A Closer Look at the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Exploring “Past Forward”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpend an art-filled afternoon at the Ackland with family-friendly events and self-guided activities inspired by our current exhibition Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum. Local storyteller Ryan Dial…
Ackland Film Forum: Filmmaker Fox Maxy Conversation and “Gush” Screening
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHear from filmmaker Fox Maxy (Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians and Payómkawish) in a conversation at the Varsity Theatre and see Maxy’s film Gush (2023). Maxy is a San…
A Closer Look at “Past Forward”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in…
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from…
Guest Lecture: Dr. Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHear from visiting scholar Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds (Diné/Navajo), whose research focuses on contemporary Native American/Indigenous art, theater, and performance. The talk is presented at the Ackland as part of the…
A Closer Look at “Past Forward”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Game Night!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesKick off spring break (and the evening before the UNC-Duke game) with a game night at the Ackland for 2nd Friday ArtWalk! With prompts to help you draw, move, and…
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…
Drawing for Tweens
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program invites ten- to thirteen-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s collection and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teacher Daniel Hammer demonstrates…