2006



Larry Wheeler to Receive 2006 Design Guild Award


NINTH ANNUAL DESIGN GUILD AWARD HONORS NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART DIRECTOR LAWRENCE J. WHEELER

LARRY WHEELER is a man who sees the big picture. Since his appointment in 1994 as director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, the force the arts in North Carolina have flourished . The museum has become one of the region’s and the nation’s most popular and dynamic centers for the visual and performing arts.

Wheeler presided over the completion of the landmark Museum Park and greatly enhanced the Museum’s collection of contemporary art while continuing to build on what is considered one of the finest collections of European old master paintings in the Southeast. He ushered in the “era of the blockbuster shows” at the museum with record-breaking back-to-back exhibitions, treating growing audiences to works by Monet, Rodin, Matisse and Picasso. Museum fundraising has excelled under Wheeler’s guidance. Plans are underway for a new facility to begin construction late this year. Jeffrey Lee, architect-of-record for the new building, said “Larry has shown sustained leadership and vision in orchestrating the design of a truly remarkable museum campus for the state as well as for the country.”

In December 2000, Wheeler was named Tar Heel of the Year by the Raleigh News and Observer, which called him “the godfather of the Triangle’s cultural boom” and cited his skill at melding “arts, politics and commerce into a powerful new cultural force.” In its story, the News & Observer quotes head of the American Association of Museums Edward Able: “Larry’s visibility and his networking and the content he has brought has really put the North Carolina Museum of Art on the map.”

In 2001 Wheeler received the prestigious Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government and in 2002 he received the City of Raleigh Medal of Arts. “Larry is a leader in the arts” remarked Dean Marvin J. Malecha. “He has another standard and another way of thinking about art. He has caused the art and design community to aspire to greater things.” Join the Design Guild on March 25th as we celebrate Dr. Wheeler’s contributions to the arts.

2006 Design Guild Award Dinner

The 2006 Design Guild Award Dinner honoring recipient Larry Wheeler was held on held on Saturday, March 25, at Exploris on 201 East Hargett Street in Raleigh.

Entertainment was provided by Jazz musicians Glen Ingram and Elmer Gibson.

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Questions? Contact Jean Marie Livaudais at 919.515.8320 or jm_livaudais@ncsu.edu



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