NCCU Art Museum

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is proud to announce a special exhibition featuring the work of NCCU alumnus Tobias Rose, founder of Kompleks Creative, a leading Durham-based design agency. Running from now through January 3, 2025, the exhibition will showcase Rose’s inspiring journey from student to successful entrepreneur, highlighting his creative contributions to both the local community and the broader design industry.

The museum’s permanent collection contains works by three major 19th-century African-American artists: Robert S. Duncanson, Edward M. Bannister and Henry Ossawa Tanner. The 20th century is represented by significant artists from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and the WPA period of the 1930s. Among them are Richmond Barthe, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence