Ackland Events

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2019-09-28 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-27 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-26 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-25 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-22 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-21 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-20 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-19 13:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) and 8 more dates | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection

Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection.
Free. No reservation needed.

K-12 Educator Open House featuring "She Who Tells a Story"
2019-09-26 18:00 - 20:00
FREE! K-12 Educator Open House
Thursday, 26 September 2019 | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Explore the She Who Tells a Story exhibition and the Ackland’s collection during this special evening for educators! Engage with area educators and Museum staff in conversation about the art, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, and take a tour of the exhibition. Participants will leave with teaching ideas to use in the classroom or in the Museum. All grade levels and disciplines welcome!
Image 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.
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NEW UNC Weeknight Parking Policy
Parking on campus between 5 p.m. – 7:30 a.m., Mon.-Fri. requires a permit as of August 15th, 2019.

For the Porthole Alley or Swain Parking lots, visitors may obtain a $1 temporary one-night pass through the ParkMobile App, ParkMobile phone number, ParkMobile website, or a designated weeknight pay station.

Other parking options: www.parkonthehill.com

Rosemary Lot – 100 E Rosemary St $1.50/hour
Wallace Parking Deck – 150 E Rosemary St $1/hour
PNC/Sea Turtle Lot – 164 N Columbia St FREE after 6 PM

Art for Lunch: "What is Art?
2019-09-26 12:30 - 13:30
Thursday, 26 September 2019 | 12:30 PM
Art for Lunch: “What is Art?”

Featuring Thomas Hofweber (UNC Philosophy) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects)

What is art? Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin and UNC Philosophy professor Thomas Hofweber to hear how his class, “Introduction to Aesthetics,” uses objects in the Ackland’s collection to answer this perennial question. Bring a bag lunch–and questions of your own–for this lively, conversational program.

Free, RSVP requested at ackland.org.
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Family and Friends Sunday: Woodcarving, Calligraphy, and Mosaics, Oh My!
2019-09-22 14:00 - 17:00
Family and Friends Sunday
Sunday, 22 September 2019 | 2-5 PM
Join us as we explore the Ackland’s two recent installations: African sculptures loaned from the collection of Rhonda Wilkerson and a gallery of newly acquired Islamic Art.

Enjoy looking closely at the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt
Find hands-on art-making activities for all ages
Utilize our interpretive resources in the museum galleries – learn more at the front desk!

Look and Listen Soundtrack
ArtBot
Close Looking Kits

Free and open to the public.
Image credit: Unidentified Artist, African, Ghana?, Fante People. Figure Group, 20th Century. Wood, 21 x 10 ½ x 5 ½ in. Ackland Fund, 2006.11

*RESCHEDULED* Drawing for Tweens - AM Session
2019-09-21 10:30 - 12:00
*RESCHEDULED*
This program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one’s own original works is offered in each session. Materials are provided.
Free to members | $5 per child for non-members.
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Tai Chi in the Galleries
2019-09-16 13:10 - 14:00, 2019-09-09 13:10 - 14:00
Join us for Tai Chi in the Galleries, inspired by the renowned Asian art collections at the Ackland!
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice known to reduce pain and improve your mental and physical balance and well-being. This class uses gentle Sun-style tai chi routines that are safe, easy to learn, and suitable for all ages and fitness levels.
Tai Chi in the Galleries takes place most Mondays from 1:10-2:00 PM and is taught by Joanne Marshall, a certified yoga and Tai Chi for Health instructor. All movements are done standing. Wear comfortable clothes and supportive flat shoes.
COST
Free for Ackland Members; $5 per session for all others.
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Yoga in the Galleries
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-09-09 12:00 - 13:00
Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland!
The hour-long session offered most Mondays from 12:00-1:00 PM is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Yoga in the Galleries provides an opportunity to practice a series of gentle yoga poses inspired by the art in the gallery. Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are provided. Wear comfortable clothing that will allow you to stretch.
COST
Free for Ackland Members; $5 per session for all others.
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Art Adventures - Sept. Late PM Session
2019-09-14 15:00 - 16:30
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. Participants will create binary code accessories inspired by the Intergalactic Soul: Project Lhaxx installation.

Free for Members, $5 for non-members. Space is limited.
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Art Adventures - Sept. PM Session
2019-09-14 13:00 - 14:30

Art Adventures - Binary Code Unplugged
2019-09-14 10:30 - 12:00

Drawing in the Galleries
2019-09-14 10:00 - 12:00
Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection.
For all sessions, bring paper and dry media (crayon, pencils, etc.). All levels are welcome.
Free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.

2nd Friday Art Walk - Intergalactic Soul: Project Lhaxx
2019-09-13 18:00 - 21:00
2nd Friday ArtWalk
Friday, September 13, 2019
6:00- 7:00 PM | Artist Talk with Marcus Kiser and Jason Woodberry

7:30 – 8:30 PM | Performance by Quentin Talley and the Soul Providers

During 2nd Friday ArtWalk on September 13, learn more about Intergalactic Soul’s Project LHAXX, the latest temporary, site-specific commission in ART&. Click here to learn more about this immersive, mixed-media experience.
Image courtesy of Marcus Kiser
2nd Friday ArtWalk at the Ackland
Every 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.

Department of Art and Art History Graduate Symposium
2019-09-07 08:30 - 16:30
Art and Art History Graduate Symposium
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Coordinated by the Art Student Graduate Organization and co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, Department of Classics, Department of Romance Studies, and The Graduate and Professional Student Federation.
Community: Public, Private, Patron, & Spectator
Join us for this day-long, interdisciplinary exploration of the interrelations between community and art-making. In the Ackland Art Museum’s Art& space, Graduate students from UNC and universities from across the US will present and discuss new research touching on ways in which material objects manifest collective values and shape perceptions of identity among disparate audiences.
Through a series of panel presentations, discussions, and a culminating keynote address, gathered attendees and presenters will ask together: How do works of art create dialogues between and within communities?
Keynote address by Dr. Peter Chametzky, Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Art & Design at the University of South Carolina.
Please find the final program schedule here.

Registration is required, but registrants need not be there for the whole day. Please RSVP below!
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