NCMC Events From Around the State… November 14, 2011

1). Asheville Art Museum presents “The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft” from November 18, 2011 – March 18, 2012. Curated and organized by Fuller Craft Art Museum in Brockton, MA, this exhibition tests the boundaries that currently exist between technology, art, and craft. The featured artists use new technologies as materials to be manipulated in tandem with traditional craft materials – clay, glass, wood, metal and fiber – to forge new artistic directions and means of expression. The Asheville Art Museum will celebrate the exhibit opening with a public opening reception on Friday, November 18, 2011 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Museum. The reception is free with Membership or Museum Admission.

2). SciWorks Art can inspire and educate. Science can educate and inspire. The two are not often together as an exhibit. Witness “Our Expanding Oceans”, a comprehensive art and education exhibit created by artist Mary Edna Fraser and scientist Dr. Orrin Pilkey, on display at SciWorks Science Center from November 12, 2011 through February 25, 2012. This exhibit will be on display in tandem with another exhibit of the same theme: “Seasons of Change – Global Warming in Your Backyard”.

3). HandsOn! is excited to announce a new exhibit opening Tuesday, November 15th 2011. “Oh, the Places TO GO” is co-sponsored by the BP Fueling Communities Program and Henderson Oil Company. This exhibit will feature a travel agency, 6 x 9 foot map of the world and a “blaze your own trail” maze. Visitors can research the details of trips around the world through imaginative play in the travel agency. Ribbon cutting by the Chamber of Commerce will occur 11:00 am and refreshments will be available. All special events are included with $5 museum admission fee and are free for museum members.

4). CSS Neuse/Caswell Memorial State Historic Site presents Navy and Marine Living History; The Uniform: A look at the uniform of the Confederate Navy and Marines on November 19 – 20, 2011. Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday 12 noon – 4 p.m. In addition to the traditional naval and civilian demonstrations that have been held in year’s past there will be a focus on The Uniform. There will be a special presentation both days depicting uniforms of both the navy and marines during the Civil War.

5). Cameron Art Museum presents “Gallery Conversations: William McNeill” on Sat. Nov. 19th from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. William McNeill discusses his extensive collection of handheld church fans which he has acquired through over forty years of collecting. Emphasizing their cultural importance, McNeill’s walkthrough offers a glimpse of Americana and a vanishing way of life. Held in collaboration with the exhibition “William McNeill: My Life as a Handheld Church Fan A Rhapsody on Sweat, Sweet Tea and Salvation” currently on view at CAM.



6). Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Join us for a screening of John Scarlata’s Retrospective Lecture held at the Wellington B. Gray Gallery at East Carolina University on January 15, 2010. 80 minutes in length, this video provides an in depth look at the work and processes of the photographer. Visit our website or call 828-262-3017 to learn more!

7). N.C. Musuem of Natural Sciences While Genghis Khan is famous as the ruthless Mongol warlord who conquered half the known world of the early 13th century, he is also revered as an innovative leader and statesman who brought unity, stability and much more to his people. Join us for a spectacular and uniquely interactive exhibition that tells the amazing true story of Khan — his life, his land, his people, his culture and his enduring legacy. Genghis Khan: The Exhibition opens Saturday, November 19 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh, and runs through January 16, 2012.

8). Museum of the Albemarle “History Tales: Make It, Take It” will be held at the Museum of the Albemarle on Friday, November 18, at 3:30 pm. Participants must be elementary age school children and accompanied by an adult. Drop in and discover how early American Indians constructed earthen pots to cook their food over fire and participate in a hands-on activity. This is a free family program.

9). Orange County Historical Museum On November 17, the Orange County Historical Museum will be opening its new temporary exhibit "Keeping the Bed Warm (And Beautiful): American Woven Coverlets from the Southern Piedmont and Beyond." Local expert Craufurd Goodwin will be giving a talk during the opening on the aesthetics and expression of coverlet design. The opening will be from 6-9pm.

10). Port Discover Explore the science of aviation through fun interactive air stations during “Aviation Exploration,” Port Discover’s Afterschool Science, Thursday, November 17, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Pilots and experts in aviation sciences will be at Port Discover for an afternoon of flying fun! This program is made possible thanks to Getting Off the Ground, funded by Piedmont Natural Gas. Afterschool Science is Port Discover’s free, interactive science program featuring a different and timely topic each month. Afterschool Science is made possible thanks to the City of Elizabeth City.