The Gregg Museum of Art & Design invites you to the opening reception to celebrate BLOW UP II: Inflatable Contemporary Art, our last exhibition of 2023. The Raleigh Bubble Man and Dusty Donuts will be outdoors. We look forward to plenty of family-friendly fun.

BLOW UP II explores the imaginative ways that air is used as a medium to create large-scale sculptures. The artists in BLOW UP II translate everyday materials and imagery into larger-than-life yet nearly lighter-than-air art that is rich with meaning, resulting in a wide array of works that are figurative, conceptual or abstract. BLOW UP II was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California.