State of the Art-Art of the State

The State of the Art – Art of the State Exhibition focuses on contemporary art by artists currently living in or native to the state of North Carolina. Artists are invited to bring a single work of art to be installed in the museum, delivering the work within a 24-hour period. During this timeframe, nationally renowned curators will be present to greet each artist. The design of this project provides any participating artist equal opportunity to meet a significant curator working in the field of contemporary art today and have their work seen by all visiting curators.This exhibition was curated by Alejo Benedetti, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Maia Nuku, Arts of Oceania at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Michael Rooks, High Museum of Art, Atlanta. State of the Art -Art of the State was made possible in part by the Thomas S. Kenan Foundation.