{"id":10866,"date":"2018-01-18T20:35:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T01:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?p=10866"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:04:27","slug":"fish-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/2018\/01\/18\/fish-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

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Since 2003, College of Design students have carved out a space of their own in downtown Raleigh\u2014the Fish Market Gallery\u2014where the atmosphere and exhibitions pack an eclectic energy into a small venue. The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the acronym for the College of Design (COD), which some of the College\u2019s administration found unpopular. And while over the years they haven\u2019t scaled back on their fish-related themes, the gallery continues to call for submissions in a variety of concepts and mediums through uniquely themed and designed graphics and posters.<\/p>\n

The gallery is funded through the Designlife Fund and has predominately curated work by students, though it has included the work of faculty and alumni from the College. From the open call to the final clean-up, the gallery is a student-run initiative, with support from a faculty sponsor\u2014most recently, Associate Professor Russell Flinchum, PhD. It typically opens for the monthly First Friday celebration and runs throughout the weekend and features upbeat music, refreshments, and sometimes hands-on activities, like screen printing or fiber dyeing. In the past, the Fish Market has also collaborated with organizations like SPARKCon to expose the public to a range of student work and digital installations, such as VR demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Due to renovations in 2018, the Fish Market now operates in a new location out of a historic space that was formerly a bank vault in downtown Raleigh. The space\u2014graciously donated and maintained by College of Design Leader\u2019s Council member Greg Hatem [\u201885 BS], Owner and Managing Partner of Empire Properties\u2014maintains a reputation as an \u201cuncensored, unfiltered, and uninhibited\u201d place for students to express themselves by providing the creative freedom to experiment with their artwork and sell it to the public. For many students, showing work at the Fish Market is their first opportunity to publicly display their craft. Sharing that excitement and experience with friends and fellow designers is just one of the many reasons the gallery has cemented itself as a time-honored College of Design icon.<\/p>\n

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The gallery is funded through the Designlife Fund and has predominately curated work by students, though it has included the work of faculty and alumni from the College. From the open call to the final clean-up, the gallery is a student-run initiative, with support from a faculty sponsor\u2014most recently, Associate Professor Russell Flinchum, PhD. It typically opens for the monthly First Friday celebration and runs throughout the weekend and features upbeat music, refreshments, and sometimes hands-on activities, like screen printing or fiber dyeing. In the past, the Fish Market has also collaborated with organizations like SPARKCon to expose the public to a range of student work and digital installations, such as VR demonstrations.<\/p>\n

Due to renovations in 2018, the Fish Market now operates in a new location out of a historic space that was formerly a bank vault in downtown Raleigh. The space\u2014graciously donated and maintained by College of Design Leader\u2019s Council member Greg Hatem [\u201885 BS], Owner and Managing Partner of Empire Properties\u2014maintains a reputation as an \u201cuncensored, unfiltered, and uninhibited\u201d place for students to express themselves by providing the creative freedom to experiment with their artwork and sell it to the public. For many students, showing work at the Fish Market is their first opportunity to publicly display their craft. Sharing that excitement and experience with friends and fellow designers is just one of the many reasons the gallery has cemented itself as a time-honored College of Design icon.<\/p>\n

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