Events
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Color Triumphant”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. This is a free, walk-in event…
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Color Triumphant”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today’s tour looks at Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. This is a free, walk-in event…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Extended Museum Hours
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art, browse the Museum Store, and sketch…
A Closer Look at One Work of Art
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLook closely and carefully at a single work of art in the Ackland collection with Lilly Rodriguez, Head of Interpretive Resources at the Ackland. Please register for a free ticket below, as space is limited. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code…
Free
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Ackland Art Museum will be closed Saturday, Jan. 24th and Sunday, Jan. 25th due to winter weather. This session has been canceled. Please email acklandlearn@unc.edu with any questions. Join us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a…
Curator’s Tour of “Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. A guided look at Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men with exhibition curator Lauren Turner, associate curator for contemporary art. This event is free, but space is limited; register for your free ticket below. This event is part of UNC–Chapel…
Free
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER STORM! Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program.…
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER STORM! Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program.…
Take Two Tour: Two Perspectives on Salon-Style Exhibitions
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. Join us for a conversational tour focused on exhibitions installed “Salon Style,” like Color Concentrated: A Salon-Style Show from the Robertson Collection. Professor Daniel Sherman (UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Art and Art History) and Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for…
Free
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for 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 they’ve noticed…