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Feb 14, 2019

New Exhibit Features Art from Wolfpack, Counternarratives About the Black Body

The opening of “The Politicization and Sexualization of Black Bodies” exhibition was held on Feb. 11 in Witherspoon Student Center. The exhibition features the artistic works of NC State students, faculty and staff that tell their counternarratives and experiences of self-image and acceptance within higher education and historically white institutions.

Jan 17, 2019

“I Am A Man” Exhibit Opening

The "I Am A Man" exhibit opened in the African American Cultural Center Gallery on January 16. The exhibit offers a collection of artwork and virtual reality experience by NC State students of professors Dr. Derek Ham and Scott Townsend, and the exhibit explores the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968 and the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death. The exhibit will be open until February 4.

Jan 17, 2019

I Am A Man: AACC Gallery Honors MLK

The African American Cultural Center Gallery opened their doors on January 16 to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with an exhibit that recognized and illustrated the work that he did in the Civil Rights Movement, the leader he was, and the huge imprint he left on this world. The exhibit entitled ‘I Am A Man’ is a collection of artwork designed by second-year students from the 2017-2018 academic year under the direction of Dr. Derek Ham and Scott Townsend, professors in the College of Design.

Oct 24, 2018

“Artivism” Gallery Opening Reception

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text Description” _builder_version=”3.2.2″] The opening reception of “Artivism: Advocacy and Activism through Art” was held on October 17 at in the African American Cultural Center Gallery. The exhibit features two local artists: Jade Wilson, a photographer and videographer, and Rachel “Gemynii” Storer, a self-taught painter and DJ. It will be on display until November 4.…