Virtual Artist Conversation: Ghost of a Dream
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesPlease join us for a virtual artist conversation between Ghost of a Dream, the artistic collaboration of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom, and the Ackland's assistant curator for the collection Lauren Turner. Ghost of a Dream will discuss their commissioned installation for the Ackland, Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution), as well as their…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Sunsets Dance Party with WXYC
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSunsets Dance Party with WXYC A global dance party inspired by Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution), the seven-channel video installation by Ghost of a Dream featuring sunsets captured around the world by artists living through the COVID-19 pandemic. During the April 2nd Friday ArtWalk, all are invited to dance together as WXYC DJs…
Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) – April
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one’s own…
Art Adventures A.M. Session: Fabric Collage
Ackland Art MuseumJoin us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Christopher Myers' Fish Pieta (2020). Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio…
Art Adventures P.M. Session: Fabric Collage
Ackland Art MuseumJoin us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Christopher Myers' Fish Pieta (2020). Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland's collection with an Ackland Student Guide! Kate Bryan '24 leads participants in a tour entitled “Changing Spaces: History and Music in Art" with Slow Down, Freight Train by Rose Piper and Interior of the Oude Kerk at Amsterdam by Emanuel…
Yoga in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing…
Virtual Art for Lunch: John Bechtold
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin us for a virtual Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin, to discuss how John Bechtold's class Visualizing War in Contemporary American Culture utilizes different media to explore the social and political consequences of war. Bring your lunch – and questions of your own – for this lively, conversational program.…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland's collection with an Ackland Student Guide! Sammy Quiroz-Gutierrez '22 leads participants in a tour entitled “A Woman’s Place?: Women’s Public and Private Personas" with Self-Portrait as Dirty Princess by Julie Heffernan and Squat Lekythos: Women at Their Toilette by an unidentified…
Yoga in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing…