Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State

Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State Collecting art museum on the campus of NC State University.

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State University sparks creativity and encourages exploration through engaging exhibitions, relevant programming, and thought-provoking educational experiences. Focusing on outstanding examples of art, craft, and design, the museum utilizes cross disciplinary collaborations and its extensive collections to foster critical thinking and expand worldviews. The G

regg serves its diverse campus community and the greater Triangle region in a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment.

It's finally fall! Find your inspiration on campus with our new and inviting art experiences at the Gregg.🎨🎶🐺🔗Click the ...
09/01/2026

It's finally fall! Find your inspiration on campus with our new and inviting art experiences at the Gregg.🎨🎶🐺

🔗Click the link below to learn more about programs and register for events!
http://ncst.at/XElI50ZHu8I

Last week, members of the Gregg Museum team attended the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (visitRaleigh) A...
08/28/2026

Last week, members of the Gregg Museum team attended the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (visitRaleigh) Annual Meeting: Museum Momentum. It was fantastic connecting with our peers across Triangle-area museums, local hotels, and creative venues.

With Raleigh gaining national attention for its Michelin-star restaurants, unique parks, and refreshed cultural spaces, tourism plays a bigger role than ever. We’re thrilled to translate these insights and partnerships into fresh energy for the Gregg Museum!

What goes into bringing an exhibition to life? To celebrate Grounded at the Gregg, we're laying out some GROUNDwork to t...
08/25/2026

What goes into bringing an exhibition to life? To celebrate Grounded at the Gregg, we're laying out some GROUNDwork to take you behind the scenes of our season of four exhibitions opening this summer and fall.

GROUNDwork is our series about the people, processes, expertise, and everyday work that bring these exhibitions to life. First up: Dr. Tamir Williams, curatorial research assistant at Art Bridges and curator of Crafting Sanctuaries: Black Spaces of the Great Depression South, which explores how Black Southerners invested in their homes and communities while navigating economic hardship and racial violence.

Curators research artists and artworks, develop ideas for exhibitions, and help shape the stories an exhibition tells. It’s a mix of scholarship, collaboration, and storytelling. In Crafting Sanctuaries, Dr. Williams began with a question about absence: Who is missing from the way we remember the Great Depression—and why?

Their research led to photographs from the Farm Security Administration, including a remarkable series by Russell Lee documenting the La Forge Farms project in southeast Missouri. Of the photograph featured here, Dr. Williams notes: "I’m particularly drawn to the person holding the lamp in their hand as the truck carries them and their belongings to their new residence. The way in which they tightly clasp the lamp seems to reflect the care that went into deciding what they would bring into their new domestic world."

This is a small glimpse into what curatorial work can look like: asking questions, making connections, and finding new ways for art and history to be seen.

📰Read Dr. Tamir's full interview at http://ncst.at/mIjp50ZER7a

It's almost that time! Here's your August line up to welcome you back to campus.🐺❤️🎨🔗Click the link to learn more about ...
08/05/2026

It's almost that time! Here's your August line up to welcome you back to campus.🐺❤️🎨

🔗Click the link to learn more about programs at the Gregg: http://ncst.at/vm6l50ZwAZF

07/17/2026

🎤A packed house as we open "Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina Black Heritage."

We are incredibly honored to welcome NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences, professor Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway, as moderator and guest curator of "Freedom Books: A Legacy of Resistance" featured in "Community Stories."

The evening was filled with compelling stories of the Freedom Books Store founded in 1984, reminiscing on family, friendship, community and the impact of the 1989 Crabtree Boycott.
Special thank you to our panelists, Ta-Letta Bryant, Niasha Fray and Morris “Duke” Freeman Sr.

"Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina Black Heritage" is open now through February 2027. For more information, 🔗click the link: gregg.arts.ncsu.edu/exhibitions/community-stories-sustaining-north-carolinas-black-heritage/

Alt text: Series of video clips of panel discussion in the Gregg Museum lobby.

07/15/2026

Get Grounded at the Gregg: The Gregg Museum of Art & Design presents a powerful season of art and programming reflecting on Black Southern heritage through identity, wellness, and community. Featuring four exhibitions, including Artist-in-Residence Maya Freelon's Grounded and Crafting Sanctuaries, the series reflects on how memory and place shape our collective futures.

Learn more at http://ncst.at/rgJu50ZnRbH.

Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges. The Gregg Museum also thanks its community partners, the NC Freedom Park, and NC State African American Cultural Center.

Opening July 2: “Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina Black Heritage,” on view through February 27, 2027, at the...
07/01/2026

Opening July 2: “Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina Black Heritage,” on view through February 27, 2027, at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. This exhibition presents a series of vignettes exploring spaces of dignity, belonging, safety, and imagination within Black communities across North Carolina, including:

🖼️ “Freedom Books: A Legacy of Resistance,” curated by NC State University Professor Ajamu Dillahunt-Holloway, exploring the history of Raleigh’s first Black bookstore.

🖼️ “The Otey Family Legacy,” honoring a lineage of strong women, seamstresses, and sisters who served as civic leaders rooted in Raleigh’s Hargett Street business district.

🖼️ A Tour in Color: Demetrius Hunter, a historical researcher and public service leader, utilizes genealogy as "restorative storytelling" to reclaim the narratives of families, including his own ancestors, at the Spring Hill plantation (now Dix Park).

🖼️ “Oasis Spaces: North Carolina 1933-1966” on the Green Book Project examines “The Negro Motorist Green Book” as a critical resistance tool, curated by the NC African American Heritage Commission.

🖼️ NC Freedom Park , the state's first park dedicated to the African American struggle for freedom. The park is stewarded by NCAAHC and designed by the late architect Phil Freelon. To commemorate the significance of Freedom Park, the exhibition includes three portraits by artist Samantha Everette Photography, featuring the park’s caretakers and members of the Freelon Family.

🔗Click the link to learn more!: http://ncst.at/cCAc50ZiTH1

Image 1: The bookstore Crew 1986, Courtesy of the Independent
Image 2: Newspaper clippings about Willie Otey Kay, from the News & Observer (The News & Observer). Courtesy of Mildred Christmas
Image 3: Demetrius Hunter owner and operator of the Black farmers hub in Raleigh, NC located on New Bern Ave
Image 4: Frances Benjamin Johnson, Car and Huntley at the Wheel Inn, Morganton, NC, 1938. Courtesy of Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress

☀️Things are heating up at the Gregg in June! Join us for artist talks with Aaron Baumgardner (), Family Fun: Native Voi...
06/01/2026

☀️Things are heating up at the Gregg in June!

Join us for artist talks with Aaron Baumgardner (), Family Fun: Native Voices, and live music with and .

🚨All free! 🔗Click the link to learn more! http://ncst.at/ruzC50Z2OKW

Curious to know what’s happening at the Gregg Museum this month! 📅May at the Gregg Museum features something for everyon...
05/01/2026

Curious to know what’s happening at the Gregg Museum this month! 📅

May at the Gregg Museum features something for everyone, especially those who love outdoor activities! As the summer heats up, we’re kicking off the month with a concert on the lawn by Alexis Raeana, an engaging presentation from NC State ECE students and a film screening and discussion with filmmakers Ben West and Yancey Burns.

➡️ As always, program details and free registration can be found at the link in our bio on Instagram!

Image credits:
Slide 4: Vollis Simpson, Crossroads, ca. 2010

04/28/2026

Let’s Recap: ARTS NC STATE Student Art Sale on the Gregg Museum Lawn! 🌳🎨

Thank you to all who showed up and showed out last weekend for ArtsNCState’s annual student art sale, a hub for student creators to gather, sell and share their creative works of art with others!

In total 55 student artists, from every college, and over 400 patrons gathered on the Gregg Museum front lawn to support and learn more about NC State’s diverse art scene. Thank you again to all who supported the artists and helped to make this sunny day on the lawn lively! ⛅

Alt description: Clips from the Student Arts Sale featuring artists and shoppers showing off their pieces, and people browsing under a tent and looking at artists’ displays

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