Ackland F.A.M.: Art’s Aliiiiive!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIt's spooky season at the Ackland. Pick up a F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Activity Kit in our lobby with instructions and materials for an art-inspired skeleton craft, plus an Art's Aliiiiive Scavenger Hunt in the galleries. Need more scary good art in your life? Check out our online Community Favorites list for the month…
Ackland F.A.M. Kits
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPick up November's F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Kit in the lobby to enjoy in the galleries or at home. Every free kit includes all the instructions and materials you need to create a work of art. This month, we'll use collage and crafting to explore abundance. "Feast your eyes," on the Ackland's many works…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEnjoy this month's F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) by celebrating gratitude and community. All ages are invited to participate in this festive event. Join us for the following activities: Thankful Tales Storytime: listen, laugh, and learn along with a special storytime led by the Ackland's Scott Frawley. All ages welcome - with a target audience…
Ackland F.A.M. Kits
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPick up December's F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Kit in the lobby to enjoy in the galleries or at home. Every free kit includes all the instructions and materials you need to create a work of art. This month, the artwork will depict your favorite December celebrations while reflecting the winter solstice's perfect balance of…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Family art-making workshop with Mitzie Jokich-Feltch
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArtist Mitzie Jokich-Feltch will lead a family art-making class in connection with Good Object / Bad Object. Plan to make create playful sculptures and stretch your imaginations when your objects start to “misbehave.” Jokich-Feltch believes that the arts are foundational for all learning, and she specializes in teaching for autistic- and intellectual disabilities-centered arts programs. Families can expect…
Ackland F.A.M. Kits: “We put the A in STEAM”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn connection with the North Carolina Science Festival's theme "Full STEAM Ahead," find out how the Ackland puts the "A" in STEAM. Color and take home your own set of bookmarks featuring four artworks on view at the Ackland that highlight the connections between Art and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Bookmark templates and coloring…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Exploring “Unsettled Things”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis Sunday, families are invited to explore Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South at a very special afternoon of art-filled activities. Throughout the afternoon, pick up a F.A.M. activity kit with materials to make your own art inspired by quilts on view in the exhibition. Pick up the F.A.M. Zine for more ways…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDrawing activities for the whole family inspired by the Ackland’s current exhibition Reform to Restoration. No ticket needed; drop in all afternoon! ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Reform to Restoration: French Drawings from Louis XVI to Louis XVIII (1770-1830) presents over eighty master drawings from The Horvitz Collection, the preeminent private collection of French art in the…
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Picturing Portraiture in “The Outwin”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesVisitors of all ages are invited to explore The Outwin: American Portraiture Today through a variety of hands-on portrait-making activities and take a self-guided tour of portraiture in the Ackland's galleries. The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and exhibition are made possible by the Virginia…
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 (Lumbee; American Indian Center) will lead a storytime session for kids and their families at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. A special close-looking activity sheet will…