Description of the NCAT University Galleries

1. NCAT
UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY

2. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• The University Galleries at North Carolina A&T State University are comprised of
the H.C. Taylor Gallery and the Mattye Reed Gallery. The University’s art
collections have been called the southeast’s largest repository on the history and
culture of African American life in North Carolina.

4. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• Established in 1956, the H.C. Taylor collection features exhibitions that emphasize
cultures and experiences of the African Diaspora. This collection includes works by
noted African American artists Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Alma Thomas,
Charles Alston, Hale Woodruff and Varnette P. Honeywood.

5. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• The Mattye Reed African Heritage collection consists of more than 6,000 artifacts
that include sculptures, masks, figures, musical instruments, textiles, and
household implements. More than 35 African countries are represented in this
permanent collection, among them, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria, as well as Haiti
and other countries in the Diaspora.

6. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• The University Galleries are located in A&T’s historic Dudley Memorial
Building. Built in 1930, the building originally housed the college's administrative
offices, in addition to an auditorium and library on the main and top level,
respectively. The neoclassical building, designed by noted North Carolina
architect Charles C. Hartman, is named for the university's second president James
B. Dudley.

7. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• The 29,058 square foot building features two floors in addition to a fully raised
basement level. A distinctive feature of this building is its use of stone. The
building features more stone application than any other building on the
university's campus. The building also features a broad sweep of fifteen steps to
the main entrance, smooth-face blocks defining a five-bay entrance, intricately
carved lintels, full classical entablature, splayed arches with keystones over the
eight-over-twelve sash windows, and a hexastyle portico with an incised frieze.

8. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• Today, the Dudley building houses the University Galleries and several
offices/classrooms for the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. The
building’s front lawn is graced with the A&T Four Monument, which honors the
four A&T freshmen who made history in 1960 with their sit-in at the Woolworth's
lunch counter.

9. THE UNIVERSITY GALLERIES
• 202 University Circle (Dudley Building)
Greensboro, N.C. 27411
Email: Rcarter1@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-334-3209
Fax: 336-334-4378
Hours of Operation: Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. -5 p.m.; Sat. appt. only
Closed: Closed Sundays and university holidays
Location: Between Market Street & Friendly Avenue
Fee: No
Discounts: No
Tour Guide: Yes