Events
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Processing Systems: Bonding by Sherrill Roland” Opening Reception
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the newest installation in our ART& space, Processing Systems: Bonding by Sherrill Roland, on view from August 9, 2024, through July 13, 2025. Sherrill Roland (born 1984) is a North Carolina-based interdisciplinary artist whose practice deals with ideas of innocence, identity, and community; his works reimagine those notions’ social…
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UNC Week of Welcome (WOW): Night at the Museum
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCalling all new Carolina students! Meet at the Ackland Art Museum for a great opportunity to experience the arts on FDOC! You'll be able to walk through the galleries and make your own color-by-number and Ackland-inspired coloring pages. Snap a picture with new friends on the Museum Terrace and enjoy Alsies Ice Cream. First years…
POSTPONED: Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND UNIVERSITY CLOSINGS. The new session will now be held on Saturday, January 18 from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the work of Sherrill Roland in his…
Free – $5POSTPONED: Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTHIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND UNIVERSITY CLOSINGS. The new session will now be held on Saturday, January 18 from 1-2:30 p.m. In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the work of Sherrill Roland in his piece Processing Systems:…
Free – $5Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the work of Sherrill Roland in his piece Processing Systems: Bonding on view in the Ackland's ART& space. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
Free – $5Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the work of Sherrill Roland in his piece Processing Systems: Bonding on view in the Ackland's ART& space. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
Free – $5
Artist Talk & Panel with Sherrill Roland
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. Using Sherrill Roland's piece Processing Systems: Bonding as a jumping off point, this artist talk and panel will explore artistic expression, the American carceral system, and the visualization of data. After a discussion of Roland's monumental numerical portraits on view at…
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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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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…
Stuff Your Fears with Artist Jen Clay
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesInspired by the themes in her installation Soft Night, Watching, artist Jen Clay is hosting a drop-in activity to create stuffie versions of your fears and anxieties. The Ackland will provide supplies to decorate your own stuffie. Clay will be available to answer questions about how she uses soft textures and also encourages touch in…
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