Curator-Led Tour for “Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin John Bowles, associate professor of African American art in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Art and Art History and faculty affiliate of the Institute for African American Research, as we walk through Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. The exhibition features more than 40 paintings, prints, book and magazine illustrations, drawings, and…
Animation Workshop with Stella Rosalie Rosen
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Stella Rosalie Rosen, 2022 MFA candidate whose work is featured in Myth & Memory, for a special hands-on workshop on Index Card Animation! In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of 2D frame animation on paper using pencils and index cards. After a short lecture, a demonstration, and a few screenings of animated…
Artist-Led Tour of “Myth & Memory: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2022”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the 2022 Master of Fine Arts students for a special walk-through! This tour will be led by all five MFA candidates and introduced by exhibition curator Laura Ritchie. Through the work of five artists, Myth & Memory imagines a future in which the margins become the center. Drawing from personal narrative, each of the…
Ackland FAM: Fishes and Dishes, Plates and Plants
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland as Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) focus on Clare Leighton, an American who was known for her engravings, and her piece, Whaling, seen on the right. We will be considering the variety of ways that humans depict and interact with their environments by looking closely at Leighton's Whaling, featured in the…
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! Imani Edwards '22 leads participants in a tour entitled “Loco-motion: Movement in Art" with Slow Down, Freight Train by Rose Piper and Untitled by Mel Kendrick. Free, no registration needed.
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…
Reading Day Donuts
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSign up for your FREE Ackland Student Membership to attend Reading Day Donuts! Ackland Student members are invited to the Ackland Art Museum for a relaxing morning study break on the front terrace with free donuts and coffee! View works by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Class of 2022 Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art candidates: Raj…
Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are…
Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSEMESTER REVUE | ART& Student Research & Responses to the Collection Each semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research, projects, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through…
Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7,…