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NC State’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design, at 1903 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, is open to the public and free to visit. Free parking is available adjacent to the building.
Currently open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Read on to learn about Gregg Museum’s current exhibits and upcoming events.
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Current and Upcoming Exhibits
Material Messages: The Tales That Textiles Tell
March 21, 2024 to January 25, 2025
For thousands of years cultures around the world have used cloth as a means of visual communication—a way to document, celebrate, commemorate, and depict events large and small. Nonverbal tools play an important role in interactions within and between cultures, as verbal communication comprises only a small part of the ways that we, as human beings, share information and connect with each other. Material Messages features textiles created by a diversity of global artists that highlight this communication through cloth.
BABENGA – The Sacred Forest
May 16, 2024 to February 8, 2025
Cameroonian artist Jean Michel Dissake’s sculptural works use found and recycled materials to represent a balance between nature and technology by weaving natural objects such as wood, vines, termite dust, water hyacinths, and palm fronds together with computer boards, aluminum wire, license plates, and car parts. Informed by his cultural heritage as well as wisdom gained from living for nine years in the forest on the Mungo River, Dissake’s work invokes a dialogue on ecological and spiritual matters and speaks to timely issues of unity, peace, love, and oneness with nature.
BABENGA – The Sacred Forest is co-curated by Marriott Sheldon, a Raleigh artist and long-time curator of Dissake’s work, and Roger Manley, the recently-retired director of the Gregg. Dissake was invited to participate in this year’s Venice Biennale, the world’s most prestigious art expo.
Upcoming Events
Yoga in the Garden: Summer Solstice
Thursday, June 20, 2024
10 to 11 a.m.
Free
Enjoy yoga in the garden at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design in conjunction with the summer solstice, the longest day of sunlight in the year. Bring your own towel or mat and a water bottle to enjoy this class led by Alaina Ruggery in partnership with the Alexander YMCA. The Mindfulness in the Museum series offers a place for attendees to experience relaxation, cultivate community, and enjoy the beauty of art. Weather dependent, please check social media if weather is questionable. Free and open to the public.
Curator led tour of BABENGA–The Sacred Forest
Thursday, June 27, 2024
2 p.m.
Free
Join co-curator Marriott Sheldon for a guided tour of BABENGA– The Sacred Forest featuring the works of Jean Michel Dissake. Sheldon will share insights about Dissake’s work and discuss her short film about the artist and his studio, Mudiki Free Visual Arts Laboratory, in Yaounde, Cameroon, which is being shown in the gallery as part of the exhibition. Dissake’s sculptural works use found and recycled materials to represent a balance between nature and technology. Informed by his cultural heritage as well as wisdom gained from living for nine years in the forest on the Mungo River in Cameroon, Dissake’s work invokes a dialogue on ecological and spiritual matters and speaks to timely issues of unity, peace, love and oneness. Free and open to the public.
Cyanotype Workshop
Thursday, July 18, 2024
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free, but registration is required
Join the Gregg Museum of Art & Design for a cyanotype photography workshop led by Cynthia Cukiernik, a current graduate student in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the College of Design.
Cyanotype is a 170-year-old photographic printing process that produces prints in a distinctive dark greenish-blue (the word cyan has a Greek origin meaning “dark blue substance”). In this workshop, you will learn about cyanotypes and get to make your own in the sunshine outside the museum.
Recycled Art with the Scrap Exchange
Thursday, August 1, 2024 (rescheduled date)
5 to 7 p.m.
Free
Create a piece of art with the Scrap Exchange in the Gregg Museum’s Pollinator Garden using recycled materials. The Scrap Exchange’s mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. Gather inspiration from art in the Gregg Museum’s exhibitions BABENGA—The Sacred Forest, Material Messages: The Tales Textiles Tell, and Selections from the Collections that also incorporate reused materials.
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