Focus on American Indian Art on Paper
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Peter Nisbet (Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs) and Carolyn Allmendinger (Interim Director and Director of Education and Interpretation) for an intimate and conversational close looking session with the Ackland's small but growing collection of American Indian art on paper, works that are light-sensitive and therefore not exhibited often. They will share insights about a selection of drawings, prints, and photographs, including a…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program during this month's Studio Saturday! Explore a particular object in the Ackland’s collection by drawing it alongside fellow participants. At the end of the session, you'll discuss what you've noticed through the process of drawing. Bring your own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like…
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit.
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit.
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today's tour looks at Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints. Free, no RSVP required.
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own beaded tapestries based on Teri Greeves's Ant Roots on view in Ackland Upstairs. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit.
Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own beaded tapestries based on Teri Greeves's Ant Roots, on view in Ackland Upstairs. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit.
Artist Talk: “Layers of History: Andrew Raftery Speaks about Art and Research”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA free public talk by expert engraver and printmaker Andrew Raftery, a professor of printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, whose prints highlight scenes of contemporary life while employing historically-informed techniques like copper plate engraving, as seen in Dürer to Matisse. Raftery's talk is entitled, "Layers of History: Andrew Raftery Speaks About Art and…