Past Exhibitions
The Creative Lives of Educators
How do educators make space for creative practices in their life outside of teaching? How are teachers inspired and supp…
Nov 22, 2025 – May 1, 2026
Then and There, Here and Now: Contemporary Visions of North Carolina
With a diversifying population, rapidly evolving cities, and transforming ecology, North Carolina has undergone immense …
Aug 9, 2025 – Jan 18, 2026
Living Waters
Artist R. Stein Wexler creates place-based work in collaboration with local communities to tell (hi)stories. Her project…
Dec 4, 2024 – Apr 27, 2025
What’s Happening: Survey of NC Master of Fine Arts Programs
Studio visits to MFA programs have always been a reliable way to assess new talent, engage in critical conversations, an…
Nov 23, 2024 – Apr 25, 2025
JP Jermaine Powell—Leadership Reimagined: Share Your Journey
Leadership Reimagined encapsulates the journey of JP Jermaine Powell as artist in residence at the North Carolina Museum…
Oct 19, 2024 – Mar 9, 2025
Samurai: The Making of a Warrior
Samurai: The Making of a Warrior invites visitors to consider the original purpose of Japan’s material culture of war an…
Oct 19, 2024 – Feb 2, 2025
Forever and Never: Photographs by Dan Estabrook
This exhibition features works by artist Dan Estabrook, who uses 19th-century photographic printing processes and materi…
Sep 7, 2024 – Jan 19, 2025
Venice and the Ottoman Empire
This ambitious cross-cultural exhibition explores the relationship between two interconnected European empires over four…
Sep 28, 2024 – Jan 5, 2025
NCMA Outreach: The Artist Innovation Mentorship Program
Experience original artworks by middle school–aged students from across North Carolina in this exhibition that celebrate…
Jun 1, 2024 – Nov 10, 2024
Park Billboards: Steven Paul Judd
Self-taught artist and filmmaker Steven Paul Judd (Kiowa/Choctaw) works across media, creating paintings, murals, mosaic…
Oct 1, 2024
From Alpha to Creation: Religion in the Deep South
For the first time as affiliated institutions, the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Southeastern Center for Contempo…
Feb 17, 2024 – Aug 18, 2024
The Creative Lives of Educators: NCMA Teacher Exhibition
How do educators make space for creative practices in their lives outside of teaching? How are teachers inspired and sup…
Nov 15, 2023 – May 12, 2024