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An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Monday, June 13, 2011

NCMC Events From Around the State… June 13, 2011

1). Reynolda House Museum of American Art presents “Looking Aloud: Who’s Afraid of Modern Art?” on Thursday, June 16 and Thursday, June 23 at noon. Members and students free, non-members free with Museum admission. Reynolda House Education staff will lead these gallery discoveries, visiting “Figuring Abstraction”, a small, focused exhibition on view in the West Bedroom through October 30, 2011. These staff-led gallery discoveries begin a series of conversations about modern art that will continue with the exhibition, “Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum”, opening October 7, 2011.

2). Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Explore your inner artist with a summer arts workshop! Artists of all skill levels welcome. Enrollment is limited so register today! Advanced registration is required. All workshops will be held during the month of July as a part of An Appalachian Summer Festival.

3). Cameron Art Museum The Coastal Carolina Clay Guild (CCCG) Pottery Sale will showcase over thirty guild members selling functional and ceramic sculpture works in the Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall at the Cameron Art Museum. Guild members will also be on hand on June 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. demonstrating the creative process through hand built and wheel thrown pottery at the Pancoe Clay Studio during the sale. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Cameron Art Museum. “Kids @ CAM Clay Day!” will also be held on Saturday, June 18th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Parents and kids are invited to come get their hands dirty and make art with clay that can be taken home.

4). NC Museum of Natural Sciences This is already turning out to be the year of the tornado – even downtown Raleigh hasn’t gone unscathed. What better time to stock up on tips for surviving tornadoes, as well as hurricanes and lightning storms, than at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ second annual “StormFest”, Saturday, June 18 from 9am to 5pm. You can also meet local television meteorologists and discover the techniques and tools they use to predict the weather. The event also includes demonstrations, activities and educational material for all ages.

5). Port Discover Explore changes in the weather around us during “Wonders of the Wind,” Port Discover’s Toddler Time program, on Thursday, June 16 at 10:00 am. The children will discover how the wind plays an important part in daily weather forecasting and learn fun ways to enjoy a windy day. Toddler Time is a special science program just for preschoolers, ages 3 – 5. Cost for the program is $5 per family and reservations are required. Parents or guardians must accompany the child.

6). The Bascom Ann Strub will be at The Bascom on Friday, June 17th from 4-5 p.m. signing her book, “Ann Strub Paints Her Muse”, a celebration of the artist, her mother and the rich history of New Orleans. The book will be available for purchase at The Shop at The Bascom. Join us for Ann Strub’s “Story Telling with Paint” membership reception on June 17 from 5-7 p.m. Become a member of The Bascom and enjoy the artist’s figurative and narrative painting presentation. Bascom memberships start at $35.

7). The Weatherspoon Art Museum presents exhibition: “Encore!: Japanese Actor Prints from the Permanent Collection” through August 7, 2011. During the early 1700s in Japan, a new form of artistic expression known as ukiyo-e or floating world pictures developed which depicted the escapist and ephemeral pleasures offered at the time by the entertainment districts of the cities of Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Osaka. Free.

8). The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville is pleased to present the exhibition “JACK TWORKOV: The Accident of Choice, The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952” with an opening reception from 5:30 – 7:30 on Friday June 17th. This exhibition includes important works by Jack Tworkov, who taught painting at Black Mountain College during the summer of 1952. Exhibition curator Jason Andrew will give a special lecture about Jack Tworkov on Saturday, June 18 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Admission is free.

9). Museum of the Albemarle The Museum of the Albemarle and Port Discover partner for “Sprouting Scientists and Hand-on Historians” summer camp scheduled for June 20 through 24 from 8:30 am until Noon. Campers that are 5 to 8 years of age will spend Monday through Wednesday at the Museum of the Albemarle experiencing a high sea adventure by discovering the life of a pirate. Thursday through Friday the campers will begin a new adventure at Port Discover where they will make pottery with artist Paul Foreman, tie-dye t-shirts with natural dyes, learn to mill wheat, and make healthy snacks form the Port Discover Kids Grow Garden.

10). Natural Science Center of Greensboro
Celebrate scales and tails with “Reptacular!” at the Natural Science Center of Greensboro on Saturday, June 18, 2011. This event will feature enrichment activities, keeper talks and other family friendly activities with the Center's resident snakes, lizards, crocodiles and tortoises. Guests will have the opportunity to witness the weighing of Bertha, the giant Burmese python, and help celebrate the tortoises' birthdays. There will also be live crocodile feedings, face painting and a reptile craft. “Reptacular!” will run from 10 am to 4 pm and is free with paid admission or membership.

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