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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: "Phantom Limb" Artist Workshops and Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special 2nd Friday ArtWalk focused on the newly-opened exhibition Phantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025! Drop in throughout the night for hands-on workshops with two of the artists whose work is on view or hop on a mini tour of the exhibition by its curator. \nThe Museum is open until 9 p.m. tonight and\, as always\, offers free admission.  \n  \n— \n  \nAbout Phantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025 \nA phantom limb is the sensation of a part of one’s body still being present when it has been removed. In science and philosophy\, the phenomenon has been used to understand how we link the mind and body\, localize pain\, and exhibit the lasting effects of trauma. In this exhibition\, the artists of the graduating Master of Fine Arts in studio art class of 2025 examine the ways in which something can be missing\, through erasure\, force\, trickery\, chance\, or misfortune; nevertheless\, a legacy\, aura\, or presence can still be felt. Rebecca Pempek depicts fantastical images of the body in an effort to make sense of pain. John Felix Arnold reimagines landscapes of the American South to consider the ways they hold onto legacies of labor and violence. Dominique Muñoz’s installation uses personal family archives to simultaneously conjure and erase the presence of loved and lost ones. Carson Whitmore builds on utilitarian objects that are rendered useless\, lead to nowhere\, and are missing parts. Together\, all four artists address loss\, whether personal or environmental\, and how we cope with its lingering effects. \n  \nPhantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025 is curated by Julianne Miao\, curatorial associate at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. \n  \nThis exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Carol Cole Levin\, Vincent Joseph Kopp and Katherine Craft Kopp\, and Maryanna and Will Johnson. \n  \nhttps://ackland.org/exhibition/phantom-limb-selected-works-by-the-mfa-class-of-2025/ 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-phantom-limb-artist-workshops-and-tours/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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SUMMARY:WAITLIST ONLY: Art & Lit: "All the Beauty in the World"
DESCRIPTION:This is program is now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist\, please email Carolina Public Humanities at human@unc.edu.\n—\nJoin Melissa Faliveno (UNC English and Comparative Literature) and Lauren Turner (Ackland Associate Curator of Contemporary Art and Special Projects) for a discussion of All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me (Patrick Bringley\, 2023) in the context of Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection–in–Residence.  \n$40 includes a copy of the book and light snacks.  \nThis is program is now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist\, please email Carolina Public Humanities at human@unc.edu.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/art-lit-all-the-beauty-in-the-world/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Lit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T193000
DTSTAMP:20260512T182233
CREATED:20250918T151824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T143512Z
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SUMMARY:Ackland Film Forum: Color Triumphant in Silent Film
DESCRIPTION:Contrary to popular myth\, color didn’t arrive to the movies when Dorothy landed in Oz.  While Hollywood studios embraced black and white cinematography in the sound era\, reserving the use of the complex\, and expensive\, Technicolor for only its biggest productions\, filmmakers in the silent era embraced the use of color. Films were tinted using a range of colors\, with reds\, yellows\, blues\, greens\, and pinks used to signal the time of day\, the mood of the scene\, or highlight a special effect\, like a fierce fire. In some cases\, film makers hand-colored individual frames\, a labor-intensive process that could create a sense of natural color or underscore the unreality of early film. This program highlights color films made in the silent era (approx. 1895-1930). \nThe film will be introduced by Martin Johnson\, associate professor of English and Comparative Literature and associate director of Film Studies. \n  \nThis film will be screened at 7:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Theater (1129 Weaver Dairy Rd Suite AB\, Chapel Hill\, NC). \nVisit the Chelsea Theater’s website linked above for pricing information; tickets are free for UNC-Chapel Hill students. UNC-Chapel Hill students can receive CLE credit for attending by scanning the QR code at the event. Please note that this screening will be held at the Chelsea Theater\, which is not the usual film forum venue. \n  \nAbout the Series: \nJoin the Ackland Film Forum on selected Tuesdays evenings this fall for Color Triumphant in Film\, a series that accompanies the Ackland exhibition Color Triumphant: Modern Art from Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. While the natural world is full of color\, for filmmakers color is a choice. Recreating color in the cinema required expensive technologies\, careful attention to costumes and set design\, and an openness to experimentation. In this series\, we highlight how filmmakers have used color from the beginnings of the movies to tell stories. \nThe Ackland Film Forum is co-organized by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies\, housed in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of English and Comparative Literature.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/ackland-film-forum-color-triumphant-in-silent-film/
LOCATION:Chelsea Theater\, 1129 Weaver Dairy Road\, Suite AB\, Chapel Hill\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ackland Film Forum
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Acktoberfest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Ackland Art Museum’s fourth annual Acktoberfest – an evening of art-inspired cheese and drink pairings\, plus a floral arranging craft station inspired by the special exhibition Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson. \nCheese and alcoholic beverage pairings curated by Wedgewood Cheese Bar will be available to purchase on site. Moved by the beauty and nature featured in Color Triumphant\, visitors can create their own work of art to take home at a hands-on floral arrangement station. \nAs always\, admission to the Ackland is free; no registration required to attend or craft.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2nd-friday-artwalk-actoberfest-colortriumphantflorals/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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SUMMARY:A Closer Look at “Color Triumphant” - featuring Weixin Zhou
DESCRIPTION:This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \nJoin us at a special time for a conversational tour led by Weixin Zhou\, UNC-Chapel Hill doctoral candidate in art history\, specialist in European modernism\, and researcher and co-author of Color Triumphant: Modern Art from the Collection of Julian and Josie Robertson exhibition texts. \nPlease register for a free ticket below as space is limited. \n  \nThis event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code provided at the event to receive CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/a-closer-look-at-color-triumphant-featuring-weixin-zhou/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T150000
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SUMMARY:Art and Literature: "Soft Night\, Watching" and "The Colour out of Space"
DESCRIPTION:Join Lauren Turner (associate curator for contemporary art and special projects)\, artist Jen Clay\, and Ben Bolling (teaching assistant professor of English and Comparative Literature) for a special viewing and discussion at the Ackland Art Museum. Explore the interactive\, quilted installation Soft Night\, Watching\, currently on view\, along with the H.P. Lovecraft story that helped inspire it. \nThe Ackland is thrilled to partner with Carolina Public Humanities on a program with UNC-Chapel Hill scholars and the artist in conversation about the artwork\, the broad themes it addresses\, and the literary worlds it reflects upon. Participants will receive a copy of the story in advance and enjoy light refreshments during the program. \nSpace is limited; tickets are required. The $40 ticket includes a copy of the book and refreshments at the event. Click here to purchase your ticket today! \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/humanities-art-and-literature-soft-night-watching-and-the-colour-out-of-space/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art & Lit,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T153000
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SUMMARY:A Closer Look at “Color Concentrated” – Featuring Weixin Zhou
DESCRIPTION:Join us at a special time for a conversational tour led by Weixin Zhou\, UNC-Chapel Hill doctoral candidate in art history\, specialist in European modernism\, and researcher and co-author of exhibition texts for both Color Concentrated: A Salon-Style Show from the Robertson Collection and last fall’s  Color Triumphant. \nPlease register for a free ticket below as space is limited. \nThis event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code provided at the event to receive CLE credit.
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/a-closer-look-at-color-concentrated-featuring-weixin-zhou/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T170000
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SUMMARY:2nd Friday ArtWalk: Documentary Photography
DESCRIPTION:Some tour sessions are now FULL. To be added to the tour’s WAITLIST\, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. \n  \nSpend a spring evening learning more about documentary photography during this month’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk inspired by Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men. \nIn partnership with the Duke Center for Documentary Studies\, where Bamberger is a longtime photography instructor\, the artist will offer three intimate\, thirty-minute tours of his exhibition in conversation with a painter\, writer\, or photographer whose works explore the extraordinary stories of everyday life: William Paul Thomas\, 5:30-6:00 p.m.; Carter Sickels\, 6:15-6:45 p.m.; and Alex Harris\, 7:00-7:30 p.m. Space is limited for the gallery tours. Please register below for your free ticket. \nAdditionally\, deputy director for curatorial affairs Peter Nisbet presents documentary photographs from the Ackland’s collection in special study room sessions. Space is limited for the study room sessions. There are two opportunities to join: Session 1 from 6:00–6:45 p.m. and Session 2 from 7:00–7:45 p.m. Please register below for your free ticket. \nThis all-ages event is free. All materials will be provided. The Museum will be open until 9 p.m. to see the exhibition and more. \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ackland.org/event/2ndfridaydocumentaryphotographybwbm/
LOCATION:Ackland Art Museum\, 101 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hill\, NC\, 27514\, United States
CATEGORIES:2nd Friday ArtWalk,Special Programs
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