Events

Opening Reception: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAll are invited to celebrate the opening of A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. Join us for a first look at the exhibition,…

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…
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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…

Music in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNew music by Allen Anderson for electronics and live performers inspired by several works in Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings. Performances start at 2 and 3:30 p.m.…

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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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…

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…