Guided Tour: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon
2021-11-12 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-11-19 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-02 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-10 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-16 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-01-05 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-01-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-01-07 13:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Close Looks Conversational Tour: Song Dynasty "Stem Cup"
2021-11-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join Weixin Zhou, Ackland Graduate Teaching Fellow, for an informal conversation about the Ackland’s 12-13th century Song dynasty Stem Cup, a work featured in the Ackland’s Close Looks project. Plan to look closely and think collectively.
Registration is limited. Sign up for free tickets to this in-person program below.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.
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All visitors to the Ackland and its programs must wear a mask (ages 2 and above) and should familiarize themselves with the Ackland’s latest visitor protocols. We look forward to seeing you back in the galleries!

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
2021-11-18 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-03 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-09 13:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Curator-Led Tour: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon
2021-11-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for a guided look at Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. The exhibition features nearly seventy works of ceramic and metalwork from across Asia collected by the Rockefellers in the mid-twentieth century with belief that sharing these extraordinary works of art with audiences in the United States could facilitate cross-cultural dialogue. Read more about the exhibition here: https://ackland.org/exhibition/buddha-and-shiva-lotus-and-dragon-masterworks-from-the-mr-and-mrs-john-d-rockefeller-3rd-collection-at-asia-society/.
This tour is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and space is limited to 15 participants. Masks are required at this in-gallery program; see full COVID-19 precautions on our website.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Can Art Prevent War? A Discussion about the Power of Cultural Diplomacy
2021-12-01 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom, United States
With Barbara Stephenson (Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs and Chief Global Officer, UNC-Chapel Hill) and Katie Ziglar (Director, Ackland Art Museum)
At this free virtual panel, Ackland director Katie Ziglar speaks with Vice Provost for Global Affairs and former diplomat Barbara Stephenson about the power of cultural diplomacy, meditating on the provocative question, “Can Art Prevent War?” Questions about the power of art in global affairs come implicit with the display of nearly seventy objects on view in the Museum’s current exhibition Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society. The Rockefellers believed their collection of Asian Art — a portion of which can be seen at the Ackland this fall — would help facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and bolster diplomatic goals of the United States. On December 1, join Ziglar and Stephenson for a lively conversation in which they share their perspectives — from the museum world and the world of U.S. diplomatic affairs — to explore the use of art in building cross-cultural connections and to comment on the Rockefellers’ goal of cultural diplomacy between the United States and Asia, especially how it might work in today’s world.
Register below for this free Zoom webinar. Participants will be sent a link via email.
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ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Barbara J. Stephenson, Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Chief Global Officer, joined the University in 2019. She advances Carolina’s global reach, impact and reputation. Previously, she was president of the American Foreign Service Association. During her distinguished 34-year career in the Foreign Service, she was U.S. ambassador to Panama, the first woman chargé d’affaires and deputy ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in London, and dean of the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute.
Katie Ziglar is the director of the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has contributed substantially to the successful management of visual arts organizations including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Galleries in Washington, D.C. Her academic background includes an expertise in Islamic Art in addition to studies in history from UNC-Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain scholar.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Last Look Tour: Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon
2022-01-09 15:30 - 16:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for a Last Look at Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, which closes today, January 9. The exhibition features nearly seventy works of ceramic and metalwork from across Asia collected by the Rockefellers in the mid-twentieth century with belief that sharing these extraordinary works of art with audiences in the United States could facilitate cross-cultural dialogue. Read more about the exhibition here: https://ackland.org/exhibition/buddha-and-shiva-lotus-and-dragon-masterworks-from-the-mr-and-mrs-john-d-rockefeller-3rd-collection-at-asia-society/.
This tour is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and space is limited to 15 participants. Masks are required at this in-gallery program; see full COVID-19 precautions on our website.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Virtual Art for Lunch: Antonia Randolph
2022-01-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us for a virtual Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin, to discuss how Dr. Antonia Randolph’s class “North Carolina Black Feminisms” utilize selected works of portraiture and self-portraiture by Black artists from the Ackland’s collection to explore the construction of Black feminist identities. The installation features works by Lezley Saar, Renee Stout, Shanequa Gay, and Willie Cole and will be on view in Ackland Upstairs from January 10 to March 20, 2022.
Bring your lunch – and questions of your own – for this lively, conversational program.
Free. Register for a free ticket below to receive a Zoom link to this virtual program.

Guided Tour: Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa
2022-02-03 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-02-11 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-02-17 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-03-03 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection and Peace, Power & Prestige
2022-02-04 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-02-10 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-02-18 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-02-24 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Virtual "Peace, Power & Prestige" Curator Conversation
2022-02-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Susan Cooksey (Harn Museum of Art) in conversation with Victoria L. Rovine (Art History, UNC-Chapel Hill)
Join us for a free virtual conversation about Peace, Power & Prestige, with exhibition curator Dr. Susan Cooksey (Curator Emerita of African Art, Harn Museum of Art) and Dr. Victoria Rovine (Professor of African Art History, Department of Art and Art History, UNC-Chapel Hill).
Learn about highlights of this exhibition, which explores the roles of metal objects in sustaining, unifying, and enhancing life in African communities while demonstrating the aesthetic and expressive power of metal arts. The exhibition of over 140 pieces includes a diverse range of iron, brass, bronze, gold, copper, silver, and alloyed works created by artists in Sub-Saharan Africa between the twelfth and twenty-first centuries.

Close Looks Conversational Tour: Hale Woodruff's Landscape "(Mississippi, Soil Erosion)"
2022-02-23 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join Weixin Zhou, Ackland Graduate Teaching Fellow, for an informal conversation about Hale Aspacio Woodruff’s 1940s painting Landscape (Mississippi, Soil Erosion), a work featured in the Ackland’s Close Looks project and part of the Museum’s permanent collection. Plan to look closely and think collectively.
Registration is limited. Sign up for free tickets to this in-person program below.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Radical Healing and Decoloniality: Museums in Transition
2022-02-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom, United States
This talk by Amanda Maples, Curator of African Art at the NC Museum of Art, is part of UNC Chapel Hill’s African Studies Center’s Decolonizing African Studies Series.
With the advent of global protests urgently calling for social justice and the end of systemic racism, museums have been called upon to reflect on their own institutional histories and grapple with the role they have played in perpetuating stereotypes and inequities—both in gallery and collections representation, and within their administration. A critical aspect of this relatively recent pursuit to decolonize includes facing the violence at play in colonial and imperial histories, and making efforts towards reparations more broadly. Such momentum has catapulted museums into a period of transition and their responsibilities are fundamentally changing towards creating space for radical healing.
Register here for this free virtual talk!
Organized by the African Studies Center, College of Arts and Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill.

Guided Tour: Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa
2022-02-25 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection and Peace, Power & Prestige
2022-03-04 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
