CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
ECU MFA Thesis Exhibition
March 27, 2026 - April 18, 2026 | West Wing and Commons Galleries
GMoA is pleased to present this year’s East Carolina University Masters in Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, featuring the work of three students in the West Wing and Commons Galleries. The Commons Gallery will feature textile artist Rachael Lowman’s exhibition, Resilience: Appalachia’s Journey to Hope and Restoration. The West Wing Gallery will feature textile artist Paul Edwards’s exhibition, What are you? Queer?! and ceramist Tansy OBryant’s exhibition, ambiguous loss.
This exhibition will be on display from March 27 to April 18. Join us for the opening reception on Friday, April 3 from 5-8pm for refreshments and artist talks.
Flanagan House Galleries
The Flanagan House Galleries feature displays from the GMoA Permanent Collection. GMoA is the primary collecting art institution in Pitt County and one of the largest in Eastern North Carolina. We currently house ~800 artworks in our permanent collection, ranging in media such as ceramics, paintings, drawings, photographs, textiles, prints, and mixed media 2D and 3D works.
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Francis Speight & Sarah Blakeslee Gallery
Permanent Collection Exhibition | Ongoing
The Francis Speight and Sarah Blakeslee Gallery is dedicated to the work of these two artists. Speight was born in Bertie County, North Carolina, and lived outside of Philadelphia until moving to Greenville in 1961 to teach at East Carolina University following a long career at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Blakeslee was born in Illinois and met Speight at the Academy as a student.
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Rachel Maxwell Moore Gallery
Animals Permanent Collection Exhibition | Ongoing
In art, animals have always been more than just pictures; they hold special meanings, emotions, and stories. Animals can be used to enhance and provide meaning to artworks by serving as symbols, narrative devices, emotional amplifiers, or cultural signifiers. Some of the artworks in this exhibition show animals as the primary focus. In other artworks, animals might not be the primary focus but still play an important role.
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Kenneth Noland Gallery
Permanent Collection Exhibition | Ongoing
The Kenneth Noland Gallery celebrates the art and legacy of Black Mountain College, an innovative liberal arts college that operated between 1933 and 1957. Kenneth Noland, born in Asheville in 1924, attended Black Mountain College on the G. I. Bill from 1946 to 1948. He studied under Josef Albers and Ilya Bolotowsky, who introduced him to the work of artists inspired by geometry and color. Works featured in this gallery were chosen for their similar aesthetic interests in color and shapes.
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The Parlor Gallery
Permanent Collection Exhibition | Ongoing
Used initially as a formal living room in the historic Flanagan Home side of the GMoA, this gallery includes examples of North Carolina Pottery from the GMoA Collection, as well as numerous works by self-taught and North Carolina-based artists, including an installation of sculptures by Outer Banks artist Annie Hooper, and a new acquisition by Durham-based artist Stacy Lynn Waddell.
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North Carolina Pottery Displays
Permanent Collection Exhibition | Ongoing
The GMoA houses a significant collection of North Carolina pottery from across the state, with especially strong historic and contemporary examples of work from Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina. Jugtown Pottery was opened by Jacques and Juliana Busbee in 1917. They were influential here and elsewhere in Seagrove by introducing local North Carolina potters to international ceramic styles and glazes.