Ackland Events

Tai Chi in the Galleries
2019-02-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-02-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2019-01-28 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
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 1:00-2:00 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
2019-02-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-02-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
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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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2019-02-10 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-09 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-08 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-07 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-03 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-02 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-02-01 13:30 - 14:00 and 7 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.

Drawing for Tweens (PM Session)
2019-02-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
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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Art Adventures (PM Session)
2019-02-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Art Adventures
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.
9 Feb 2019 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM (PM Session)
Ink Blowing Art inspired by The Beautiful Brain
Cost
Free for Ackland Members (Household/$75 and above), $5 for non-members. Space is limited.
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Drawing for Tweens (AM Session)
2019-02-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Art Adventures (AM Session)
2019-02-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Art Adventures
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.
9 Feb 2019 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (AM Session)
Ink Blowing Art inspired by The Beautiful Brain
Cost
Free for Ackland Members (Household/$75 and above), $5 for non-members. Space is limited.
RSVP
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Drawing in the Galleries
2019-02-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
The second Saturday of every month, 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 ArtWalk: All About the Brain
2019-02-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
2nd Friday ArtWalk
Friday, 8 February | 6-9 PM

6:30 PM: Join us for a gallery talk led by UNC neuroscientists talking about their images featured in The Beautiful Brain. Learn how they produced these images, find out about the importance of imaging in neuroscience today, and talk with them about how they see the connections between science and art.

7:30 PM: Ask a UNC neuroscientist! Curious about how your brain works? Wondering about the nature of consciousness? Want to know more about Santiago Ramón y Cajal? Bring your burning neuroscience-related questions to the Ackland for a chance to ask a neuroscientist!
Explore The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal during February’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk.
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal was organized by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota with the Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

IMAGE: Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish, 1852-1934: Epitelio y neuroglia primitivos de ratón (Glial cells of the mouse spinal cord), 1899, ink and pencil on paper. Courtesy of Instituto Cajal (CSIC).

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.

Family and Friends Sunday: New on View!
2019-01-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Family and Friends Sunday: New on View!
27 January 2019 | 2-5 PM

Join us for an afternoon of family activities exploring the Ackland’s new permanent collection reinstallation, A New Look. Tour the galleries with a scavenger hunt designed to highlight the new additions and get hands-on with make-and-take art activities that show off exciting enhancements to the collection in our expanded galleries of African Art and Art since 1950. Be sure to leave time to explore A New Look with our updated Close Looking Kits, interactive ArtBot, and Look & Listen soundtrack.
Image Credit: Nam June Paik, South Korean, active in the United States, 1932-20: Eagle Eye, 1996; antique slide projector, aluminum, computer keyboards, eye chart, neon, 9 five-inch televisions, 2 nine-inch televisions, dvd player, dvd, 169.4 x 219.4 x 62.2 cm. Ackland Fund, 99.8

Art for Lunch: Dr. Eric Newman
2019-01-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Art for Lunch
25 January | 12:30 PM
Dr. Eric Newman (University of Minnesota)
During this special Art for Lunch, Dr. Eric Newman, co-curator of The Beautiful Brain at the Weisman Art Museum, will present “Drawing the Beautiful Brain: The Life, Art, and Science of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.”
Read more about the critically-acclaimed traveling exhibition The Beautiful Brain (on view 25 Jan – 7 April 2019) here.
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal was organized by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota with the Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
LUNCH
Bring your own bag lunch.
COST
Free
RSVP
Please RSVP using the form below to save your spot at this popular lunchtime program!
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Friends' First Look: "The Beautiful Brain"
2019-01-24 17:30 - 19:30 | 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Friends’ First Look at The Beautiful Brain
24 January | 5:30-7:30 PM
By invitation only
Friends of the Ackland are invited to a special celebration of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
