March 27, 2013 – 12:54 pm
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (March 27, 2013) — After five years of curating extraordinarily memorable exhibitions at one of the Southeast’s finest contemporary art centers, the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Winston-Salem, NC, announced today that its Curator of Contemporary Art Steven Matijcio will assume a new curatorial position at the Contemporary Arts Center in [...]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 26, 2013) – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is announcing its schedule for the Easter holiday. SECCA is a part of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and an affiliate of the North Carolina Museum of Art. SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive off Reynolda Road near Wake Forest [...]
WINSTON-SALEM – As part of the spring opening celebration at The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) on March 22, SECCA is presenting the trumpet/keyboard player, synthesist, music technologist and sonic scientist DJ Ben Hovey. The opening will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at SECCA. SECCA, an affiliate of the N.C. Museum of Art, [...]
January 28, 2013 – 1:00 pm
WINSTON SALEM –The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) has had the rare pleasure of currently working with an intern who writes poetry about Medieval saints and who sees contemporary art through the lens of building on the statements of artists who have gone before. Johnna Henry, 20, is a “J-Term” (January Term) intern at [...]
January 24, 2013 – 11:23 am
As more and more people are exploring the full utility of their mobile devices, many are using them to make films. That’s the concept behind the second annual Mobile Media Mini Movies (M4).Capturing this idea is the film competition created by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). M4 explores the creative and expressive potential [...]
November 14, 2012 – 11:33 am
WINSTON-SALEM — The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) has seen a steady increase in attendance year-over-year since reopening in 2009 as part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. During fiscal year 2011-12, SECCA experienced a 7.1 percent annual increase in visitation over the previous year. To date attendance continues to rise since July, including [...]
September 26, 2012 – 2:29 pm
RALEIGH–Visitation was up in August 2012 over the previous year at nearly all North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources attractions, including a 43.6 percent increase over the previous August at N.C. Historic Sites, the Department reported today. “North Carolina is known far and wide for its authentic cultural experiences,” said Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle. [...]
August 28, 2012 – 11:01 am
The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will be closing its award-winning paperless exhibition on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. This exhibition gathers works made of paper by 15 international artists. The show was conceived and curated by SECCA’s Curator of Contemporary Art Steven Matijcio. Admission to SECCA is free. SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive [...]
The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is planning a treat for teachers with a free evening of visual art, hands-on activities, gallery guided tours, food and refreshments Aug. 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. The event will be held at SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive. The free event is open to teachers and [...]
Following are two events that are happening at SECCA in August. Both events are free and open to the public. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem. SECCA is an affiliate of the N.C. Museum of Art, within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. For additional information, [...]
WINSTON-SALEM - Deborah Randolph has joined the staff of the Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art (SECCA) as Curator of Education. SECCA is an affiliate of the N.C. Museum of Art, within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive and is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. SECCA’s Executive Director [...]
WINSTON-SALEM - SECCA is getting its groove back. More and more people from the community are visiting SECCA’s ever changing exhibits and bringing friends with them. The result is a spike in attendance of 25 per cent increase in visitors between January and the end of June compared with the same time period last year. SECCA, located [...]
WINSTON-SALEM - Curtis Mann’s photography transports you to memories of news reports from international war zones. Yet, when you study the images, you find a new mystifying narrative opens up. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will be opening a new photography exhibition Curtis Mann: Modifications on June 28. The show will be on view [...]
The following events are being held at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in July and August. SECCA is an affiliate of the N.C. Museum of Art, within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. *Tickets are available to purchase at www.secca.org Events: Film @ [...]
WINSTON-SALEM - Imagine never having to change another light bulb. That’s just one of the advantages of the newly installed LED (light-emitting diode) lighting at The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive near Wake Forest University, replaced more than 500 lights in public spaces (excluding the galleries and stage lighting) with state-of-the-art [...]