Events
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Sustainable Strut
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBoth performances are now SOLD OUT. To have your name added to the waitlist, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu and indicate whether you prefer the 6 p.m. show, the 7:30 p.m. show, or could attend either. -- The UNC Undergraduate Student Government’s Department of Environmental Affairs is returning to the Ackland for the Sustainable Strut! The Sustainable…
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Public Opening of “Phantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the opening of Phantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025! A phantom limb is the sensation of a part of one’s body still being present when it has been removed. In science and philosophy, the phenomenon has been used to understand how we link the mind and…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Opening Reception for “Jen Clay: Soft Night, Watching”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the newest installation in our ART& space, Jen Clay: Soft Night, Watching, on view from August 8, 2025, through July 12, 2026. Soft Night, Watching, is an interactive quilted installation that invites viewers to experience an evening forest scene filled with uncanny forms and figures. Artist Jen Clay (American, born…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Holiday Market
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLooking for some artsy holiday gifts? Stop by the Ackland Art Museum on Friday, December 12 from 5-9 p.m. for a holiday art and craft market featuring local artists. Browse handmade goods, support local creativity, and explore the exhibition Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson before it closes on…
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The 11th Annual Symposium of the Art Student Graduate Organization – “Anachronic Enchantment: Temporalities in Visual and Material Culture”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe symposium will be held in-person at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Saturday, February 28 from 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session and are open to a general audience. When something is described as anachronistic, it is often to say that it is contradictory, inconsistent,…
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Art and Literature: “Soft Night, Watching” and “The Colour out of Space”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Lauren Turner (associate curator for contemporary art and special projects), artist Jen Clay, and Ben Bolling (teaching assistant professor of English and Comparative Literature) for a special viewing and discussion at the Ackland Art Museum. Explore the interactive, quilted installation Soft Night, Watching, currently on view, along with the H.P. Lovecraft story that helped…
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Public Opening of “Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the opening of Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026! Each year the Ackland invites a local arts professional to curate a group exhibition of works by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts candidates. For 2026, Annah Lee, cultural center manager for the Town…
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Welcome Back to Campus: Reception for “Against Nature”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Ackland welcomes back faculty, students, and staff to campus with a celebration for its newest installation in the ART& space, Phaan Howng: Against Nature. In Against Nature, artist Phaan Howng positions an ornate botanical composition above wainscotting that suggests the architecture of a late nineteenth-century study or parlor. The paneling’s mint green tint evokes the…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Acktoberfest
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for the Ackland Art Museum’s fifth annual Acktoberfest — an evening filled with art, crafts, and local vendors! Art supplies will be available in our ART& space, where visitors can create their own paper plants inspired by Phaan Howng: Against Nature. There will also be postcards inspired by the installation for visitors to…
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Museum Store Sale: Early Access for Members
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Museum Store is in transition, and our team is hard at work reimagining its role. For a limited time, we are offering a major sale on existing merchandise. Members will receive exclusive access to the sale on Tuesday, October 13 before we open the sale to the public on Wednesday, October 14. Items are…