“Unsettled Things” Study Day
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesRegister for a special opportunity to participate in a Study Day with scholars of The Unfinished Business of Unsettled Things, the publication that accompanies the Ackland's current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. Laura Bickford, Michael J. Bramwell, Bernard L. Herman, and Lauren Turner will each lead short gallery discussions about individual works…
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Work-in-Progress Film Screening: “Minnie Evans: Draw or Die”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a special work-in-progress screening of the forthcoming documentary Minnie Evans: Draw or Die (dir. Linda Royal). The documentary explores the life and work of Eastern North Carolina artist Minnie Evans, whose work is featured in the Ackland's current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South (on view through July 2,…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Georgie Nakima Installation Reception
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating Georgie Nakima's new installation, Pantheress, in our ART& space. Georgie Nakima is a North Carolina-based multi-disciplinary artist with a focus on public art and the relationship between 2D and 3D space. Georgie’s formal background in life sciences and research inspires her to bridge the network of ecosystems into her…
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WOW Sip ‘n’ Vision
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin UNC WOW for an immersive exploration of Ackland Art Museum after-hours, exclusive to UNC students. Create your own art with friends and discover campus performance groups while exploring this campus treasure, and the treasures found within. There will be materials for memory boxes and friendship bracelets, as well as music and refreshments. The Ackland…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Student Edition!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCurious about what your campus art museum offers? Join the Ackland for an evening highlighting the ways students at UNC-Chapel Hill can get involved at the Museum. The Ackland will be open until 9 p.m. for tonight's 2nd Friday ArtWalk. With information on the various resources available to students at the Ackland, an opportunity to…
The 9th Annual Symposium of the Art Student Graduate Organization – “The Ways We Attach Ourselves”: Affect, Agency, and Emotion in the Visual Arts
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPlease reserve your space at the event here. The symposium will be held in-person at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday, September 15th at 5:30 - 7:30 PM and Saturday, September 16th from 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session and are open to a general…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Acktoberfest
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a special Friday the 13th edition of Acktoberfest, our second annual celebration of the arts and tastes of the season. Spend a lighthearted evening kicking off spooky season with friends — look for "haunting" art, take part in mini writing workshops, and sample a selection of ciders and specialty cheeses from local…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Step This Way” Interactive Performance
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Step This Way" is a site-specific performance featuring live music and dance by Mark Gabriel Little and Maura García. The performance takes place on and around the pARC, an interactive playful installation designed and created by The Urban Conga on the Ackland’s Terrace. Throughout the performance, elements of the composition and choreography will shift based…
Lecture-Demonstration with Maura García and Mark Gabriel Little
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin choreographer/dancer Maura García and composer/musician Mark Gabriel Little for an interactive lecture-demonstration that extends the creative experience of their commissioned immersive performance Step This Way, which will be performed on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 7-9 p.m. during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. On Sunday, November 12, Dancer-musician duo García and Little will return to…
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Crafty Hour: Paired Portraits at Craftboro Brewing
Craftboro Brewing 101 Two Hills Dr. Unit 180, Carrboro, NC, United StatesHead to Carrboro’s Craftboro Brewing for an evening of art-inspired fun and local beer. Bring a partner for a lesson in making Paired Portraits, presented in connection with the Ackland’s current exhibition The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. You and your partner -- could be a spouse, a friend, or even a first date! -- will…
Free – $30
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