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Open today! Free exhibition "Becoming the NCMA: 10 Decades of Collecting, 1924–2022." In anticipation of the reinstallation, it follows the NCMA's century-long journey through 60+ works of art of every type, including visitor favorites and rarely seen treasures.

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2022-06-11

Happy Mother's Day from the NCMA!

("Toy Pieta," Scott Avett⁠; Lid of a Ceremonial Vessel (awa ota Eyinle), artist unknown⁠; "Lady Mary Villiers, Later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1622–1685), with Charles Hamilton, Lord Arran (circa 1630–1640)," Anthony van Dyck⁠)

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2022-05-08

Thrilled to see so many NC artists who have recently been featured at the NCMA at latest exhibition “Reckoning and Resilience:
North Carolina Art Now”.

Lien Truong, Beverly McIver, Stephen Hayes, and many others on view now! Visit https://t.co/IcFGcarFZJ for more.

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2022-01-21

Sketchbook study of a Rodin that captivated me yesterday.

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2022-01-03

To celebrate “Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary” opening Oct 23, the NCMA commissioned 3 NC–based artists to reinterpret Mucha’s iconic art nouveau works. These reinterpretations explore contemporary definitions of beauty & widened cultural representation.

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2021-10-06

The NCMA Teen Arts Council presents Teentober! Inspired by the yearly tradition of Inktober, they invite the public to create daily art inspired by these prompts. Tag your art and .

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2020-10-03

I'm starting to reach the limit on the amount of ink the paper will hold. The layers are starting to get slick. I'm working on darkening the bottom and pushing contrast.

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2020-09-14

Lots of work wasn't documented...
This is several layers of varying shades of green over the yellow ochre on the main figure.

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2020-09-14

I added green over the sepia and didn't see the shapes that I wanted to I used my umbo Presto correction pen to add some white into the mix.

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2020-09-13

The background is just going to be an amorphous blob of vegetation, so I dropped in shapes in sepia.

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2020-09-13

Sending off a postcard of Audubon’s “Trumpter Swan,” from “The Birds of America,” in the NCMA collection! 💕

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2020-04-16

Final week! This is the final week for “Property of the People: The Foundations of the NCMA, 1924–1945,” an exhibition exploring the very early days of the NCMA and the people who shaped the organization. Visit the exhibition in East Building before it closes February 9.

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2020-02-06

Head to our Instagram Story to learn about the early days of the NCMA in exhibition “Property of the People: The Foundations of the NCMA, 1924–1945,” now on view. Is your favorite work of art among the very first acquired into the Museum’s collection? Find out!

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2020-01-23

After spotting this rainbow, I stopped at the art museum for a stroll.

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2019-08-06

I had so much fun! ❤️’d the vibe!Thank u to the people that stopped by to greet me. Hope to see you all for the big Monster Drawing Rally event on Fri Aug 23! Thanks to the for inviting me over to draw in the gallery.✌🏽

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2019-08-04

New on Circa, the NCMA blog: Getting beneath Surfaces: A Conservator and Curator Collaborate
Museum curators and conservators often work in opposition, bu ut working collaboratively can yield some thrilling results, as we recently discovered. https://t.co/F13JtdwH1Q

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2019-08-01

Today is What’s your favorite thing about the NCMA?

Join us TODAY for a FREE Family Day today from 10 am to 2 pm, so snag a ticket and join us to celebrate! https://t.co/mkRIWZOc8t

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2019-05-18

Happy Spring Equinox!

On Saturday, we’ll share new Spring cocktails & tricks for bringing blooms into your bar 🌺🌸🌹

Tickets: https://t.co/KfqbBzv6Ss

See you at our cocktail class + party in honor of Spring & ’s

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2019-03-21

Take Up Space: Women’s Weekend at the NCMA is March 8–10 in celebration of International Women’s Day! Check the full schedule & get tickets to movie screenings, panels, Guerrilla Girls lecture & workshop, & more at https://t.co/xALVDFB8WH.

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2019-02-15