CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Archiving Place

October 3, 2025 - March 14, 2026 | West Wing and Commons Galleries

Archiving Place examines the sense of place through the perspective of textile artists from the Southeast region. Whether place is interpreted through physical geography, cultural practices, emotional connections, symbolic significance, and/or virtual space, the artwork is documentation of each artists’ personal experience.

The work in Archiving Place evokes a sense of nostalgia and connection to specific, and not so specific, places. Textile arts capture the essence of place through texture, color, patterns, and material choice. The very nature of textile processes, the building up through stitching, quilting, weaving, printing, beading, etc. act as a vehicle for expressing this connection and make it relatable to a wider audience. The shared human experience reflected in the textiles creates a bridge between the artist’s personal interpretation and the viewer’s broader understanding, fostering a sense of shared memories and significance.

The featured artists are members of the Southeast Fibers Educators Association (SEFEA). SEFEA is a collective of textile artists and educators, both active and emeritus, teaching in higher education in the Southeast Region of the United States. As educators in the textile arts, the members of the SEFEA are dedicated to the continuing interchange of knowledge, the exchange of ideas, and the joy of creating unlimited possibilities in textile media. SEFEA is committed to maintaining textile traditions while opening pathways for crossing new boundaries.

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.

BROWSE GMoA COLLECTIONS

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.