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SUMMARY:Scholarly Talk: Joe Earle on "Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan"
DESCRIPTION:This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \nJoin Joe Earle\, expert on Japanese ceramics and Radical Clay catalogue author\, for a discussion of the significance of several of the stunning works on view in Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan\, which opens today. Radical Clay features thirty-six contemporary ceramic artists — all women — represented by works selected from the private collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz. All have explored the technical and conceptual possibilities of clay in ways that are inventive\, expressive\, and often surprising. \nSpace is limited; please register for a free ticket below! \nRead more about Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan.  \n— \nJoe Earle\, Bonhams Global Senior Consultant for Japanese Art\, has worked in the East Asian art field for the last 50 years. He has held leadership positions in Asian art departments at the Victoria and Albert Museum\, London\, and the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, and was Director of Japan Society Gallery in New York from 2007 to 2012. Joe has organized more than two dozen exhibitions in Britain\, Japan\, Italy\, and the United States and written\, translated\, or edited books and catalogs on aspects of Japanese culture ranging from contemporary art and design through to samurai sword-fittings\, netsuke\, bamboo art\, flower-arrangement bronzes\, lacquer\, and the art of the Meiji era.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/earle-talk/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Create Your Own "Radical" Clay Sculpture
DESCRIPTION:Spend a summer evening creating your own “radical” clay sculpture during this month’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk inspired by the Ackland’s new exhibition Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan. \nRelax on the Ackland’s front Terrace during this drop-in experimental clay workshop led by local ceramic artist Betsy Vaden. The event is free\, all ages\, and all materials will be provided. The Museum will be open until 9 p.m. to see the exhibition and more.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-june2025/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260531T142805
CREATED:20250605T151729Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Create Your Own "Radical" Clay Sculpture
DESCRIPTION:Spend a summer evening creating your own “radical” clay sculpture during this month’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk inspired by the Ackland’s new exhibition Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan. \nRelax on the Ackland’s front Terrace during this drop-in experimental clay workshop led by local ceramic artist Betsy Vaden. The event is free\, all ages\, and all materials will be provided. The Museum will be open until 9 p.m. to see the exhibition and more.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-create-your-own-radical-clay-sculpture/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T210000
DTSTAMP:20260531T142805
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Opening Reception for “Jen Clay: Soft Night\, Watching”
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nSoft 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 1985) utilizes the tactile properties of her hand-dyed cotton\, satin\, velvet\, and polyester minky fabric to create art that welcomes physical handling. Into these textiles\, she constructs flaps that hide ambiguous phrases like “You’ll always be mine\,” and “It will never be like this again” – statements that can seem optimistic or menacing. Clay combines the soft textures\, the text\, and the not-quite-familiar forms to inspire both comfort and unease. \nClay uses the strangeness of an archetypal forest as a metaphor for the sense of unfamiliarity and disorientation that can accompany mental health experiences such as hallucinations. She writes\, “I aim to confront and understand fear and anxiety\, both for myself and others. My work allows individuals to touch\, hear\, and immerse themselves in a safe space to experience uncertainty.” \nDuring the 2nd Friday ArtWalk\, we will be celebrating with drinks and snacks. Clay will be onsite to talk with attendees\, as well as make some informal remarks and answer the crowd’s questions about her artwork around 7PM. \nJoin us for an evening honoring Jen Clay and welcoming the installation to our community. \nRSVP is required. Each person RSVPing may claim a drink ticket (non-alcoholic or alcoholic); ID will be checked at the bar. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-soft-night-watching-by-jen-clay-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Events,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250827T193000
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SUMMARY:Artist Conversation: Radical Ceramicists in North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \n  \nJoin us for a lively artist conversation exploring themes of experimentation\, materiality\, and process in the work of North Carolina-based ceramic artists Jessica Dupuis (UNC-Pembroke; MFA ’10)\, Hitomi Shibata (Studio Touya\, Seagrove\, NC)\, and Isys Hennigar (BFA ’17) in the context of the innovative works by contemporary Japanese women artists on view in Radical Clay. The conversation will be moderated by the Ackland’s Head of Interpretive Resources Lillian Rodriguez\, part of the Museum’s Education and Interpretation Team. \n  \nSpace is limited; please register for a free ticket below! \n  \n— \n  \nAbout Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan \n  \nRadical Clay celebrates thirty-six contemporary ceramic artists — all women — represented by works selected from the private collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz. All have explored the technical and conceptual possibilities of clay. The works in this exhibition are inventive and expressive\, at times mysterious or even shocking. The artists who created them are among the most technically accomplished contemporary ceramists. Some began their careers several decades ago while others started more recently — and over the past fifty years they have\, each in her distinctive way\, produced sculpture that pushes the physical limits of the medium. More about Radical Clay: https://ackland.org/exhibition/radical-clay-contemporary-women-artists-from-japan/.  \n  \nAbout the Artists \n  \nJessica Dupuis received her MFA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her BFA with a concentration in ceramics and print media from Alfred University. Dupuis exhibits her work regionally and nationally. She has been a resident artist at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Women’s Studio Workshop as well as a recipient of the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award and an Ella Fountain Pratt Emerging Artists Grant from the Durham Arts Council. She is an Associate Professor of Art – Ceramics & A.D. Gallery Director at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. More about Dupuis: https://www.jessicadupuis.com/.  \n  \nIsys Hennigar‘s work explores myth and narrative surrounding the body and the natural world. Referencing agricultural practice\, mythology\, and medicine\, the work considers systems of sustenance and healing\, cultural and ecological legacies of land cultivation\, and dualities of the body. In dialogue with clay’s metaphorical relationship to the body\, as well as with histories of metal adornment and objects of protection\, her work invokes real and reimagined ecological encounters that underscore transformation and hybridity as tools of renewal. Hennigar received her BFA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and her MFA from the University of Georgia. Exhibitions of her work include Signature Contemporary Craft (Atlanta\, GA)\, Sow & Tailor Gallery (Los Angeles\, CA)\, The American Museum of Ceramics (Pomona\, CA)\, and the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh\, NC). She is currently in residence as the 2025 Brightwork Fellow at Anchorlight in Raleigh\, NC. More about Hennigar: https://www.isyshennigar.com/. \n  \nHitomi Shibata creates ceramic works from natural clays\, using wood firing in her process\, giving them a sustainable energy and life. Shibata started learning ceramic art in Okayama\, Japan as a college student\, and after graduation moved to Shigaraki which is one of the oldest Japanese pottery towns. She lived and established her skill and knowledge as a professional potter in Shigaraki. Shibata received a scholarship by Rotary International to come to the USA to learn American ceramics in 2001. Now living in Seagrove\, North Carolina\, which is the most active pottery communities in USA\, she enjoys making pots in her studio. Shibata does wood firings with her husband\, Takuro Shibata by their Anagama plus chamber kiln that they built in 2009. More about Shibata: https://www.studiotouya.com/hitomi-shibata. 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/artist-conversation-radical-ceramicists-in-north-carolina827/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T210000
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Acktoberfest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Ackland Art Museum’s fourth annual Acktoberfest – an evening of art-inspired cheese and drink pairings\, plus a floral arranging craft station inspired by the special exhibition Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. \nCheese and alcoholic beverage pairings curated by Wedgewood Cheese Bar will be available to purchase on site. Moved by the beauty and nature featured in Color Triumphant\, visitors can create their own work of art to take home at a hands-on floral arrangement station. \nAs always\, admission to the Ackland is free; no registration required to attend or craft.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-actoberfest-colortriumphantflorals/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T160000
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SUMMARY:Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
DESCRIPTION:Each semester\, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. The Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research\, projects\, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through their short\, dynamic presentations. Free; no registration required. \nThe Ackland Semester Revue is part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/fall2025semester-revue-student-research-responses-to-the-collection-789/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T153000
DTSTAMP:20260531T142805
CREATED:20260203T185358Z
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SUMMARY:"Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men" Artist Conversation
DESCRIPTION:This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \nArtist Bill Bamberger\, exhibition curator Lauren Turner\, and select participating current and former students from Durham School of the Arts will host a public conversation discussing the process behind and lessons learned from the community-driven exhibition Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men. \nPlease register for a free ticket below as space is limited. \nThis event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code provided at the event to receive CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/bill-bamberger-boys-will-be-men-artist-conversation/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T160000
DTSTAMP:20260531T142805
CREATED:20260305T150833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T193229Z
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SUMMARY:Stuff Your Fears with Artist Jen Clay
DESCRIPTION:Inspired 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 her artworks to soothe dreads and worries about the world. \nParticipation is free and at your pace\, but RSVPs are encouraged to guarantee a stuffie is available for your use. Please register below for your free individual ticket. Otherwise\, they will be available first come\, first served.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/stuff-your-fears-with-artist-jen-clay/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T210000
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Documentary Photography
DESCRIPTION:Some tour sessions are now FULL. To be added to the tour’s WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \nSpend a spring evening learning more about documentary photography during this month’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk inspired by Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men. \nIn partnership with the Duke Center for Documentary Studies\, where Bamberger is a longtime photography instructor\, the artist will offer three intimate\, thirty-minute tours of his exhibition in conversation with a painter\, writer\, or photographer whose works explore the extraordinary stories of everyday life: William Paul Thomas\, 5:30-6:00 p.m.; Carter Sickels\, 6:15-6:45 p.m.; and Alex Harris\, 7:00-7:30 p.m. Space is limited for the gallery tours. Please register below for your free ticket. \nAdditionally\, deputy director for curatorial affairs Peter Nisbet presents documentary photographs from the Ackland’s collection in special study room sessions. Space is limited for the study room sessions. There are two opportunities to join: Session 1 from 6:00–6:45 p.m. and Session 2 from 7:00–7:45 p.m. Please register below for your free ticket. \nThis all-ages event is free. All materials will be provided. The Museum will be open until 9 p.m. to see the exhibition and more. \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2ndfridaydocumentaryphotographybwbm/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T193000
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SUMMARY:Public Opening of "Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026"
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ackland in celebrating the opening of Ancestral Frequencies: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2026! \nEach 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 of Holly Springs\, will select works by participating artists Rojano Mohammadzadeh\, CJ Murphy\, Michelle Lisa Polissaint\, Iris Moyan Wang\, and Wendy Yamilett. \nWe will be celebrating the opening with small bites and themed mocktails. Brief remarks will be made at 6:15 p.m.\, and the MFA students will be on-site to meet and greet throughout the event. \nJoin us for a fun and vibrant evening honoring the MFA students’ work and welcoming the exhibition to our community.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/public-opening-of-ancestral-frequencies-selected-works-by-the-mfa-class-of-2026/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Special Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T160000
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SUMMARY:Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
DESCRIPTION:Each semester\, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. The Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research\, projects\, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through their short\, dynamic presentations. \nFree for all audiences; no registration required. \nThe Ackland Semester Revue is part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/semester-revue-student-research-responses-to-the-collection-5126/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks
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