Artist Conversation with Nelson Morales
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesThis program has passed, but a recording of the conversation can be viewed below or on our YouTube channel. A free public conversation with photographer Nelson Morales, who will have select photographs from his series Musas Muxe on view at the Ackland. The photographs explore the everyday life of muxes—people who identify as a third…
Artist Conversation with Shanequa Gay
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesThis event has now passed. Watch a recording of the talk below! Join us for a conversation between artist Shanequa Gay and Lauren Turner, the Ackland’s assistant curator for the collection. They will discuss Gay’s commissioned installation holding space for nobility: a memorial for Breonna Taylor, which is now on view in the Ackland’s ART&…
Artist Conversation: Creating “Mysterious Ink World, Part One (2016)”
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin us Friday, April 9 for an in-depth look at Mysterious Ink World, Part One (2016), a collaborative contemporary work featured in the Ackland Art Museum's newest installation of Asian art, Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art. The immersive work is composed of an abstract ink painting by Ming Ren (American, b. 1956) installed…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Meet a Metalsmith
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesView Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa during the Ackland’s monthly evening hours, held in conjunction with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk. From 5:00 to 6:15 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to meet special guest Karen Smith, metalsmith, educator, and founder of We Wield The Hammer, a nonprofit metalsmith training program…
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…
Drop-In Printmaking Workshop with Raj Bunnag
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDrop-In Printmaking Workshop with Raj Bunnag 6-7:30 p.m. Join Raj Bunnag, 2022 MFA candidate whose work is featured in Myth & Memory: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2022, for a special hands-on printmaking workshop during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk! In this drop-in workshop, visitors will be able to make their own tiny stamps…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Black Artists’ Books Pop-Up & Craftboro Cash Bar
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDuring the 2nd Friday ArtWalk, join us for a pop-up exhibition of artists' books by Black artists, illustrators, and photographers from the Sloane Art Library collection, part of UNC Libraries. Chat with art librarians and see works up close from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Presented in connection with the Ackland's current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The…
Twilights on the Terrace: Party in the pARC
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a sunset celebration of pARC by The Urban Conga, our new outdoor Terrace installation. At this month's Twilights on the Terrace you can: - make your own pARC-inspired iridescent suncatcher - relax with friends and family to a sunset soundtrack - cool off in the galleries with free admission to all our…
Twilights on the Terrace: Warm Evenings and Watercolors
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEnjoy a warm summer evening downtown with art-inspired crafts -- and local craft beer -- at this month's Twilight on the Terrace! Craft Beer and Art-Inspired CraftsSee Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks, then pick up a paintbrush and experiment with watercolor on the Ackland's Terrace while enjoying a local beer and snacks from Craftboro Brewing. Share…
Student Member Soiree
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAckland Student members are invited for a special evening at the Museum during extended hours! *Hear a live performance by UNC student jazz musicians *Take a student-guided tour of the galleries *Enjoy free appetizers and lemonade *Make your own buttons! The Ackland Student membership program is your community on campus to experience art with fellow…