Celebrate the opening of WORDS = POWER at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Dr. Ariel Seay Howard will read an original poem accompanied by acoustic guitar, and MFA Students from the Creative writing program will participate in short readings! WORDS = POWER invites museum visitors to explore how art conveys human experiences, struggles, and successes, ultimately fostering community resilience and unity. WORDS = POWER features the words of North Carolina’s Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, alongside collaborative artworks created by Crafts Center visual artists, Carol Fountain Nix and Katy Walls. WORDS = POWER includes NC State’s African American Cultural Center x The Black Male Initiative I AM: Ascension portrait series. First-year graduate student poets along with Assistant Professor Dr. Meg Day from the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program, in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will also be featured in the exhibition.