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Join us for an exhibition reception honoring:


Francis Simeni | Jean Cauthen | Rosa & Winton Eugene

Meet the artists and explore their work presented as part of HMA’s reopening theme: The Golden Thread.

Saturday, October 10, 2026

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Hickory Museum of Art

243 3rd Ave NE Hickory United States (map)

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Upcoming Events
Monthly Journaling Club
Oct 10
Monthly Journaling Club
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Paint the Pantry with Jean Lee Cauthen
Oct 10
Paint the Pantry with Jean Lee Cauthen
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Second Saturday STEAM | Dual Language
Oct 10
Second Saturday STEAM | Dual Language
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Opening Reception for Francis Simeni, Jean Cauthen, and Rosa & Winton Eugene
Oct 10
Opening Reception for Francis Simeni, Jean Cauthen, and Rosa & Winton Eugene
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Spooky, Sweet, and Oh So Whimsical - Needle Felting Workshop with Millie Hefner
Oct 10
Spooky, Sweet, and Oh So Whimsical - Needle Felting Workshop with Millie Hefner
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Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 2)
Oct 13
Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 2)
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Pint Size Picasso (Session 2)
Oct 14
Pint Size Picasso (Session 2)
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Figure Drawing/Painting Studio (Session 2)
Oct 14
Figure Drawing/Painting Studio (Session 2)

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Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 2)
Oct 14
Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 2)
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Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 2)
Oct 14
Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 2)
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
Oct 14
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
Oct 14
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
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Cocktails with Clarissa
Oct 15
Cocktails with Clarissa
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Inside Look: Fashion Design with CassB in Collaboration with Hickory Landmarks Society
Oct 16
Inside Look: Fashion Design with CassB in Collaboration with Hickory Landmarks Society
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Homeschool: October (Morning Session 2)
Oct 19
Homeschool: October (Morning Session 2)
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Homeschool: October (Afternoon Session 2)
Oct 19
Homeschool: October (Afternoon Session 2)
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Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 3)
Oct 20
Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 3)
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Figure Drawing/Painting Studio (Session 3)
Oct 21
Figure Drawing/Painting Studio (Session 3)

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Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 3)
Oct 21
Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 3)
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Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 3)
Oct 21
Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 3)
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Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 3)
Oct 21
Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 3)
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
Oct 21
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
Oct 21
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
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Coffee in the Coe
Oct 22
Coffee in the Coe
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Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 4)
Oct 27
Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 4)
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Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 4)
Oct 28
Afterschool Art Classes/Middle Grades: Mask Making (Session 4)
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Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 4)
Oct 28
Arte y Creatividad | Art & Creativity | October (Session 4)
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
Oct 28
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
Oct 28
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
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Homeschool: November (Morning Session 1)
Nov 2
Homeschool: November (Morning Session 1)
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guildHMA Volunteer Meeting
Nov 2
guildHMA Volunteer Meeting
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Homeschool: November (Afternoon Session 1)
Nov 2
Homeschool: November (Afternoon Session 1)
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Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 1)
Nov 3
Teen Drawing (Beginners): Middle/High School (Session 1)
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
Nov 4
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Introductory Class
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Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
Nov 4
Tai Chi with Rick Berry: Continuing Class
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current exhibitions

Exhibitions
Charles Harbison
Charles Harbison
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Winton & Rosa Eugene
Winton & Rosa Eugene
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Francis Simeni: MANIFEST
Francis Simeni: MANIFEST
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Jean Cauthen
Jean Cauthen
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Inside the Studio: William and Steven Ladd
Inside the Studio: William and Steven Ladd
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The National Scrollathon
The National Scrollathon
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James Allen (Jim) Wojtowicz (born 1965) 
James Allen (Jim) Wojtowicz (born 1965) 

Jim’s was the first On the Go exhibit at HMA’s Temporary Satellite Museum at Hickory’s Valley Hills Mall.

Jim Wojtowicz calls himself a “scribbler” and describes his art as collage. He clearly remembers a day in kindergarten when he had crayoned a picture that had not only satisfied him but for the first time …

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HMA’s Reaccreditation Process: Reminiscence
HMA’s Reaccreditation Process: Reminiscence

On September 5, 2024, local notables including Hickory’s Mayor, HMA Board members, and other museum supporters along with the museum’s volunteers and staff celebrated HMA’s reaccreditation success with a party.  The Mayor declared the day of the party Hickory Museum of Art Day, and everyone raised a champagne toast.

 Being reaccredited was certainly not as simple as …

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Josephine Bonniwell Lyerly (1879–1964)
Josephine Bonniwell Lyerly (1879–1964)

An especially intriguing aspect of the family is the involvement of Kate and George’s daughters, Norma and Josephine, in the family building business — an unusual situation for the time. Even more, that the Bonniwell daughters had their father’s support and promotion is all the more interesting.

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The Women behind Hickory Museum of Art
The Women behind Hickory Museum of Art

A mock-up of the fabled then-brand-new 1954 Dodge station-wagon served as a photo setting for partiers celebrating at the premiere of the Women Behind HMA video.

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Shirley Pruden Graham (1927-2007)
Shirley Pruden Graham (1927-2007)

A February 16, 1953 article in The Hickory Daily Record on the topic of HMA’s 1952 acquisitions says of Shirley Pruden's The Aerialist, the first work by a woman artist purchased by HMA, “It is an excellent work which shows superb knowledge of

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Jeffrey A. Raasch (born c.1966)
Jeffrey A. Raasch (born c.1966)

Jef Raasch’s Manimal is currently on exhibit at HMA’s Temporary Satellite Museum at Hickory’s Valley Hills Mall. Behind him is a mirror so that you can see all sides of the sculpture and maybe also glimpse yourself on the scene!

Raasch says of his work, “My sculpture represents the symbiosis of life; all creatures mixing together to form a greater existence.” The life-size human form of  HMA's Manimal is composed of dozens of different animal species, most native to North Carolina.

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Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)

In a Smithsonian Institution interview in 1964 Huntington said about much-depicted Joan of Arc. “And my challenge was to get a composition that was original, that hadn't really been done before. That was the fun of it.”

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Philip Moose (1921-2001)
Philip Moose (1921-2001)

The unassuming but quietly charming Blowing Rock resident Philip Anthony Moose was a world traveler, Army veteran, Pulitzer Prize winner (for art, in 1948) and a prolific painter. Born in Newton, N.C. as the fifth of seven children, Moose studied art at ...

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