Art for Lunch: Dr. Eric Newman
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 25 January | 12:30 PM Dr. Eric Newman (University of Minnesota) During this special Art for Lunch, Dr. Eric Newman, co-curator of The Beautiful Brain at the Weisman Art Museum, will present "Drawing the Beautiful Brain: The Life, Art, and Science of Santiago Ramón y Cajal." Read more about the critically-acclaimed traveling exhibition The Beautiful Brain (on…
Art for Lunch: Dr. Allison DeMarco
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 28 February 2019 | 12:30 PM Join Dr. Allison DeMarco for a discussion of the art on view for her installation "Confronting Oppression" on view in Ackland Upstairs. Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD, is an Advanced Research Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute and Adjunct Faculty at the School…
Art for Lunch: Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch with Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh, SSJ Creative Intersections in the Residencia de estudiantes: Ramón y Cajal, García Lorca and their contemporaries 28 March 2019 | 12:20 PM Join Dr. Cecelia Cavanaugh for a discussion of poet Federico García Lorca and his contemporary Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Learn more about the world of Cajal…
Art for Lunch: Dr. Marsha Penner and Dr. Michelle Robinson
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 18 April 2019 | 12:30 PM Join Dr. Marsha Penner and Dr. Michelle Robinson for a discussion of how they're using the Ackland to learn about cognitive and literary approaches to problem solving as part of their jointly-taught course on detective fiction, "Methods of Detection." Not only do paperbacks like Gone Girl and…
Rescheduled Art for Lunch: Dr. Suzanne Lye
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt for Lunch 24 April 2019 | 12:30 PM Bindings and curses, love charms and healing potions, amulets and talismans – from simple spells to complex group rituals, ancient societies made use of both magic and religion to influence the world around them. Join Professor Suzanne Lye for a discussion of magic and religion in the…
Art for Lunch: “What is Art?
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThursday, 26 September 2019 | 12:30 PM Art for Lunch: "What is Art?" Featuring Thomas Hofweber (UNC Philosophy) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) What is art? Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and UNC Philosophy professor Thomas Hofweber to hear how his class,…
Art for Lunch: What is “African” about “African Art”?
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWednesday, 30 October 2019 | 12:20 PM Art for Lunch: What is "African" about "African Art"? Featuring Amanda Maples (UNC Art History; NCMA) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and the NCMA's Curator of African Art and UNC…
Art for Lunch: What does Classical art look like?
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThursday, 21 November 2019 | 12:30 PM Art for Lunch: What does Classical art look like? Featuring Hérica Valladares (UNC Classics) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and UNC Classics professor Hérica Valladares to hear how her class,…