saturday, October 13 | 10 am
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, October 13 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Fall Colors
The autumn leaves are at their peak. We’ll look at several artists who are inspired by the... Read more >
Saturday, October 13 | 10:30 am
Sketchbook Saturdays
This program explores tools and techniques used in keeping an artist sketchbook. We’ll be... Read more >
Saturday, October 13 | 2 pm
Meet the Author: Francesca Rappa
The Adventurous Melody West series takes inspiration from works of art in the NCMA. Francesca... Read more >
Saturday, October 13 | 7 pm
Art Purchase Party
One of the most popular works in the permanent collection is Devorah Sperber’s After the Mona... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 10 am
Lecture: An Anthology of Flowers
Pinehurst, N.C. Drawing from the word’s Greek origins—anthologia, literally “flower... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 10:30 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 11 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: From Pyramids to Pixels
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series returns with a new thematic approach. Slide... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 11:30 am
What’s in the Box?: People and Portraits
Portraits can tell us a lot about a person. Come to the Museum and explore people in art.
... Read more >
Thursday, October 18 | 6:30 pm
Gala: A Visual Feast
Join us for a special seated dinner honoring Becky Hobgood, Beth Paschal, Ann Turner, and Zoë... Read more >
Friday, October 19 | 11 am
Lunch and Lecture: Edvard Munch, Master Printmaker
(repeat of October 6 session) The fame of Munch’s The Scream often overshadows his work as a... Read more >
Friday, October 19 | 4:30 pm CANCELED
Workshop: Team Planning Retreat, Part I
Grab a colleague for this two–part (Friday, October 19, 4:30–8 pm and Saturday, October 20, 9... Read more >
Friday, October 19 | 6 pm
Gallery Tour: Be Still, My Heart
Join this tour to explore the subjects that inspired images of love and passion, with stories to... Read more >
Friday, October 19 | 7 pm
Gallery Tour: Be Still, My Heart
Join this tour to explore the subjects that inspired images of love and passion, with stories to... Read more >
Friday, October 19 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: Chinatown
A private detective blunders into corruption-riddled L.A. as a sinister businessman plots to... Read more >
Saturday, October 20 | 9 am CANCELED
Workshop: Team Planning Retreat, Part I
Grab a colleague for this two–part (Friday, October 19, 4:30–8 pm and Saturday, October 20, 9... Read more >
Saturday, October 20 | 7 pm
Still-Life Masterpieces Members Opening
Indulge in an evening of food, frolic, and formation as the NCMA celebrates all forms of... Read more >
Sunday, October 21 | 1 pm
Fall Family Festival: Octoberfeast
Join us from 1–4 pm for an afternoon of feasting that brings art, food, and community together.... Read more >
Tuesday, October 23 | 10 am
Senior Sampler: Prints and Portraits
How can line and shape be used to depict the figure in a woodcut print? Explore works by Edvard... Read more >
Tuesday, October 23 | 1:30 pm
Senior Sampler: Prints and Portraits
How can line and shape be used to depict the figure in a woodcut print? Explore works by Edvard... Read more >
Tuesday, October 23 | 5:30 pm NEW
Webinars for Teachers: Art in the Science Classroom
Now teachers can participate in NCMA professional development programs from home. These short... Read more >
Wednesday, October 24 | 11:30 am Sold Out
Feast and Flourish Luncheon
Hands-on floral design comes to lunch! Join the Watered Garden Florist team led by Steve Taras... Read more >
Thursday, October 25 | 11 am
Art History Survey Course: From Pyramids to Pixels
The NCMA’s long-running art history lecture series returns with a new thematic approach. Slide... Read more >
Friday, October 26 | 6 pm
Gallery Tour: Still Life Comes to Life
Does a still life have to be still? What makes a still life a still life? This tour will try to... Read more >
Friday, October 26 | 7 pm
Gallery Tour: Still Life Comes to Life
Does a still life have to be still? What makes a still life a still life? This tour will try to... Read more >
Friday, October 26 | 8 pm
NCMA Cinema: L.A. Confidential
The conspiratorial whisper of a reporter for Hush Hush magazine leads three cops into the... Read more >
Saturday, October 27 | 10 am
Family Fun Saturday: Character Creations
Funny faces, sad faces, goofy, mad. There are all kinds of characters in the galleries. We’ll... Read more >
Saturday, October 27 | 10:30 am
Sketchbook Saturdays
This program explores tools and techniques used in keeping an artist sketchbook. We’ll be... Read more >
Saturday, October 27 | 1 pm
Family Fun Saturday: Character Creations
Funny faces, sad faces, goofy, mad. There are all kinds of characters in the galleries. We’ll... Read more >
Sunday, October 28 | 3 pm
Chamber Music: Aurora Musicalis
Brian Reagin, violin; Elizabeth Beilman, cello; Jimmy Gilmore, clarinet; John Noel, piano
Music... Read more >