Mission Statement:
The North Carolina State University Gregg Museum of Art & Design collects, interprets and exhibits exemplary hand and machine-made objects to foster learning and understanding of the cultures of North Carolina and the world.
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions:
With Lathe and Chisel: North Carolina Wood Turners and Carvers
January 21 - May 15, 2010
This exhibition showcases the current state of the art in the world of woodturning and features turners from North Carolina. Guest curator and noted wood artist Dale Nish has selected objects from active members of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. Local chapters of the AAW are independent organizations of enthusiasts who come together to learn more about the craft and enjoy fellowship with other turners. In addition to the work of these skilled and innovative artists, the exhibition will include wood from the permanent collection of the Gregg.
Faces and Mazes
January 21 - May 15, 2010
In Lia Cook’s most recent series of weavings, she uses an electronic Jacquard hand loom to weave faces that dissolve into continuously changing maze-like patterns. Drawing on familiar childhood sources, Cook uses a detail, often re-photographed, layered and re-woven in oversize scale, to intensify an emotional and/or sensual encounter. This traveling exhibition is curated by Wendy Weiss and organized by the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska.
Artists and Objects Lecture Series
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 6pm
Dale Nish, guest curator for With Lathe and Chisel: North Carolina Woodturners and Carvers, will speak about his selection process and background in woodturning. In addition, there will be informal talks with participating artists.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 6pm
Lia Cook, fiber artist who showcases her most recent Jacquard weavings in Faces and Mazes
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 6pm
Charles Joyner, Art and Design Professor, NCSU College of Design
Lecture on object chosen from the Gregg Museum’s photography collection
