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As a new season begins, we’re excited to welcome students back to campus and to invite all of you into what promises to be a vibrant and inspiring year at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.
Whether you're a student stepping onto campus for the first time or a long-time supporter of the arts, there’s something for you here this fall. We’re kicking things off with Welcome Week activities designed to spark curiosity and reflection—including a Slow Looking art tour with me, a meditative sound bath inside the Your Brain on Art exhibition, and a meet and greet with muralists from the Rough Edge Collection. These programs are just the beginning of what we hope will be a season filled with meaningful experiences.
Over the past year, our team has been laying the groundwork for new initiatives that put students at the center—internships, student-led events, cross-campus collaborations, and more. Now that I’ve completed my first year as Director, I’m more energized than ever by the Gregg Museum's potential to foster high-impact learning, interdisciplinary exploration through arts-integrated research and deep community connections.
But this work doesn’t happen in isolation. We need your participation—your presence, your ideas, and your support. Whether you’re attending a program, sharing our exhibitions with others, or contributing financially, your involvement helps make the Gregg a welcoming, inclusive, and creative space for everyone. We're primarily seeking partners to help us grow student employment, expand our artist residency program, bring more public art to life, and keep our outdoor concert series thriving.
If you're curious about how to get involved, I’d love to hear from you.
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Launching This Fall: Art + Science at the Gregg Museum and at N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative |
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This season, we launch a new Arts + Science initiative exploring the vital role that plants and nature have in our daily lives. A series of exhibitions, artist residencies and public programs will invite you to consider the natural world through the lens of art, inquiry and community. Join us for conversations with artists, scientists and local leaders; hands-on workshops and sketching sessions; and concerts that animate the Gregg’s galleries and grounds.
We are incredibly grateful to our collaborators and partners for making this possible, and we would like to thank N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs, and the support of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to make these programs possible.
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Photo from N.C. Plant Science Initiative graduate student shadow session with artist-in-residence Leah Sobsey.
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Now on View or Opening Soon |
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Image credit: "Pigeon Towns in the Field" by The Harrania Workshop
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| The House of Ideas: Plants in Art
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August 5, 2025 – August 1, 2026 | Cabaniss Gallery, Historic Chancellor’s Residence
This participatory exhibition invites reflection on how plants influence art, healing, and community. Enjoy a botanical sketching room and a self-guided garden tour alongside works from the Gregg’s collection.
Event Highlight:
August 20 | Slow Looking in the Galleries
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Image credit: "Toward a Home Not Built Yet" by Claire Alexandre
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| ‘the halls of a changing sea’
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Image credit: The Memory of a Season, immersive art by artist Robin Vuchnich
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| In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers
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September 10, 2025 – January 31, 2026 | Black-Sanderson Gallery
Inspired by Henry Thoreau’s botanical observations, this immersive exhibition blends art and science to reflect on biodiversity and extinction. Co-curated by a dynamic team of artists and scholars, and featuring an artist residency with Leah Sobsey in partnership with the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative.
Event Highlight:
September 10 | Kick-Off Conversation
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Image credit: "Hell [inset]" by artist Carol Fountain Nix
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| October 30, 2025 – February 28, 2026 | Adams Gallery
A visual celebration of storytelling, resilience, and identity through text-based art. Featuring NC State collaborators, the Crafts Center, the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program of graduate students from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the African American Cultural Center, and regional North Carolina artists Anne Storie Willson, Carol Fountain Nix, Jaki Shelton Green, Katy Walls, Meg Day.
Event Highlight:
November 20 | Griot & Grey Owl in the Galleries
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Gregg Museum Creative Voices Series |
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Artist Danielle Hatch transformed the Gregg’s exterior from April 5 to July 8, 2025 with her striking textile installation Of Pleasure, Of Curiosity, Of Intelligence.
Inspired by NC State’s rich textile legacy and figures like Willie Otey Kay and Hattie Ruffin, Hatch honors women’s labor and identity through bold color, texture, and historical reference.
Watch now to discover how fabric, history and place come together in this bold installation!
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Our website is packed with information about upcoming programs, exhibitions, tours and more. Click through to learn more!
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This month, your gifts help us:
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Expand student employment, internships, and museum studies opportunities
- Host community-engaged artist residencies and concerts
- Grow our public art initiatives and interdisciplinary partnerships across campus
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Every contribution—large or small—helps bring creativity, dialogue and beauty into our shared spaces.
Thank you for being part of our journey.
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