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Sep 1, 2013

‘The Spyglass Seven’ Features Ghost of Edgar Allen Poe

Michael Seebold won the ARTS NC STATE Creative Artist Award for 2011-2012 for his play The Spyglass Seven. Seebold’s work was produced and performed by NC State University Theatre in September 2013. The Spyglass Seven is a one-act play of intriguing simplicity and strong melodrama that features the ghost of famed poet and author Edgar…

Jul 16, 2013

Why the Gregg?

Photographer Caroline Hickman Vaughan explains why she chose to give her life’s work and the gift of a lifetime to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design More than a decade ago, photographer Caroline Hickman Vaughan, the Durham and North Carolina native,  committed her life’s work to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. In…

Jul 16, 2013

Why the Gregg?

Photographer Caroline Hickman Vaughan explains why she chose to give her life’s work and the gift of a lifetime to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.   More than a decade ago, photographer Caroline Hickman Vaughan, the Durham and North Carolina native,  committed her life’s work to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design.…

May 16, 2013

“Theatre, when mixed with science, creates leaders.”

Alumnus and successful entrepreneur Kristopher Tyra ’86 explains why every student at NC State should participate in ARTS NC STATE’s University Theatre. Kristopher Tyra ’86 is a person of seemingly boundless energy, who at once embodies the competitive spirit of an entrepreneur and the bravado and personal connection of an actor. And with good reason.…

May 16, 2013

“Theatre, when mixed with science, creates leaders.”

Alumnus and successful entrepreneur Kristopher Tyra ’86 explains why every student at NC State should participate in ARTS NC STATE’s University Theatre. Kristopher Tyra ’86 is a person of seemingly boundless energy, who at once embodies the competitive spirit of an entrepreneur and the bravado and personal connection of an actor. And with good reason.…

Jan 27, 2013

Out of the Ordinary

Raleigh’s legacy as a cultural hub by Carrie Knowles 1979. We had been told parking would be a problem so we walked from our house on Dixie Trail to the campus. We had recently moved from Chicago, but had already lived through one basketball season and knew parking was a problem not only on campus…

Jan 27, 2013

Out of the Ordinary

Raleigh’s legacy as a cultural hub by Carrie Knowles 1979. We had been told parking would be a problem so we walked from our house on Dixie Trail to the campus. We had recently moved from Chicago, but had already lived through one basketball season and knew parking was a problem not only on campus…

Nov 5, 2012

ART + NC State = Gregg Museum Campaign

The Sizemore family supports NC State and the arts with a major gift to the Gregg Museum Campaign. Thirty-five years ago, Carol and Bing Sizemore bought their first piece of art. They purchased a watercolor by Billie Corder from Ruth Green, founder of the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh. They paid a few hundred dollars…

Nov 5, 2012

Visual Impact

by Orla Swift Colorful shadowboxes line the shelves in Jayme Mellema’s office adjoining the lobby of the Titmus Theatre in Thompson Hall. The small-scale scenic designs – part collage art, part architectural precision – were part of his creative process in making dozens of scenic designs over the years. But Mellema’s next theatrical venture is…

Nov 5, 2012

ART + NC State = Gregg Museum Campaign

The Sizemore family supports NC State and the arts with a major gift to the Gregg Museum Campaign. Thirty-five years ago, Carol and Bing Sizemore bought their first piece of art. They purchased a watercolor by Billie Corder from Ruth Green, founder of the Little Art Gallery in Raleigh. They paid a few hundred dollars…