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Pullen Arts Center's galleries serve as a premier venue to showcase artists at various levels throughout the center. Pullen's galleries provide artists with exhibition opportunities and space to engage with the work of other artists and the community. The galleries are free and open to the public, and they are an important component of the Pullen Arts Center's community arts education experience.
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Current Exhibition
Artifacts: Storytelling Through Material Forms
May 3 - July 25, 2026
Artifacts: Storytelling Through Material Forms is a mixed media exhibition showcasing works by Shakeeka Brooks, Chris-Annia Dobson, and Michelle Wilkie (work depicted) which explore identity, heritage and culture through various mediums.
A free closing reception is planned for July 25, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
Learn more about the exhibition.
Upcoming Exhibition
Figs and Factures
Aug. 2 - Oct. 25, 2026
Figs and Factures features artwork by interdisciplinary artist Jason Lord. Inspired by a lyric from Stephen Merritt's The Book of Love, Figs and Factures brings together sculpture, installation, drawing, photography, artist books, and assemblage to explore the hidden lives of ordinary objects. An ironing board, a timecard, a piece of cardboard, or a scrap of wood may seem familiar, but each carries the histories of the people, materials, and environments that shaped it.
A free closing reception is planned for Oct. 24, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
I Want to Build a Better Garden by Jocelyn Steslicke
March 9 - June 28, 2026
I Want to Build a Better Garden explores how cultivating and caring for a garden mirrors how we cultivate and take care of our community. Jocelyn Steslicke is a Raleigh based, multifaceted artist and art instructor who has been exploring nature and movement in her work.
Learn more about the I Want to Build a Better Garden exhibition