Special Programs
Events
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Opening Reception for “Jen Clay: Soft Night, Watching”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the newest installation in our ART& space, Jen Clay: Soft Night, Watching, on view from August 8, 2025, through July 12, 2026. Soft Night, Watching,…
Free
Artist Conversation: Radical Ceramicists in North Carolina
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. Join us for a lively artist conversation exploring themes of experimentation, materiality, and process…
Free
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…
Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEach semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. The Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the…
“Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men” Artist Conversation
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArtist Bill Bamberger, exhibition curator Lauren Turner, and select participating current and former students from Durham School of the Arts will host a public conversation discussing the process behind and…
The 11th Annual Symposium of the Art Student Graduate Organization – “Anachronic Enchantment: Temporalities in Visual and Material Culture”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe symposium will be held in-person at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Saturday, February 28 from 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM. Presentations will be followed by a…