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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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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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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Sketchbook study of a Rodin that captivated me yesterday.

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

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

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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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Our Love in the Galleries lecture is almost here! Join us Friday, February 8, to learn about love, both requited and unrequited, in the art of the NCMA. Ticket includes a drink at Iris after Dark. https://t.co/cMfaG3tzVo

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lots of quick ideas worked out at the NCMA drawing rally this past Friday.

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