Traditional folk art transforming lives through international art market
Introduction to Folk Artists from around the world Nearly two years ago when David Evans (BEDV 1984) decided to take on a project documenting the Sante Fe International Folk Art Market, he didn’t know he would meet extraordinary people like Janet Nkubana. Evans connected with Nkubana, an artist from Rwanda, who learned to weave traditional [...]
In Response: Weaving by Ann Roth and Vita Plume
On view from May 31 – September 6, 2012. Closing Reception Thursday, September 6 from 6-8 p.m. Two contemporary weavers respond to objects from the Gregg Museum’s permanent collection with works of their own. Vita Plume uses portraits taken in the Appalachians in the early 1900s by photographers like Doris Ulmann, Bayard Wooten, Paul Buchanan [...]
Dubinski explores upcycling through knit graffiti
If you were here this past spring, it would have been hard for you to miss the perfectly draped knitwear that enveloped Roy Gussow’s ellipsoidal sculpture affectionately known as “The Egg” in the courtyard between Brooks and Kamphoefner Hall. Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting or knit graffiti, isn’t something you see too often [...]
2012 Cotton Initiative Awards
Funding for the 2012 Cotton Initiative was awarded in whole through a competitive grant presented to the College of Design by the Importer Support Program of the Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated. The aim of this initiative is to encourage students, enrolled in fibers studios and technical classes at the college to design and create [...]
Spring Commencement 2012 – Evans explains the importance of saying YES
Award-winning Creative Director, Executive Producer and Photographer David Evans (BEDV 1984) gave the commencement speech for the spring graduating class of 2012 in Stewart Theatre on May 12, 2012. With a graduating class of nearly two hundred students, it is the largest graduating class in the history of the college. Below is a transcript of [...]
Arthouse 2012 celebrating the first anniversary of CAM Raleigh
Arthouse 2012 was a huge success! Thank you to our host committee, all attendees, our donors, our sponsors, our volunteers, and our staff. We look forward to another exciting year of museum programs and exhibitions. To view upcoming events and exhibitions at CAMRaleigh visit: http://camraleigh.org/category/events/upcoming Arthouse 2012 1ST ANNIVERSARY PARTY and ART + CULTURE AUCTION [...]
CAM Raleigh educational opportunities for middle school and high school students
Teen Art Exhibition artwork submissions accepted at CAM Raleigh this weekend! Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, 2012 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Monday, May 14 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. All submissions must be dropped off at the museum no later than 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 14. Submissions will not be accepted outside of these [...]
Design Guild Award Dinner 2012 Recap
Images from the 15th Annual Design Guild Award Dinner honoring Philip G. Freelon, FAIA at the Raleigh Convention Center on April 21, 2012. Stay tuned to watch the video online. Coming soon!
Raleigh Architect Guides Middle School Towards Local Environmental Stewardship Competition
PBC+L’s Don Kranbuehl mentors Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School April 23, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) — Don Kranbuehl, AIA, an associate with the architectural firm Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee (PBC+L), has been mentoring Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School in downtown Raleigh to help the school establish an environmental club, aptly named the “Green [...]
“Handing out the keys to the spaceship”: Changing the Game at NC State University
April 24, 2012 (Raleigh, N.C.)—Though the James B. Hunt Jr. Library is still under construction on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus, it is already—as promised—giving students pioneering, hands-on experience with technologies that they would not have a chance to work with at any other university in the world. NC State’s Digital Games Research Initiative [...]
