North Carolina Museum of Art

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

LECTURES

Lunch and Learns | Gallery Classes | Lectures | Floral Demonstration

LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES

11 a.m.
$25 per session, $20 Members
These seminar sessions begin with presentations by curators in the galleries or Museum Auditorium and cover a variety of topics related to the permanent collection or temporary exhibitions. Each includes discussions that continue through lunch in Blue Ridge, the Museum Restaurant. Registration limited and required for combined lecture-and-lunch program.
Information and registration: Deborah Reid Murphy: (919)664-6808

Brilliant Italian Works in the NCMA Collection
Friday, November 14
David Steel, Curator of European Art

Julie Mehretu: City Sitings
Saturday, November 15
Docent-led

Glorious Ruins: Cities of Ancient Egypt
Travel Series
Caroline M. Rocheleau, PhD
GlaxoSmithKline Research Curator of Ancient Egyptian Art

Part 1: Memphis, Thebes, el-Amarna
Friday, December 12

Part 2: Tanis, Alexandria, Philae
Friday, January 23

Signs of Affection in Egyptian Art and Literature
Friday, February 13

GALLERY CLASSES

Museum galleries
Limited group size.
Preregistration required. Tickets available through the Box Office: (919) 715-5923.

A Ceremonial Invitation
Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, and December 3
10:30 a.m.–noon
$75 ($65 Members) for 4 classes
Why do we perform weddings, rites of passage, and rituals of belief? Are our ceremonial customs so different from those of other cultures? Join Museum Educator Joseph Covington in the Museum galleries to learn more about ceremonial art from around the globe.

African Art in Context
Thursdays, January 15, 29, and February 5, 12
7-8:30 p.m. (new time!)
$65 ($55 Members) for 4 classes
Art in the Museum's African collection was originally presented and used in a very different environment. Shawnya Harris, PhD candidate at UNC-CH, leads you in looking at how the meaning of these works changes depending on the situations in which they are viewed.

LECTURES

Museum Auditorium
Free, unless otherwise noted
For information, contact Deborah Reid Murphy at (919) 664-6808.

Conservation around North Carolina
Sunday, November 9, 2:30 p.m.
NCMA Regional Services Conservator Perry Hurt shares stories behind his conservation projects throughout the state.

Humber Lecture Series:
Worshiping Love: The Mighty Aphrodite
Sunday, January 18, 2:30 p.m.
Christine Kondoleon, PhD
George D. and Margo Behrakis Curator, Greek and Roman Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Dr. Kondoleon presents highlights of the first-ever exhibition on Aphrodite/Venus, scheduled to open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 2010. A complex goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite demonstrated great powers, including sparking the Trojan War. Come and learn about the seductive powers of Aphrodite, her lovers, and her many children.

Join the Friends of Greek Art for a prelecture luncheon with Dr. Kondoleon.
Optional plated lunch begins at 1 p.m.
Limited seating available.
$30 ($20 Members)
Information and registration: Deborah Reid Murphy (919) 664-6808
(Lunch requires registration by Wednesday, January 14.)

Lucy Daniels Foundation Annual Lecture:
The Family in Art and Psychoanalysis
Sunday, February 15, 2:30 p.m.
Steven Levine, PhD
This lecture illustrates the dynamic concepts of the imaginary, symbolic, and real by examining the relationships between mother, father, and child as seen in the work of Botticelli, Rubens, and others.

FLORAL DEMONSTRATION

Zoë S. Webster Flower Fund: Life Enrichment through Flowers
Floral Demonstrations
Wednesdays, 2 p.m.
Museum Auditorium
$22 ($12 Members)
Tickets may be purchased from the Box Office in advance or on the day of the event by calling (919) 715-5923.

Modern Manifestations: Don't Call It an Arrangement
January 7
Have you ever seen a dog composed entirely of daisies? How about a floral sculpture or a necklace of summer blooms? Floral designer Steve Taras, of Watered Garden Florist, explores the limitless possibilities of flower sculpture and functional art at our next demonstration. Learn to make wearable art and functional pieces using flowers.

Bonsai: Art Expressed through Nature
February 4 (Inclement weather date: February 11)
Introduced to the New World from China through Japan, bonsai has captivated people for centuries. Evolving from Zen Buddhism to a symbol of the Japanese elite—and gaining popularity in the West—bonsai has long fascinated cultures around the world. Join North Carolinian Harold Johnson for an appealing look at this revered horticultural art form. Johnson is a past board member of the American Bonsai Society, national competition winner and judge, and teacher of bonsai at master gardeners conferences.

Floral Luncheon
Wednesdays, January 7 and February 4, 1 p.m.
$42 ($29 Members) per luncheon
Price includes admission to Flower Demonstration (above) A delicious buffet lunch is served by Blue Ridge Catering prior to each floral demonstration. Seating is limited and advance credit card reservation is required: call (919) 664-6754 or register on-line at e-RSVP.