Exhibitions
(Exhibition photographed is no longer on display)
Current Exhibitions
Through Our Eyes, In Our Hands: Prioritizing Indigenous Knowledge in Museums
March 5-June 27, 2026
This exhibition centers Native perspectives on museum stewardship, repatriation, and cultural authority. Featuring archival materials, personal narratives, and community-led frameworks,
Through Our Eyes, In Our Hands highlights the voices of NC State students—including co-curator Lee Chavis-Tartaglia (Lumbee), with members of the Native American Student Association—and explores the legal, ethical, and cultural dimensions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Visitors are invited to reflect on the responsibilities, protocols, and transformative potential of returning cultural objects and knowledge to Indigenous communities while engaging with Indigenous-led approaches to museum practice.
Stories Told by Breath: Native American Voices in North Carolina
March 26-September 26, 2026
Stories Told by Breath celebrates the creativity, memory, and cultural continuity of Native American artists connected to North Carolina.
The exhibition brings together a rich range of media—clay, beadwork, textiles, printmaking, regalia, sculpture, and multimedia—woven with storytelling to form a vibrant experience of artistic practice in North Carolina.
Artists include Senora Lynch (Haliwa-Saponi), Karina McMillan (Lumbee), Harlen Chavis (Lumbee), Aaron Baumgardner (Catawba),Coda Cavalier (Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation), Amy Postoak (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)& Johnny Postoak (Muscogee Creek)of Three Sisters Designs, Rhiannon “Skye” Tafoya (Eastern Band of Cherokee & Santa Clara Pueblo), Joshua Adams (Eastern Band of Cherokee), Idalis Dial (Coharie), Tim Locklear (Lumbee), NC State students Ashtyn Thomas (Lumbee) and Victoria Wilson (Haliwa-Saponi), Gwen Locklear (Lumbee) and Alexandra Williams portrait photographs of Powwows at Dix Park. Together, these artists explore heritage, craft, and storytelling as a living continuum of creativity, connecting ancestral knowledge with contemporary expression.
A Creek in Carolina : Artworks by Bobby C. Martin
March 26-September 26, 2026
Nationally recognized artist Bobby C. Martin (Muscogee Creek) presents a solo exhibition tracing the pathways connecting ancestral Mvskoke homelands to Indian Territory. Drawing from family photographs and archival materials, Martin weaves encaustic, collage, maps, hymns, and personal imagery to reframe histories of forced removal as stories of resilience, survival, and continuity—inviting viewers to reflect on their own family histories and the enduring presence of Mvskoke people.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina’s Black Heritage
July 2, 2026 to February 27, 2027
Community Stories: Sustaining North Carolina’s Black Heritage presents a series of vignettes exploring spaces of dignity, belonging, safety, and imagination within Black communities across North Carolina. Featuring historical photographs, contemporary images, artworks from the Gregg Museum of Art & Design collection including a handmade guitar by Freeman Vines, and ephemera from community partners, the exhibition reflects on place, memory, creativity, and spiritual resilience across generations. Through stories of triumph and adversity, Community Stories honors the ways Black Americans have sustained and uplifted their communities through family, entrepreneurship, cultural expression, and soulful imagination, while inspiring future generations.
Class Visits and Tours
All exhibitions are accessible, and admission is always free. Large-print gallery guides for visitors with low vision and other accommodations can be provided on request.