Ackland Away for the Day: FRANK
101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us on an Ackland Away for the Day trip to FRANK gallery to meet painter Gordon Jameson and textile artist Michelle Maynard. They will discuss their current works on view as well as the history of FRANK gallery. Gordon Jameson learned to use (and love) oil paint at about the age of 8 from…
Away for the Day: Mucha at NCMA
North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesJoin us for a docent led tour of "Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary" at the North Carolina Musuem of Art. Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) was one of the most celebrated artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. As an influential force behind the art nouveau movement, he created sumptuous posters and advertising—promoting…
Asia Week 2022
New York City NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland Art Museum on an exclusive two-day tour of museums, galleries, private collections, and auction houses during Asia Week, the annual celebration of Asian art throughout metropolitan New York and premier destination for Asian art collectors and enthusiasts. We are thrilled to have Kendal Parker, Director of Asian Art at Leland Little, leading us with…
Travel with the Ackland: Philadelphia
101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland Art Museum on an exclusive behind-the-scenes cultural tour of Philadelphia with Dana Cowen, the Ackland's Sheldon Peck Curator of European and American Art before 1950. She and Katie Ziglar, Director of the Ackland, will guide us through the best art museums and private collections that Philly has to offer, including: • Philadelphia…
Away for the Day: Docent-Led NCMA Tour
101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDocent-Led Tour of NCMA's Reinstalled People's Collection Wednesday, October 26 | 10:30 a.m. This October, the North Carolina Museum of Art will complete an ambitious reinstallation of its collection, featuring the presentation of five new galleries, exploring portraiture and power, Egypt and Africa, the Americas, the art of conservation, and a gallery connecting visual and…
Away for the Day: Serritella Studio Tour
101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour the Artist Studio of Eric Serritella in Chapel Hill Thursday, November 3 | 10:00 a.m. Eric Serritella is a trompe l’oeil artist specializing in hand-carved ceramic sculptures transformed into birch, charred and weathered logs. His one-of-a-kind sculptures are internationally recognized for their hyper-realism and have been exhibited, awarded and collected on five continents for…
AWAY FOR THE DAY: Tour at the Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University 2001 Campus Drive, DurhamRoy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948 – 1960 is the first major museum exhibition to investigate the early work of one of the most celebrated American artists of the 20th century. The exhibition tells the overlooked story of Lichtenstein’s early career and establishes a deeper understanding of postwar American art. The landmark exhibition features…