Virtual
Curator’s Conversation: Introduction to “Visions of Venice”
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin Dana E. Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950, for an in-depth look at Visions of Venice. In this virtual discussion, participants will learn more about the circumstances of Whistler’s 1879 trip to Venice, his unique views of the floating city, his experimental working method, and how his works were…
Virtual Art Adventures Morning Session: Blind Contour Drawings
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesFamilies with kids ages 6-9 are invited to join us virtually for a hands-on art-making class inspired by art on view in Drawing Attention. This month, we’ll make Blind Contour Portraits with instructor Allison Tierney! Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants.* A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants…
Virtual Art Adventures Afternoon Session: Blind Contour Drawing
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesFamilies with kids ages 6-9 are invited to join us virtually for a hands-on art-making class inspired by art on view in Drawing Attention. This month, we’ll make Blind Contour Portraits with instructor Allison Tierney! Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants.* A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants…
Public Art Concept Presentation with The Urban Conga
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesPlease join us in a Zoom webinar where design firm The Urban Conga will present concepts under development for the next public art commission to be installed on the Ackland’s front terrace. They will introduce an assortment of possible designs being considered, and then they will follow the presentation by answering questions and receiving feedback…
Family & Friends Sunday: Whistler’s World
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesVisit us virtually or find art activity kits to enjoy with your friends or family group in the galleries. This month, enjoy art-inspired activities inspired by James McNeill Whistler’s etchings in Visions of Venice including: FREE FAMILY ACTIVITY KIT | MUSEUM LOBBY Pick up our Visions of Venice Family Activity Art Kit and try your…
Museum Pictionary
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThink you can draw a work of art from description alone? Join us for an afternoon of virtual drawing games based on works now on view in Drawing Attention. Test your drawing skills against two of the Ackland's curators, Dana Cowen and Lauren Turner, in our Zoom-based, museum version of Pictionary! We'll take turns drawing…
Virtual Art Adventures Morning Session – Exploring Op Art
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin 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…
Virtual Art Adventures Afternoon Session – Exploring Op Art
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin 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…
Art & Lit: “Visions of Venice” and Italo Calvino’s “Invisible Cities”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now SOLD OUT. To be added to a waitlist, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. Thank you! -- Join us in reading (or rereading!) Italo Calvino’s 1972 classic novel Invisible Cities, which features a fictional Marco Polo describing fascinating vignettes of his travels to an aged Kublai Khan. After you’ve read it, spend time exploring…
Drawing in the Galleries: Draw & Discuss
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesInspired 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…