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NC portrait artist adds to presidential series
Charlotte artist and sculptor Chas Fagan has painted every president in history, with his latest being the first presidential portrait of Donald Trump.Throughout history, artists have sought to capture the true character of our world’s […]
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Two exclusive exhibitions headed to the North Carolina Museum of Art
RALEIGH The North Carolina Museum of Art will kick off the new year with two exhibitions: Iconic Ansel Adams Photographs and Glory of Venice: Renaissance Paintings 1470-1520.The Ansel Adams exhibit will feature 48 of […]
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The art and nature of engaging a community at the NC Museum of Art
Art is meant to be experienced. When an artist sets out to create they have a plan for their finished work and what they want an audience to feel when they come in contact with […]
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The art and nature of engaging a community at the NC Museum of Art
Art is meant to be experienced. When an artist sets out to create they have a plan for their finished work and what they want an audience to feel when they come in contact with […]
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NCMA gets wheels turning with Rolling Sculpture exhibit
RALEIGH Car enthusiasts, Great Gatsby lovers, and art followers roll in as the North Carolina Museum of Art introduced Rolling Sculptures: Art Deco Cars from the 1930 and ’40s exhibit.The exhibit opened Oct. 1 […]
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Act of Devotion
Excellent clays, strong family connections, and an ability to adapt really allowed pottery in North Carolina to survive,” Lindsey Lambert, North Carolina Pottery Center executive director, said. “North Carolina has such a diversity of clay.”North […]
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In step with
Twenty years ago, the Charlotte Ballet was in bad shape. It was only five years old, and the artistic director had just died. Its survival depended on the next director, a visionary who could convince […]
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The Dude Abides
North Carolina was the first state to establish an art museum using state funds when they opened The North Carolina Museum of Art in their first established home on Morgan Street in downtown Raleigh in […]