F.A.M. (Families at the Museum)
Family and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain–Inside and Out!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain--Inside and Out! Sunday, 24 February 2019 | 2-5 PM Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Family and Friends Sunday inspired by the Ackland's current exhibition The Beautiful Brain. The afternoon will feature a matinee screening of Disney's Inside Out (2015) and…
Ackland Film Forum: “Inside Out” (2015, USA)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Film Forum | Spring 2019 Fantastic Voyage: Cinematic Journeys into the Brain Sunday, 24 Feb 2019 | 2:30 PM Ackland Art Museum Inside Out (2015, USA), dir. Pete Docter, PG, 94 m. Part of the Ackland's Family and Friends Sunday program TICKETS: Free and open to the public! Even by Pixar’s high standards, Inside Out…
Music in the Galleries X Family and Friends Sunday: Brain-Inspired Dance
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMusic in the Galleries X Family and Friends Sunday 24 March| 2-4 PM Brain-Inspired Dance, choreographed by Killian Manning Inspired by the contemporary images of the brain featured in The Beautiful Brain, SITES Choreographer Killian Manning has planned an interactive afternoon of site-specific, art-inspired dance in the galleries. Visitors of all ages will be invited…
Family and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: Sacred Wasteland Sunday, 28 April 2019 | 2-5 PM Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Family and Friends Sunday inspired by the Ackland’s 2019 MFA Exhibition, Sacred Wasteland.
Family and Friends Sunday: Flower Frenzy
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a Family and Friends Sunday inspired by flowers! After visiting the Museum, come to the Ackland Art Museum’s Bloom Fest booth to make a drawing of flowers, create flower sculptures from Squishy Circuits, and join in a flower-themed scavenger hunt. …
Family and Friends Sunday: June 2019
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: Cartography 23 June 2019 | 2-5 PM Learn about how maps served the artists of Way Out West. Listen to stories about exploration chosen by Chapel Hill Public Library children’s librarians See maps of the U.S. and meet cartography expert Renee Bosman from UNC Libraries Watch the first of three selections from…
Family and Friends Sunday: July 2019
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: The Great Outdoors Sunday, 28 July 2019 | 2-5 PM Consider the physicality of creating art featuring mountains, cliffs, and canyons. Learn how art and nature intersect and inspire at North Carolina State Parks with Anjanée N. Bell, Director of Arts in the Parks Hear from Johnny Randall, the NCBG Director…
Family and Friends Sunday: Protecting Our Environment
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: Protecting Our Environment Sunday, 25 August 2019 | 2-5 PM On the final day of Way Out West explore the natural environments depicted with an eye towards protecting them for the future. Meet Alan Weakly, the Director of Herbarium at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, to learn about North Carolina’s native…
Family and Friends Sunday: Woodcarving, Calligraphy, and Mosaics, Oh My!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday Sunday, 22 September 2019 | 2-5 PM Join us as we explore the Ackland's two recent installations: African sculptures loaned from the collection of Rhonda Wilkerson and a gallery of newly acquired Islamic Art. Enjoy looking closely at the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt Find hands-on art-making activities…
Family and Friends Sunday: She Who Tells a Story
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday Sunday, 27 October 2019 | 2-5 PM Join us as we explore the Ackland’'s traveling exhibition, She Who Tells a Story. Enjoy exploring the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt Find hands-on art-making activities for all ages Learn more about the country of Jordan with a Carolina Navigators Culture…