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Drawing in the Galleries

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us as we resume our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what…

Art Adventures (Morning Session)

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney.   Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Each session limited to ten participants.  

Free – $5

Drawing for Tweens

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This program invites ten- to thirteen-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s collection and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teacher Daniel Hammer demonstrates and teaches participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating…

Free – $5

Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney.   Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Each session limited to ten participants.  

Free – $5

Ackland Film Forum: Beasts of the Southern Wild (early screening)

Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for the first screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series "Do Something: Responding to Climate Change" presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin, 2012) Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m. (early screening) FREE TICKET REQUIRED (below) Introduction…

Free

Ackland Film Forum: Beasts of the Southern Wild (late screening)

Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for the first screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series "Do Something: Responding to Climate Change" presented by UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin, 2012) Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street | 9:15 p.m. (late screening) FREE TICKET REQUIRED (below) Introduction…

Free

Tour: One Work Wednesday

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art.  Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.

Free

Tour: Thematic Thursday

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Thursday afternoons, we'll look at a handful of objects that are linked by one theme.  Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.

Free

Tour: Friday Favorites

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we'll look at a selection of our guide's favorite works on view. This Friday we will explore the special exhibition Good Object / Bad Object. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here.…

Free

Tour: Curator’s Introduction to Good Object / Bad Object

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for a guided look at the Ackland Art Museum's newest exhibition Good Object / Bad Object (on view January 20 – April 2, 2023). Learn how these "misbehaving" objects flout expectations while continuing a lineage of contemporary sculpture that pushes back against traditional "object-on-a-pedestal" conventions. Artists in…

Free