Talks

Name: “She Will Be Quite a Manager”: From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss
Start: 2026-09-17T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-17T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Ackland Art Museum

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1 event 13 1 event, 13 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Artist Conversation: Phaan Howng Sunday, September 13, 2026 \| 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Artist Conversation: Phaan Howng Artist Phaan Howng speaks with Lauren Turner, associate curator for contemporary art and special projects, about Phaan Howng: Against Nature, the newest installation in the Museum’s ART& space, and its place in Howng’s body of work. Free, but space is limited; registration required below. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE)… Get Tickets Free	0 events 14 0 events, 14	0 events 15 0 events, 15	0 events 16 0 events, 16	1 event 17 1 event, 17 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm “She Will Be Quite a Manager”: From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss Thursday, September 17, 2026 \| 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. “She Will Be Quite a Manager”: From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss What do a Civil War-era plantation owner and a modern “girl boss” have in common? More than you think. Adelicia Acklen and Dorothy Thomas were two of the most powerful plantation-owning women—one in the US South and the other in South America—but both wielded the power of ownership by deploying and playing on particular ideas of femininity.…	0 events 18 0 events, 18	0 events 19 0 events, 19
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Sunday, September 13, 2026 | 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Artist Conversation: Phaan Howng

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

“She Will Be Quite a Manager”: From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss

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Artist Conversation: Phaan Howng

“She Will Be Quite a Manager”: From Plantation Owner to Girl Boss