Hickory Museum of Art

243 3rd Avenue, NE
Hickory , NC 28601
United States

NOW ON VIEW

Southern Contemporary Folk Art Open Storage

From: 
Friday, June 3, 2011
Until: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2030

The entire third floor of the Museum is reserved for Southern Contemporary Folk Art. As part of this dedication to folk art, the Donelly and Lail Galleries house works in an open storage format. Works in these galleries change regularly.

Discover Folk Art: Unique Visions by Southern Self-Taught Artists in the Hickory Museum Collection

From: 
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Until: 
Tuesday, January 1, 2030

PAST EVENTS

REMEMBERING ‘MISS AGGIE’: Illustrations by Addie James

From: 
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Until: 
Sunday, May 15, 2022

The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Allen Hunter

From: 
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Until: 
Sunday, February 6, 2022

From the Vault

From: 
Monday, February 3, 2020
Until: 
Sunday, March 15, 2020

ANIMAL MENAGERIE from the Sam Passantino Collection

From: 
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Until: 
Sunday, December 30, 2018

New Horizons: Self-Taught Art of the 21st Century

From: 
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Until: 
Sunday, January 7, 2018

The exhibit is guest curated by Robert Allen and Margaret Day Allen, author of the book When the Spirit Speaks: Self-Taught Art of the South. The Allens serve on the Advisory Committee of the Folk Art Society of America and are past presidents of the North Carolina Folk Art Society.

The exhibit will feature work by nine artists from the United States and one from Norway who make self-taught art in a contemporary style. These artists include: Ab the Flag Man (Roger Lee Ivens) of Florida, LaVon Williams of Kentucky, Bruce New of Kentucky, Della Wells of Wisconsin, J.J. Cromer of Virginia, David Thomas Roberts of California, Ashley Pierce of Ohio, Kari Eig of Norway, Dapper Bruce Lafitte (Bruce Davenport, Jr.) of Louisiana, and Stacy Lambert of North Carolina.

Ethereal & Innocent: The Visionary World of Paul Lancaster

From: 
Friday, November 18, 2016
Until: 
Sunday, March 5, 2017

North Carolina Folk Art Society First Quarterly Meeting

From: 
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Until: 
Saturday, January 28, 2017

12pm - 7pm
The opening meeting of the year for the North Carolina Folk Art Society is filled with exhibition tours, lectures, and a musical performance at the Hickory Museum of Art all open to the public followed by a BBQ dinner at a nearby private residence for members only.

Memories of Appalachia: Paintings by Arlee Mains

Memories of Appalachia: Paintings by Arlee Mains

From: 
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Until: 
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Family Fun Day

From: 
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Until: 
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Carolina Folk Sculptors: Four Formidable Folk Fathers

From: 
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Until: 
Friday, December 10, 2010