A list of museums and galleries in the Greenville and Pitt County area.

Greenville Museum of Art

The Greenville Museum of Art’s history began in 1935 when the first Women’s Club Arts Festival was held.

A permanent facility opened in 1939. In 1959, the East Carolina Art Society purchased the Flanagan Home, the museum’s current location, at 802 Evans St.

Sept. 2 –Oct. 1: East Carolina School of Art Alumni Art Exhibition. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Sept. 2.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 8: Greenville Museum of Art Center for Art Education building dedication

5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 8: ARTini

7 p.m. Sept. 13: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “Concrete, Steel and Paint”

7 p.m. Oct. 11: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “The Wise Kids”

Oct. 21-Nov. 27: Greenville Museum of Art Juried Art exhibition. Opening reception from 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 21.

7 p.m. Nov. 15: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “Welcome to Shelbyville”

Dec. 3-Jan. 22, 2012: Works from the GMA’s Permanent Art Collection

Dec. 9-10: Leslie Pearson Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition. Opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 9.

9-11 a.m. Dec. 10: Breakfast with Santa

7 p.m. Feb. 14: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “The Tic Tac Tactic”

Feb. 26-April 22, 2012: Works from the Rachel Maxwell Moore Art Collection Exhibition. Opening reception from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 27, 2012.

7 p.m. March 13, 2012: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “A Good Man”

7 p.m. April 17, 2012: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Film Markers Film Series, “My Perestronika”

May 8-20. 2012: Pitt Community College Graphic Design Show

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 16, 2012: heART of the Home Kitchen Tour

June 5-August 5, 2012: K-12: Works by Pitt County Arts Students. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. June 5, 2012.

The museum is at 802 S. Evans St. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 758-1946. Visit gmoa.org.

Wellington B. Gray
Gallery

The Wellington B. Gray Gallery is located on the East Carolina University campus in the Jenkins Fine Arts Building.

The gallery holds several exhibitions each year including the School of Art and Design undergraduate and graduate exhibitions.

In addition, the gallery has amassed several collections, including Baltic ceramics, prints by American painter and sculptor Larry Rivers, and African art.

Schedule of exhibitions:

Sept. 2-Oct. 1: School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition

5 p.m. Sept. 2: Panel discussion in Speight Auditorium, reception follows in the gallery

Oct. 14-Nov. 19: 2011 School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition. 6 p.m. Oct. 14: Opening reception

9 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 1-2 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 3: 2011 Holiday Exhibition and sale

Jan.-Feb., 2012: Art of Influence, metal design exhibition

March-April, 2012: 2012 School of Art and Design Undergraduate Exhibition

April-May, 2012: 2012 School of Art and Design MFA Thesis Exhibition

The gallery is off Fifth Street in the Jenkins Fine Arts Building on the East Carolina University campus. Call 328-6336.

Pitt County Arts Council
at Emerge

The Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge is a nonprofit art center serving the local arts community with outreach programs through Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Juvenile Justice System and Pitt County Schools. The council also offers a variety of art classes throughout the year for adults and children with scholarships available for students in need.

PCAC at Emerge has two gallery spaces and several classes rooms for the visual arts. Workshops and classes are held throughout the years as well as a variety of exhibitions. Memberships are available.

The first Friday of each month, PCAC at Emerge will participate in Uptown Greenville’s First Friday ArtWalks from 6-9 p.m.

Don Edwards and Harvey Wooten Gallery exhibitions schedule:

Sept. 2-Oct. 1: East Carolina University Alumni Show

Oct. 7-Oct. 29: East Carolina University Rebel Show

Nov. 4-27: Aleta Braen in the Edwards Gallery and Daniel Kariko in the Wooten Gallery

Dec. 2-23: Holiday Exhibition and sale

Jan. 6-28, 2012: Schwa Show

Feb. 3-25, 2012: Tiny Art Show in the Edwards Gallery and Silent Auction in Wooten Gallery

March 2-31, 2012: DownEast in the Edwards Gallery and On the Wall in the Wooten Gallery

April 6-28, 2012: East Carolina University Thesis shows in the Edwards Gallery and East Carolina University Senior Shows in the Wooten Gallery

May 4-25, 2012: Rock the Bus in the Edwards Gallery and High School Congressional Show in the Wooten Gallery

PCAC at Emerge is at 404 S. Evans St. Hours are from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 551-6947 or visit www.emergegallery.com.

City Art Gallery

City Art Gallery is a commercial gallery that features exhibitions by local, regional and national artists approximately once a month.

City Art is at 511 Red Banks Road. Hours are from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 353-7000. Visit www.city-art-gallery.com.

InkStone Gallery

InkStone Gallery is a commercial gallery that features exhibitions of contemporary crafts by North Carolina artists with an emphasis on functional clay, fiber, glass, stone, wood, watercolor, sumi-e and American folk art.

InkStone is at 180 Depot St., Winterville. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 231-7173.

Other galleries

■Grifton Historical Museum of Area Culture — Focusing on displays of tobacco- and farming-related exhibits from the early 1900s, it’s in the Grifton Civic Center, 202 Creekshore Drive, Grifton. Open by appointment. Call 524-4708.

■May Museum and Park — The general-history museum of Farmville and western Pitt County, it’s located at 213 S. Main St. Open from noon-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Group tours are available anytime with prior appointment. Call 753-5814.

■Mendenhall Student Center Gallery — Work by national and North Carolina artists, in addition to East Carolina University staff and faculty.

The gallery is inside the Mendenhall Student Center on the ECU campus. Call 328-4700.

■Uptown Art Supply & Gallery — Displays work by local and regional artists is at 529 S. Evans St. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call 752-0688.

■Winterville Historical and Arts Museum — With more than 1,500 artifacts donated by more than 100 people, the story of the town of Winterville is told. By appointment only. Call 321-2660.