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Weatherspoon Art Museum

Triad’s Best Art Gallery

The Weatherspoon Art Museum, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Founded in 1941 by Gregory Ivy, the fi rst head of the Art Department at the then Woman’s College, the Weatherspoon has taken on the role of a nationally recognized museum offering unique and dynamic exhibits and collections for those at the school and the surrounding area to view.

Long gone are the days of the gallery being used as just a “teaching gallery” as the museum serves a broad audience of over 32,000 visitors annually, including UNCG students, faculty and staff; the Triad communities; and visitors from across the state, region, and nation; and an additional 24,000 students who take art history classes in the building.

In addition to a schedule of more than 15 exhibitions each year, the American Association of Museum accredited museum maintains a full roster of educational activities, publications, and outreach efforts as integral components of its overall program.

From its inception, the museum has focused on building a permanent collection of modern and contemporary American art that is now considered one of the best in the Southeast. Numbering close to 6,000 works, the collection represents all major art movements from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. The Weatherspoon’s exhibition calendar offers visitors the opportunity to see and learn directly from signifi cant examples of modern and contemporary art. The schedule includes work by outstanding artists of national and international reputation; thematic exhibitions on timely aesthetic, cultural, and social issues; small focused exhibitions of emerging artists; selections from the permanent collection; UNCG MFA thesis shows and faculty biennials; and Falk Visiting Artist exhibitions, a collaborative program with the UNCG Department of Art.

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