Category: North Carolina

  • Black Landscapes Matters

    Black Landscapes Matters

    As we approach the centennial celebration of Negro History Week now known as Black History Month, we wish to spotlight the first Black Landscape Architect in America. David Augustus Williston (1868–1962) was the first professionally trained African American landscape architect in the United States. He designed many campuses for  historically black colleges and universities,…

  • Chandra Cox – Public artist in North Carolina

    Chandra Cox – Public artist in North Carolina

    Chandra Cox is a practicing artist, image-maker who works in a range of mediums from oil, acrylic to digital media and glass. Professor Cox’s work has been presented in numerous museums and galleries around the country such as the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh and the Museum of…