Crafting Sanctuaries: Black Spaces of the Great Depression South
Date: Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh
Price: Free
Category: Arts
Crafting Sanctuaries: Black Spaces of the Great Depression South expands the popular visual memory of the Great Depression by highlighting rarely seen Farm Security Administration (FSA) images of rural Black Southerners and their spatial worlds. Spanning the work of seven FSA photographers and six Southern states, the photographs in this exhibition reveal how Depression-era Black Southerners shaped their domestic and communal spaces into sanctuaries—sites of expression, comfort, and refuge—during a period of unprecedented economic turmoil and racial violence in the country. Inspired by Crafting Sanctuaries, the Gregg Museum additionally features connections within its permanent collection that illuminate North Carolina stories. Organized by Art Bridges Foundation. Curated by Tamir Williams, PhD, with support from Ibby Ouweleen, Curatorial Research Assistant, and Javier Rivero Ramos, PhD, Associate Curator.
