Special Programs
Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSEMESTER REVUE | ART& Student Research & Responses to the Collection Each semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research, projects, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through…
Drop-In Printmaking Workshop with Raj Bunnag
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDrop-In Printmaking Workshop with Raj Bunnag 6-7:30 p.m. Join Raj Bunnag, 2022 MFA candidate whose work is featured in Myth & Memory: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2022, for a special hands-on printmaking workshop during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk! In this drop-in workshop, visitors will be able to make their own tiny stamps…
“African American Trailblazers” Mural Walk
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now FULL. To be added to a waitlist, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu -- Hear from artist Kiara Sanders about her new mural African American Trailblazers, which was inspired by the work of Aaron Douglas. We’ll meet at the Ackland to see Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas then embark on our…
Friday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Hayti Heritage Center 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, Durham, NC, United StatesPerformance: God’s Trombones June 3, 2022 | 8:00 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Buy tickets through Eventbrite! Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s Trombones:…
Saturday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Hayti Heritage Center 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, Durham, NC, United StatesPerformance: God’s Trombones June 4, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Purchase tickets on Eventbrite now! Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s…
Ackland F.A.M.: Juneteenth Celebration
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesOur June Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) theme celebrates Juneteenth with several activities available in person on June 19, the final day of our current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Juneteenth Celebration June 19| 1-5 p.m. Interactive Family Tour | 2:00 p.m. Join Ackland docents in a family-friendly close look…
Twilights on the Terrace: Party in the pARC
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a sunset celebration of pARC by The Urban Conga, our new outdoor Terrace installation. At this month's Twilights on the Terrace you can: - make your own pARC-inspired iridescent suncatcher - relax with friends and family to a sunset soundtrack - cool off in the galleries with free admission to all our…
Twilights on the Terrace: Warm Evenings and Watercolors
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEnjoy a warm summer evening downtown with art-inspired crafts -- and local craft beer -- at this month's Twilight on the Terrace! Craft Beer and Art-Inspired CraftsSee Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks, then pick up a paintbrush and experiment with watercolor on the Ackland's Terrace while enjoying a local beer and snacks from Craftboro Brewing. Share…
Hanes Visiting Artist Talk: Alexis Rockman
Hanes Art Center Auditorium (Room 121) 121 East Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for an artist talk with Alexis Rockman, part of the UNC Art & Art History Department's Hanes Visiting Artist series. The talk is presented in connection with the Ackland Art Museum's current exhibition Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks. Free and open to the public. The talk will be held in the Hanes Art Center Auditorium,…
Acktoberfest: Art, Beer, and Cheese Pairings
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for "Acktoberfest," an evening of art-inspired beer and cheese pairings, plus exhibition tours and still-life drawing stations, all in celebration of our current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum. Tasting boards designed by The Cheese Shop (Carrboro, NC) will feature a selection of cheeses…