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SUMMARY:Weeks of Welcome: Open House
DESCRIPTION:Check out the Ackland Art Museum\, Carolina’s local art museum with a global outlook. Explore the Ackland’s free exhibitions\, find out how to get involved as a student\, and take a self-guided tour of the Museum designed especially for new students!
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/weeks-of-welcome-open-house/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210806T163000
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SUMMARY:Museum Pictionary
DESCRIPTION:Think you can draw a work of art from description alone? Join us for an afternoon of virtual drawing games based on works now on view in Drawing Attention. Test your drawing skills against two of the Ackland’s curators\, Dana Cowen and Lauren Turner\, in our Zoom-based\, museum version of Pictionary! We’ll take turns drawing and describing and learn more about the art on view in Drawing Attention along the way. \nAbout Drawing Attention \nIn its collections\, exhibitions\, and programs\, the Ackland has always paid special attention to works on paper. This exhibition presents around seventy European and American drawings\, watercolors\, and collages\, selected from well over 570 acquired both by gift and by purchase over the past twelve years. \nThe works in the exhibition showcase a broad chronological span\, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries\, and a variety of techniques and functions. The display includes works by a wide range of artists\, including Domenichino\, Jan van Goyen\, Thomas Gainsborough\, Edgar Degas\, Otto Dix\, Robert Motherwell\, Thornton Dial\, Marcel Dzama\, and Lauren Frances Adams. The works are presented in ten thematic sections: Varieties of Portraiture; American Abstraction of the 1960s; Fantasy and Transformation; Image and Text in Contemporary Art; German Modernism; Christian Piety; Landscapes and Architectures; Cartoon and Caricature; Sketches and Studies in Nineteenth-Century France and Britain; and a special wall devoted to Very Recent Arrivals which can accommodate new acquisitions made even during the run of the show. \nDrawing Attention\, organized by Peter Nisbet\, deputy director for curatorial affairs\, has been made possible by generous support from the Ackland’s National Advisory Board.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/museum-pictionary/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210526T131421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210624T133609Z
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SUMMARY:Curator's Tour of "Drawing Attention"
DESCRIPTION:Join Drawing Attention curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for an in-person tour of the exhibition. \nSpace is limited and registration is required below. Participants must adhere to the Ackland’s current visitor policies\, including wearing a mask while in the Museum and practicing social distancing. \nIf this event reaches capacity and you’d like to join the waitlist\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu.  \nAbout Drawing Attention \nIn its collections\, exhibitions\, and programs\, the Ackland has always paid special attention to works on paper. This exhibition presents around seventy European and American drawings\, watercolors\, and collages\, selected from well over 570 acquired both by gift and by purchase over the past twelve years. \nThe works in the exhibition showcase a broad chronological span\, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries\, and a variety of techniques and functions. The display includes works by a wide range of artists\, including Domenichino\, Jan van Goyen\, Thomas Gainsborough\, Edgar Degas\, Otto Dix\, Robert Motherwell\, Thornton Dial\, Marcel Dzama\, and Lauren Frances Adams. The works are presented in ten thematic sections: Varieties of Portraiture; American Abstraction of the 1960s; Fantasy and Transformation; Image and Text in Contemporary Art; German Modernism; Christian Piety; Landscapes and Architectures; Cartoon and Caricature; Sketches and Studies in Nineteenth-Century France and Britain; and a special wall devoted to Very Recent Arrivals which can accommodate new acquisitions made even during the run of the show. \nDrawing Attention\, organized by Peter Nisbet\, deputy director for curatorial affairs\, has been made possible by generous support from the Ackland’s National Advisory Board.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/curators-tour-drawing-attention-2/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210526T132542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T134732Z
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SUMMARY:Curator's Tour of "Drawing Attention"
DESCRIPTION:Join Drawing Attention curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for an in-person tour of the exhibition. \nSpace is limited and registration is required below. Participants must adhere to the Ackland’s current visitor policies\, including wearing a mask while in the Museum and practicing social distancing. \nThis tour will be offered a second time on Saturday\, June 26\, at 2:00 p.m. \nAbout Drawing Attention \nIn its collections\, exhibitions\, and programs\, the Ackland has always paid special attention to works on paper. This exhibition presents around seventy European and American drawings\, watercolors\, and collages\, selected from well over 570 acquired both by gift and by purchase over the past twelve years. \nThe works in the exhibition showcase a broad chronological span\, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries\, and a variety of techniques and functions. The display includes works by a wide range of artists\, including Domenichino\, Jan van Goyen\, Thomas Gainsborough\, Edgar Degas\, Otto Dix\, Robert Motherwell\, Thornton Dial\, Marcel Dzama\, and Lauren Frances Adams. The works are presented in ten thematic sections: Varieties of Portraiture; American Abstraction of the 1960s; Fantasy and Transformation; Image and Text in Contemporary Art; German Modernism; Christian Piety; Landscapes and Architectures; Cartoon and Caricature; Sketches and Studies in Nineteenth-Century France and Britain; and a special wall devoted to Very Recent Arrivals which can accommodate new acquisitions made even during the run of the show. \nDrawing Attention\, organized by Peter Nisbet\, deputy director for curatorial affairs\, has been made possible by generous support from the Ackland’s National Advisory Board.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/curators-tour-drawing-attention-1/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T134500
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210420T212216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T212216Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Art Adventures Afternoon Session: Object of Meaning Grid Drawing
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This special session will feature an artwork found in Micro/Macro\, which is on view at the Ackland through May 22. \nClass sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom\, students will need access to an internet-connected computer\, smartphone\, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.\n \n*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once. \nDuring this time\, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00). \nIf you encounter registration issues\, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/aa050821pm-2/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T111500
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210420T211446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T154427Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Art Adventures Morning Session: Object of Meaning Grid Drawing
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This special session will feature an artwork found in Micro/Macro\, which is on view at the Ackland through May 22. \nClass sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom\, students will need access to an internet-connected computer\, smartphone\, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.\n \n*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once. \nDuring this time\, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00). \nIf you encounter registration issues\, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/aa050821am/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210105T224815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T214226Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: Pottery and Postcards
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Tar Heel State through pottery and postcards! Get a closer look at works from the Ackland and Wilson Library’s Special Collections. Both pottery and postcards can be functional\, aesthetically pleasing\, and fun to make! Each can also inform us about the past-  what North Carolina used to look like or how objects have changed over time. \nEach month\, the Ackland hosts a free D.I.Y program for families\, kids\, and the young at heart featuring hands-on art activities\, live performances\, tours\, and more. \nA mix of D.I.Y. and live interactive activities await you\, inspired by central North Carolina! \nNorth Carolina’s First Peoples and Pottery\nWe start off with North Carolina’s First Peoples\, many who were potters and makers. Explore this page for information about early pottery in our area\, and thank you to the Research Laboratories of Archaeology at UNC-Chapel Hill for this research! \nArt-Making Activity: Coil Pots\nWatch a quick YouTube video to learn how to make a Salt Dough Coil Pot! \nMake a Coil Pot with Salt Dough Clay PDF (Accessible) \n“The Woodland people at Doerschuk who made Badin ware used manufacturing techniques similar to those in neighboring regions. They strengthened vessels for firing by adding sand and sometimes pebbles to the wet clay. Also\, like people throughout the ancient Southeast\, they used the method called coiling to make their pots. \nBasically\, coiling involves making long ropes or “coils” of clay. Starting at the base\, potters build the vessel’s walls by placing coils on top of each other. They then blend the coils together and thin the walls by hitting the sides with a wooden paddle. After the walls are built and paddled\, the pot is then fired to harden the clay. \nOften people wrapped the paddle with string\, or covered it with fabric\, or carved it with a design. Every time the paddle hit the pot (while the clay was still wet\, of course)\, it left a reverse impression of the string or design on the pot’s surface. Archaeologists call this technique paddle stamping.” – Research Laboratories of Archaeology at UNC \nVirtual Mini Field Trip -Seagrove\, N.C.\nThe town of Seagrove is a destination for pottery enthusiasts and makers alike! It is home to the NC Pottery Center.  \nWatch these short clips to learn more. \nVideo #1 \nVideo #2 \nRead this article about Seagrove in Artsy. \nPostcard Exploration\nNorth Carolina Postcards is a project of the North Carolina Collection\, located in historic Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives holds more than 12\,000 North Carolina postcards contained primarily in two collections: the North Carolina Postcard Collection and the Durwood Barbour Collection of North Carolina Postcards. \nThis digital project contains a selection of materials from the North Carolina Collection’s postcard collections\, including at least one image for each of North Carolina’s one hundred counties. Several counties have a close tie to pottery historically or culturally\, which we have listed below (this list is by no means complete!) \nBadin\, North Carolina \nBuncombe County\, North Carolina \nHaywood County\, North Carolina \nMoore County\, North Carolina \nCollection Connection\nCurrently\, a variety of North Carolina ceramics is on view in Object Lessons through May 14\, 2021. Explore the full exhibition virtually on Kuula. This portion of Object Lessons was curated with Professor Patricia Sawin\, who is utilizing the Ackland’s collection in her “Introduction to Folklore” class. \nYou will see several examples from Jugtown Pottery\, which is located in Seagrove\, North Carolina. \nArtist Spotlight: Mark Hewitt\nLearn more about the local artist Mark Hewitt\, whose work is featured in Object Lessons! \nArtist Website \nWorks in the Ackland’s Collection \n\n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/virtual-family-and-friends-sunday-arts-of-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:F.A.M. (Families at the Museum),Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T193000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20210303T221542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T204913Z
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SUMMARY:Kusama and Beyond: A Conversation with Collectors JK Brown and Eric Diefenbach
DESCRIPTION:Join collectors of modern and contemporary art JK Brown and Eric Diefenbach in a lively conversation with Ackland Director Katie Ziglar and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet. Brown and Diefenbach are currently lending works from their personal collection by internationally-renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama to the Ackland’s exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love (on view through March 27). We’ll discuss how Brown and Diefenbach got into the world of collecting\, how their extensive collection developed\, how they live with their art\, and what appeals in particular about the work of Kusama. Participants will have the opportunity to pose their own questions. \nThis virtual conversation is free and open to the public. A link to the Zoom webinar is provided with your ticket\, which you can register for below. \n— \nJK Brown and Eric Diefenbach have been longtime friends of the Ackland. Over the past twenty years\, they have lent almost 100 works from their collection to various Ackland exhibitions\, decisively enriching such shows as Counterlives (2010-11)\, Carolina Collects: 150 Years of Modern and Contemporary Art from Alumni Collections (2011)\, and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics (2020). Their collection of German art was featured in De-Natured: German Art from Joseph Beuys to Martin Kippenberger (2011). Brown is a UNC alum (’84) and has served on numerous boards and committees at Carolina\, including the Ackland’s National Advisory Board.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/kusama-and-beyond-031821/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Programs,Talks,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T111500
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200521T173330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T151843Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Mobile Mania!
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! \nClass sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom\, students will need access to an internet-connected computer\, smartphone\, or tablet with a built-in microphone; caregiver assistance may be needed. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition. \n*Families with more than one child can participate together and should only register once. \nDuring this time\, we want to make sure price isn’t an added burden for families – please select the ticket price that you feel comfortable with ($0.00 or $5.00). \nIf you encounter registration issues\, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/virtual-art-adventures-071120am/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Studio Saturday,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200619T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200619T163000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:19700101T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200604T235553Z
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SUMMARY:Intergalactic Soulstice: "5P1N0K10"
DESCRIPTION:This Friday\, join us for a very special virtual performance of 5P1N0K10 (SPINOKIO)\, a hip-hopera created and performed by Jeghetto and co-written by Pierce Freelon\, in reference to the Ackland’s site-specific installation by Intergalactic Soul\, Project LHAXX. Jeghetto’s Afrofuturistic puppet show is set in a post-apocalyptic future with an original score by hip-hop producer Hir-O. This show is suitable for audiences 10 and up. \nSign up here! \n3:30–4:00 p.m. 5P1N0K10 (SPINOKIO) performance \n4:00–4:30 p.m. Q & A with Jeghetto \nIntergalactic Soulstice is a virtual Afrofuturist festival inspired by ART& Intergalactic Soul: Project LHAXX at the Ackland Art Museum. Join us June 19—21 to experience the full schedule of programs. \nIntergalactic Soulstice is funded in part by a grant from Arts Everywhere and supported by the North Carolina Arts Council\, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/intergalacticsoulstice061920/
LOCATION:Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket)\, United States
CATEGORIES:F.A.M. (Families at the Museum),Performances,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200410T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200410T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200325T174302Z
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour041020/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200325T174243Z
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour040920/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200325T174218Z
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour040820/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour040320/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200326T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200318T155937Z
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour032620/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200320T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200320T130000
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SUMMARY:Ackland Art Museum's Annual Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:With Special Guest Speaker UNC Alumna and Metropolitan Museum of Art Curator Denise Murrell \nWe are proud to announce that the Ackland’s National Advisory Board member\, Denise Murrell\, will be speaking at our Annual Luncheon this spring. Murrell is a UNC alumna (’76) and she was recently appointed Associate Curator\, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Art\, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York. \nDenise Murrell was born in New York City and raised mainly in Gastonia\, N.C. After completing her BS degree at Carolina\, she went on to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School (1980) and had an extended career in finance and consulting\, culminating as Managing Director of Institutional Investor Research Group\, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (1995–2005). \nMurrell’s career took a new direction in the early 2000s when she began studying art history at Columbia University. She earned MA\, MPhil\, and PhD degrees at Columbia\, with her 2014 PhD dissertation forming the basis of Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today\, an exhibition she curated at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery (Oct 2018–Feb 2019) as the Wallach’s first Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Research Scholar (2014–2019). She then served as co-curator of the exhibition’s expansion\, Le Modèle Noir de Géricault à Matisse\, at the Musée d’Orsay\, Paris (Mar–July 2019). \nMurrell is the author of the Posing Modernity exhibition catalogue published by Yale University Press\, which recently received the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award for smaller museums\, libraries\, collections and exhibitions. She has taught art history at Columbia University in New York and Paris\, and has given public lectures at numerous museums and universities in the US and Europe. \nWe hope you are as excited as we are to welcome Denise Murrell as our special guest speaker at our upcoming Annual Luncheon! \nPurchase tickets here!
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/annual-luncheon/
LOCATION:The Carolina Inn\, 211 Pittsboro Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27516\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200318T140000
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SUMMARY:SUSPENDED: Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:The Ackland Art Museum has suspended this program until further notice as part of our response to the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and based on recommendations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any additional updates will be posted on the Museum’s website. \nMeet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guidedtour031820/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T163000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20191122T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures: Mobile Mania (Late PM)
DESCRIPTION:Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds\, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries\, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/art-adventures-031420lpm/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Studio Saturday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T143000
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CREATED:20191122T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures: Mobile Mania (PM Session)
DESCRIPTION:Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds\, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries\, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/art-adventures-031420pm/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Studio Saturday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20191122T050000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T202735Z
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SUMMARY:Art Adventures: Mobile Mania (AM Session)
DESCRIPTION:Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds\, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries\, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. We will be making mobiles inspired by the Toriawase special exhibition. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/art-adventures-031420am/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Adventures,Studio Saturday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200313T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20200109T050000Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-5-2/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T140000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-5/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T140000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-4/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T140000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-3/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200214T140000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nNo reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-2/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T140000
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SUMMARY:Guided Tour: Special Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute\, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibitions Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape Called Love and Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japanese Art and Ceramics. \nFree. No reservation needed.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/guided-tour-special-exhibitions-1/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200110T210000
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CREATED:20191126T050000Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Lost and Found
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 1/10/20| Lost and Found \n6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nFree; no registration required. \nCome out and celebrate the last weekend of our current exhibition\, Lost and Found: Stories from Vernacular Photographs! \nOur caption and story contest winners have been chosen. Browse the winning responses plus all entries (handwritten or typed) in the museum gallery. \nListen as our special guests read original works inspired by select photographs on view. \n6:00 p.m. |   Fred Joiner\, Poet Laureate of Carrboro\, NC\, Reading in ART& \n6:30 p.m. |   CJ Suitt\,  Chapel Hill Poet Laureate\, Reading in ART& \n  \n  \n\n2nd Friday ArtWalk at the Ackland\nEvery second Friday of the month\, the Ackland participates as a venue in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk\, staying open until 9:00 PM and offering a variety of interactive\, all-ages activities in addition to all exhibitions being open to visitors. Admission is free.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-lost-and-found/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T163000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20191029T040000Z
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography
DESCRIPTION:16 Nov 2019 |10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nA Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography\nFree\, RSVP requested for performance of Odalisques. \nExperience the Ackland Art Museum’s current exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World through the lens of world-renowned choreographer\, dancer\, and Carolina Performing Arts/Mellon Foundation Discovery through Iterative Learning (DisTIL) fellow Jonah Bokaer. The day will feature both a durational work in the galleries choreographed by Bokaer and a performance choreographed and danced by the artist. These events are hosted in partnership with Carolina Performing Arts as part of Bokaer’s DisTIL residency: \n \nJehan Sadat in Three Dimensions\n*New Commission*\nDurational Performance (Trio)\, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. \nDancers of Jonah Bokaer Choreography perform a new trio inside the exhibition She Who Tells a Story \n        Costume Design | Special Collaboration: Austin Scarlett \nOdalisques\nSolo by Jonah Bokaer\, 4 p.m. \nChoreographed and performed by Jonah Bokaer in the Ackland’s ART& space. Seating is limited; RSVP below. \nThe 4:00 pm solo is sold out. Please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu to be placed on a wait list. \nBokaer’s choreographic work — often performed in museums and/or in response to visual art — frequently draws on his Middle Eastern and American heritage to explore ideas of orientalism in the art world. Inspired by the photography of She Who Tells a Story\, Bokaer has organized a day of live choreography in the galleries that allows visitors to examine similar themes in the Ackland’s exhibition\, offering an immersive art-viewing and performance experience. \nThis program has been made possible by the generous support of Austin Scarlett and Smith Freeman. It has also been funded in part by a grant from Arts Everywhere. \n \nRSVP Below! \n\nABOUT THE ARTIST \nJonah Bokaer has cultivated a new form of Choreography merged with Visual Art & Design. American and Middle Eastern\, he is among the most widely distributed artists to have emerged since the post-modern era. Jonah Bokaer Choreography has authored 63 original works\, produced in 34 nations\, 27 of the United States\, and 292 cities – including 41 Museum Exhibitions worldwide. Bokaer is currently an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation DisTIL Fellow at Carolina Performing Arts (2018-2020). More info at https://jonahbokaer.net/. \nIMAGE: Arabesque (2019)\, Photography\, Digital Software\, Graphite\, Ink\, and Acrylic © Jonah Bokaer \n\nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/jonah-bokaer/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T105109
CREATED:20191025T040000Z
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SUMMARY:Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 11/8/19 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM \n\n\n\nReimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna \nFree\, RSVP requested. \nLight refreshments will be served. \nGrowing up as a queer African person\, photographer\, Mikael Owunna was told that it was “un-African” to be gay\, and that homosexuality was foreign to his culture. After enduring years of severe alienation from his Nigerian heritage and a series of exorcisms\, he found photography as his voice and his method for healing\, leading him to where he is today. \nHis most recent project\, Limit(less)\, seeks to reclaim his African-ness and queerness on his own terms. Limit(less) is an award-winning documentary photography project on LGBTQ African immigrants in North America and Europe. Framing the work as a quest to debunk the myth that it is “un-African” to be LGBTQ\, in the process Owunna found that there are no safe spaces anywhere for LGBTQ Africans – even in the “liberal” West. As Owunna states\, “This body of work is a collaborative response between me and my community to redefine what it means to be an immigrant\, African and queer in North America and Europe at this time. To confront\, with our self-love and stories\, the oppressive narratives that say we should not exist. We are Limitless.” \nOwunna’s work extends to the love and acceptance of one’s body. His other projects\, especially Infinite Essence in which he paints the models with fluorescent paints\, illuminate the black body as not ‘dead or dying/gunned down’ but as something beautiful and eternal—to be loved and embraced by its owner. Owunna’s work coaches self-love\, dignity\, and self-respect\, despite sexuality\, color\, or nationality. \nThe event organizer is Amanda Maples\, Curator of African Art at the NCMA and Visiting Professor in the Department of Art & Art History. She will be introducing Mikael Owunna and leading the conversation. \nThe Provost’s Committee on LGBTQ Life\, the African Studies Center\, the Student Affairs LGBTQ Center\, and Arts Everywhere invite the UNC community to join LGBTQ photographer Mikael Owunna at the Ackland Art Museum as he discusses his personal experiences of growing up queer in Nigeria\, and how this has informed his subsequent global artistic practice. \nRSVP Here: \nOops! We could not locate your form. \n\nMikael Chukwuma Owunna\nMikael Chukwuma Owunna (b. 1990) is an award-winning queer Nigerian-Swedish artist\, photographer\, Fulbright Scholar and engineer born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. Mikael has dual degrees in Biomedical Engineering and History (Duke University ’12)\, where he graduated with distinction in engineering and a full merit scholarship. Mikael’s Fulbright scholarship took place in Taiwan (2012-13) where he taught photography to Taiwanese aboriginal youth as a space for cultural empowerment with Prof. Christine Yeh of USF\, ultimately culminating in a full floor exhibition of the students’ works at the National Taiwan Museum (2014). \nMikael’s work centers around identity while bending the photograph with his engineering and multidisciplinary background. His projects: I am Atayal!\, Limit(less) and Infinite Essence – have collectively exhibited across Asia\, Europe and North America and been featured in media ranging from the New York Times\, CNN\, NPR\, PBS\, The British Journal of Photography\, BuzzFeed\, VICE\, Al-Jazeera Plus\, Photo District News and Teen Vogue to the official outlet of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture. Mikael has been awarded with selections for Photolucida’s Critical Mass Top 50\, the FotoEvidence Book Award with World Press Photo (finalist)\, the New York Times Portfolio Review\, the Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Awards and juried selection for Review Santa Fe. He has spoken and lectured about his work at venues including World Press Photo (Netherlands)\, Harvard Law School\, Columbia Law School\, Duke University\, the Paris Institute of Political Studies (France) and Sveriges Radio (Sweden). Mikael speaks English (fluent)\, French (advanced professional-proficiency) and basic Mandarin Chinese. His work imagines new universes and realities for marginalized communities around the globe. \nMikael’s work has been supported by The Heinz Endowments\, The Pittsburgh Foundation\, The Fine Foundation\, The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and The Opportunity Fund. \n\n\n2nd Friday ArtWalk at the Ackland\nEvery second Friday of the month\, the Ackland participates as a venue in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk\, staying open until 9:00 PM and offering a variety of interactive\, all-ages activities in addition to all exhibitions being open to visitors. Admission is free.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/mikael-owunna/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T210000
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: She Who Tells a Story
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 11/8/19|She Who Tells a Story: Intersections Between Art\, Identity\, and Mental Health \n5:30 PM – 6:30 PM \nFree; no registration required. \nJoin Stigma Free Carolina at the Ackland Art Museum as they explore the intersections of migration\, cultural identity\, and mental health as it relates to the Ackland’s exhibition She Who Tells a Story.  \nPanelists include: \n\nBanu Gökarıksel\, UNC Department of Geography\nMinoo Emami\, UNC Department of Studio Art\nKeely Muscatell\, UNC Department of Psychology & Neuroscience\n\n  \nPhoto Books Pop-Up: Rare and Special Photo Books from the Sloane Art Library Collection \n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nPeek at photo books from our neighbors at the Sloane Art Library in our lobby! \nPresented in connection with She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World \nFriday\, 11/8/19 |Artist Talk: Mikael Owunna\n \n7:00 – 9:00 PM \n\nReimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna \n \nThe Ackland Art Museum is also pleased to welcome artist Mikael Owunna to the museum for a conversation with NCMA curator Amanda Maples from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Click here to learn more and RSVP! \n  \n  \n  \nImage credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War\, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist\, Azita Bina and Robert Klein Gallery\, Boston. Used with artist’s permission. \nImage credit: Courtesy of the artist \n\n2nd Friday ArtWalk at the Ackland\nEvery second Friday of the month\, the Ackland participates as a venue in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk\, staying open until 9:00 PM and offering a variety of interactive\, all-ages activities in addition to all exhibitions being open to visitors. Admission is free.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk
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