Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) – July
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis 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…
Art Adventures P.M. Session: Decorated Paper Hand Fans
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by works in Pleasures and Possibilities: Five Patrons of the Asian Art Collection. Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to…
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…
Art Adventures A.M. Session: Animal Amulets
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by works in the Ackland's permanent collection. 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…
Drawing for Tweens
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis 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…
Art Adventures P.M. Session: Animal Amulets
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by works in the Ackland's permanent collection. 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…
WOW Sip n’ Vision: A Night at the Museum
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAn immersive exploration of Ackland Art Museum after-hours, exclusive to UNC students. Create your own art while exploring this campus treasure, and the treasures found within. RSVP on Heellife! https://heellife.unc.edu/event/8110264
Ackland F.A.M.: Food and Art
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn late August, explore our F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) theme connecting food and art! Pick up a F.A.M. art kit to use at the Museum or at home, search for hidden food in works on view in the galleries, and be sure to check out Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan…
Hanes Visiting Artist Talk: Alexis Rockman
Hanes Art Center Auditorium (Room 121) 121 East Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for an artist talk with Alexis Rockman, part of the UNC Art & Art History Department's Hanes Visiting Artist series. The talk is presented in connection with the Ackland Art Museum's current exhibition Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks. Free and open to the public. The talk will be held in the Hanes Art Center Auditorium,…