Observation: The Intersection of Art and Science on Appledore Island
An indispensable collaborator for the NCMA’s Childe Hassam exhibition, marine biologist Hal Weeks discusses the similarities between artists and scientists…
An indispensable collaborator for the NCMA’s Childe Hassam exhibition, marine biologist Hal Weeks discusses the similarities between artists and scientists…
Our 17th-century Dutch painting specialist finds that the drawings in Marks of Genius have grown on him.
With a team from the NCMA, educator Emily Kotecki explores the exact locations Childe Hassam chose to paint many of the works in American Impressionist…
North Carolina artist Greg Lindquist discusses his uncomfortably attractive images of the recent coal ash spill in the Dan River.
Notes on an island gardener whose horticultural artistry inspired some of Hassam’s most beautiful paintings.
Two vastly different artists from different eras tell the same story of a powerful woman who took matters into her own hands. ..
Travel to Appledore Island and explore the terrain that inspired America’s greatest impressionist painter.
With marks made from graphite, gouache, Conté crayon, casein, inks, shellac, and even gold, Marks of Genius may expand your definition of drawing…
Inspired by International Women’s Day, our curators comment on some of their favorite artists in the collection.
The NCMA’s first interactive exhibition, Actual State offers visitors a rare opportunity to watch an NCMA conservator bring a 16th-century painting back to life…
Jacob Lawrence’s Forward bears witness to Harriet Tubman’s fierce determination to guide escaping slaves along the underground railroad…
Top Secret! (until now): A taste of what’s in store for 2016 and heartfelt thanks for another glorious year at the NCMA.