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…
Acktoberfest: Art, Beer, and Cheese Pairings
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for "Acktoberfest," an evening of art-inspired beer and cheese pairings, plus exhibition tours and still-life drawing stations, all in celebration of our current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum. Tasting boards designed by The Cheese Shop (Carrboro, NC) will feature a selection of cheeses…