The North Carolina Museum of Art

Seniors

Take a leisurely look at the Museum’s collection through informal gallery discussions and studio experiences specially designed for seniors. Discover how artists capture the likeness of a person, enhance the surface of an object, or bring balance to a sculpture. You’ll even have a chance to sample a technique or two.

Tuesday, May 28 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Form and the Figure

What do artists consider when modeling a form or figure in clay? Look at line, shape,... Read more >

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Tuesday, May 28 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Form and the Figure

What do artists consider when modeling a form or figure in clay? Look at line, shape,... Read more >

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Tuesday, June 11 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Around the Bend

Look at the treelike structures of Roxy Paine, who uses metal to make manmade versions of... Read more >

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Tuesday, June 11 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Around the Bend

Look at the treelike structures of Roxy Paine, who uses metal to make manmade versions of... Read more >

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Tuesday, June 25 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Making an Impression

Learn how artists, with the stroke of a brush, make an object come alive with light, color, and... Read more >

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Tuesday, June 25 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Making an Impression

Learn how artists, with the stroke of a brush, make an object come alive with light, color, and... Read more >

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Friday, June 28 | 9 pm

Madagascar 3

Homesick lion Alex, hippo Gloria, zebra Marty, and giraffe Melman are still trying to make it... Read more >

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Tuesday, July 9 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: One of a Kind

Explore color, line, shape, texture, and movement while using a spontaneous painterly method of... Read more >

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Tuesday, July 9 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: One of a Kind

Explore color, line, shape, texture, and movement while using a spontaneous painterly method of... Read more >

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Tuesday, July 23 | 10 am

Daylong Senior Sampler: Portraits from the Past

View various styles of portraits through the centuries, including European masterworks on loan... Read more >

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Tuesday, July 30 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Working in Harmony

Study how artists organize line, shape, color, value, and texture in a composition to create a... Read more >

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Tuesday, July 30 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Working in Harmony

Study how artists organize line, shape, color, value, and texture in a composition to create a... Read more >

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Tuesday, August 13 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Lost and Found

Take a closer look at the sculpture of Louise Nevelson, who transformed wood scraps and found... Read more >

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Tuesday, August 13 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Lost and Found

Take a closer look at the sculpture of Louise Nevelson, who transformed wood scraps and found... Read more >

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Tuesday, August 27 | 10 am

Senior Sampler: Summer Seascapes

Observe how artists have depicted water in its many conditions—from glassy stillness to crashing... Read more >

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Tuesday, August 27 | 1:30 pm

Senior Sampler: Summer Seascapes

Observe how artists have depicted water in its many conditions—from glassy stillness to crashing... Read more >

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Volunteer

Retirement is no time to slow down. Put your professional skills to work for the Museum you love. Volunteer.

Group Tours

We're a favorite destination for groups of experienced art lovers. Gather your friends, club, or living group and enjoy a day at the Museum. Arrange a group tour.

Traveling Trunks

“At Home in Holland” and "Friends and Family"

Traveling Trunk art experiences, available on loan or as facilitated programs, engage individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Each trunk includes reproductions of a work of art from the Museum’s collection accompanied by replicas of items that can be seen in the painting. Conversation starters and activities are designed to stimulate interaction, the senses, and memory.

Free.

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Diana Phillips
(919) 664-6779