Curator’s Tour of “Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA guided look at Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson led by exhibition curator Peter Nisbet, deputy director for curatorial affairs. Please register below for a free ticket, as space is limited.
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what they’ve noticed…
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all…
Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all…
Ackland Film Forum: “Le Bonheur” (Agnès Varda, 1965)
Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite AB, Chapel Hill, United StatesOne of the leading directors of the French New Wave, Agnès Varda made her reputation with Cléo From 5 to 7 (1962), which tells the story of a singer who is waiting to receive test results that may indicate that she has cancer. But it’s Varda’s follow-up film, Le Bonheur, that actually creates a sense…
Ackland Film Forum: Color Triumphant in Silent Film
Chelsea Theater 1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite AB, Chapel Hill, United StatesContrary to popular myth, color didn’t arrive to the movies when Dorothy landed in Oz. While Hollywood studios embraced black and white cinematography in the sound era, reserving the use of the complex, and expensive, Technicolor for only its biggest productions, filmmakers in the silent era embraced the use of color. Films were tinted using…
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Color Triumphant”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. This is a free, walk-in event…
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Color Triumphant”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. This is a free, walk-in event…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Acktoberfest
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the Ackland Art Museum’s fourth annual Acktoberfest – an evening of art-inspired cheese and drink pairings, plus a floral arranging craft station inspired by the special exhibition Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. Cheese and alcoholic beverage pairings curated by Wedgewood Cheese Bar will be available…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what they’ve noticed…