Events
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Ackland Film Forum: “Set It Off” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)
The Lumina Theater 620 Market Street, Chapel Hill, United StatesJada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Vivica A. Fox anchor this energetic reworking of the heist film. After a series of setbacks leaves four Black women with few viable paths forward, they embark on a string of increasingly audacious bank robberies. Blending humor, suspense, and tragedy, Set It Off captures both the bonds of friendship and the…
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Tour: A Closer Look at “Care and Concern”
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 in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first…
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Tour: A Closer Look at “Care and Concern”
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 in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first…
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Ackland Film Forum: “Nightcrawler” (Dan Gilroy, 2014)
The Lumina Theater 620 Market Street, Chapel Hill, United StatesJake Gyllenhaal delivers a career-defining performance as an ambitious freelancer who prowls Los Angeles after dark in search of footage for local television news. The city's nocturnal landscape of police sirens, flashing lights, and breaking stories becomes the backdrop for a mordant examination of ambition, competition, and media culture in the twenty-first century. This film…
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Curator’s Tour of “Care and Concern”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA guided look at art by Native American artists in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Art with exhibition curator Lauren Turner, associate curator for contemporary art. Free, but space is limited; registration required below. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan…