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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…