Twilights on the Terrace: Party in the pARC
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for a sunset celebration of pARC by The Urban Conga, our new outdoor Terrace installation. At this month's Twilights on the Terrace you can: - make your own pARC-inspired iridescent suncatcher - relax with friends and family to a sunset soundtrack - cool off in the galleries with free admission to all our…
Ackland F.A.M.: Play at the pARC
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCelebrate summer and the spirit of play at pARC by The Urban Conga, the Ackland's newly opened Terrace installation, with interactive art-inspired movement workshops! 6-9 p.m. | pARC Movement Workshops Join a pARC-inspired movement workshop led by choreographer Killian Manning, with special musical guest Daniel Levin on cello. Workshops begin at 6 p.m., 7 p.m.,…
Twilights on the Terrace: Warm Evenings and Watercolors
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEnjoy a warm summer evening downtown with art-inspired crafts -- and local craft beer -- at this month's Twilight on the Terrace! Craft Beer and Art-Inspired CraftsSee Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks, then pick up a paintbrush and experiment with watercolor on the Ackland's Terrace while enjoying a local beer and snacks from Craftboro Brewing. Share…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: The Lemonade Stand and Uproar Festival
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis 2nd Friday, the Ackland joins in the opening night celebrations of Uproar, a festival of public art taking place throughout Orange County from July 14 – August 12 with sixty artists displaying work across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. In the event of rain, the Ackland's offerings will be held indoors! The Lemonade Stand…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Step This Way” Interactive Performance
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Step This Way" is a site-specific performance featuring live music and dance by Mark Gabriel Little and Maura García. The performance takes place on and around the pARC, an interactive playful installation designed and created by The Urban Conga on the Ackland’s Terrace. Throughout the performance, elements of the composition and choreography will shift based…
Lecture-Demonstration with Maura García and Mark Gabriel Little
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin choreographer/dancer Maura García and composer/musician Mark Gabriel Little for an interactive lecture-demonstration that extends the creative experience of their commissioned immersive performance Step This Way, which will be performed on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 7-9 p.m. during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. On Sunday, November 12, Dancer-musician duo García and Little will return to…