Behind the Canvas
Two North Carolina artists discuss the issues and motivations behind the work in their joint exhibition Altered Land.
Eye to Eye
Burk Uzzle on Creating Legacy Porch
A black man in a white suit, and a white man in a black. There’s nothing left to chance in this famous photograph.
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A Major American Painter from North Carolina
“I’m not a big-city artist telling a big-city story,” said John Biggers. “I’m a southern man telling a story about home.â€..
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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…
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An Affection for Drawings, a Love of Paintings
Our 17th-century Dutch painting specialist finds that the drawings in Marks of Genius have grown on him.
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Childe Hassam and Celia Thaxter’s Garden
Notes on an island gardener whose horticultural artistry inspired some of Hassam’s most beautiful paintings.
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Blooming Wonderful!
Basking in the afterglow of Art in Bloom 2016, designer Steve Taras looks back—and ahead.
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Notes from a Flexible Florist
Yes, Art in Bloom is gorgeous, just like we planned! But there were a few bumps along the road to beauty. A designer gives a peek behind the scenes…
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Sixty Years Ago Today
The Museum has come a long way since it opened in an old State Highway Division building downtown. Share your memories, and read some of ours!..
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Conservation Live!
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…
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Remember My Name
In his latest lesson on hieroglyphs, Fefi reveals the secret of eternal life—the ancient Egyptian way.
Forward out of Slavery
Jacob Lawrence’s Forward bears witness to Harriet Tubman’s fierce determination to guide escaping slaves along the underground railroad…
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