Revitalized NCCU Art Museum Reopens with Ernie Barnes Exhibit, Nov. 3

By Quiana Shepard North Carolina Central University (NCCU) announces the grand reopening of its newly- renovated NCCU Art Museum, with a significant exhibition entitled “Celebrating Ernie Barnes: A Homecoming,” which will be displayed from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Distinguished NCCU alumnus Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. attended then-called North Carolina College (N.C.C.) at Durham (1956-60) on a full athletics scholarship and majored in art. Barnes credited his formal artistic and athletic training at N.C.C. as an integral foundation for his style and approach to art. Today, his art is internationally recognized, acclaimed, admired and has been exhibited in major museums, institutions and The post Revitalized NCCU Art Museum Reopens with Ernie Barnes Exhibit, Nov. 3 appeared first on HBCU News.

Revitalized NCCU Art Museum Reopens with Ernie Barnes Exhibit, Nov. 3

By Quiana Shepard North Carolina Central University (NCCU) announces the grand reopening of its newly- renovated NCCU Art Museum, with a significant exhibition entitled “Celebrating Ernie Barnes: A Homecoming,” which will be displayed from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Distinguished NCCU alumnus Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. attended then-called North Carolina College (N.C.C.) at Durham (1956-60) on a full athletics scholarship and majored in art. Barnes credited his formal artistic and athletic training at N.C.C. as an integral foundation for his style and approach to art. Today, his art is internationally recognized, acclaimed, admired and has been exhibited in major museums, institutions and

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