Drawing for Tweens (PM Session)
2020-03-14 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
This program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one’s own original works is offered in each session. Materials are provided.

Art Adventures: Mobile Mania (Late PM)
2020-03-14 15:00 - 16:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition.

CANCELED: Art Adventures (AM Session)
2020-04-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
The Ackland Art Museum has canceled this program as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website.
Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided.

CANCELED Drawing for Tweens (AM Session)
2020-04-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
The Ackland Art Museum has canceled this program as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website.
This program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one’s own original works is offered in each session. Materials are provided.

CANCELED: Art Adventures (PM Session)
2020-04-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

CANCELED: Drawing for Tweens (PM Session)
2020-04-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

CANCELED: Art Adventures (Late PM Session)
2020-04-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Gratitude Quilts
2020-05-23 10:30 - 11:15 | 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This month, we’ll make “gratitude quilts” inspired by quilts in the Ackland’s collection. This program is geared towards children ages 6-9.
Class sessions will be limited to 20 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Gratitude Quilts
2020-05-23 13:00 - 13:45 | 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Portraiture & Kehinde Wiley
2020-06-13 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be exploring the art of portraiture, inspired by the work of Kehinde Wiley. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
Registration will open on Thursday, June 4th.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Image Credit: Kehinde Wiley, American, born 1977, Study for Idrissa Ndiaye, 2007, oil wash on paper, 30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm). Ackland Fund, 2008.7.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Portraiture & Kehinde Wiley
2020-06-13 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Mobile Mania!
2020-07-11 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney!
Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Mobile Mania!
2020-07-11 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney!
Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session
2020-08-08 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration is now open – we will be creating art with empowering words by looking at the work of local artist Stacey L. Kirby.

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session
2020-08-08 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Tessellation Creation
2020-09-12 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration will open in late August.

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Tessellation Creation
2020-09-12 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Paper Plate Art
2020-10-10 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration will open in late September. We will be exploring decorative and symbolic motifs found in the Ackland’s newest exhibition, Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art.

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Paper Plate Art
2020-10-10 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Found Object Portrait Collage
2020-11-14 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration will open in late October.

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Found Object Portrait Collage
2020-11-14 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney!

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures AM Session - Tissue Paper Stained Glass Art
2020-12-12 10:30 - 11:15 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney!
Participants will make tissue paper stained glass art projects inspired by the work of Ilya Bolotowsky, a Russian-American abstract painter.

Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures PM Session - Tissue Paper Stained Glass Art
2020-12-12 13:00 - 13:45 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States

Drawing in the Galleries: Draw & Discuss
2021-09-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Inspired by our Drawing in the Galleries program and the amazing variety of drawings on view in the Ackland’s current exhibition Drawing Attention, Draw & Discuss offers the chance to experience the comradery and creativity of Drawing in the Galleries at a time when gathering in large groups isn’t possible. Both longtime Drawing in the Galleries attendees and new participants are encouraged to draw on their own and then join us for a virtual discussion. All levels are welcome.
DRAW
Come on your own to the Ackland’s galleries to draw from five works* featured in Drawing Attention that have been selected for this program by Amanda Hughes, longtime facilitator of the Ackland’s Drawing in the Galleries program. Materials will be available at the Ackland’s drawing station, or you may bring your own dry materials (pencils, colored pencils, crayons, paper).
DISCUSS
On Saturday, September 11 at 10 a.m., join Amanda Hughes on Zoom for an informal virtual conversation about what you’ve noticed looking closely and drawing along. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.
*Works List (some are available digitally, if you aren’t able to visit in person):
Henri-Emile Giraud
French, 1825-1892
Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1850
black and white chalk
The Robert Myers Collection, 2015.10.82
Available online: https://ackland.emuseum.com/objects/26038/
Raphael Soyer
American, born in Russia, 1899-1987
Lovers, c. 1954
crayon and watercolor
Bequest of Charles and Isabel Eaton, 2009.31.105
Joel Daniel Philips
American, born 1989
Dyos, 2017
graphite and charcoal
Gift of Cathy and Hunter Allen, 2019.50
Gerrit Lamberts
Dutch, 1776-1850
A view of the Kleine Haarlemmersluis in winter with the Martelaarsgracht beyond, seen from the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, 1816
pen and brown ink, washes of brown and gray inks, over traces of graphite
The Peck Collection, 2017.1.114
Available online: https://ackland.emuseum.com/objects/27358/
Pierre Bonnard
French, 1867-1947
Landscape, perhaps 1920s
graphite
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, 2010.4.8

Virtual Art Adventures - Draw Your Own Home
2021-09-11 10:30 - 11:15, 2021-09-11 13:00 - 13:45 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney!
Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9. We will be drawing our own homes in the style of artist Niles Spencer!

*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Virtual Art Adventures - Watercolor Resist Paper Vases
2021-10-09 10:30 - 11:15, 2021-10-09 13:00 - 13:45 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This program will focus on exploring the many Chinese vases in Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon.
Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.

*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once.
During this time, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00).
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

CANCELED: Art Adventures A.M. Session: Fabric Collage
2022-01-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum
Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Christopher Myers’ Fish Pieta (2020).
Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Masks are required in the Museum and Hanes Art Center. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

CANCELED: Art Adventures P.M. Session: Fabric Collage
2022-01-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum
