Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
2022-06-02 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-06-10 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-06-16 13:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
2022-06-03 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-06-09 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-06-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Friday Performance: "God's Trombones"
2022-06-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Hayti Heritage Center, 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, Durham, NC, United States
Performance: God’s Trombones
June 3, 2022 | 8:00 p.m.
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
Buy tickets through Eventbrite!
Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse, digital projections of Aaron Douglas’s original illustrations for the Johnson work (currently on view at the Ackland), and a variety of gospel songs and spirituals arranged by Dennis Reed Jr. (Billboard History Maker). Two ticketed performances will be held at the Hayti Heritage Center, a cultural arts and arts education venue housed in the historic St. Joseph’s AME Church in Durham.
Cohosted by the Ackland Art Museum and the Hayti Heritage Center. All proceeds benefit Hayti Heritage Center, celebrating its 130th anniversary. Presented in connection with Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas (on view April 22-June 19, 2022).
Tickets – Purchase on Eventbrite now!
Advance: $15 (adults); $7 (12 and under)
Door: $20 (adults); $7 (12 and under)
Performance Dates and Location
Two performances will be held on Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. at the Hayti Hertiage Center, 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, DURHAM, NC 27701

Saturday Performance: "God's Trombones"
2022-06-04 15:00 - 16:30 | Hayti Heritage Center, 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, Durham, NC, United States
Performance: God’s Trombones
June 4, 2022 | 3:00 p.m.
Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC
Purchase tickets on Eventbrite now!
Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse, digital projections of Aaron Douglas’s original illustrations for the Johnson work (currently on view at the Ackland), and a variety of gospel songs and spirituals arranged by Dennis Reed Jr. (Billboard History Maker). Two ticketed performances will be held at the Hayti Heritage Center, a cultural arts and arts education venue housed in the historic St. Joseph’s AME Church in Durham.
Cohosted by the Ackland Art Museum and the Hayti Heritage Center. All proceeds benefit Hayti Heritage Center, celebrating its 130th anniversary. Presented in connection with Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas (on view April 22-June 19, 2022).
Tickets – Purchase on Eventbrite now!
Advance: $15 (adults); $7 (12 and under)
Door: $20 (adults); $7 (12 and under)
Performance Dates and Location
Two performances will be held on Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. at the Hayti Hertiage Center, 804 OLD FAYETTEVILLE STREET, DURHAM, NC 27701

2nd Friday ArtWalk: Black Artists' Books Pop-Up & Craftboro Cash Bar
2022-06-10 17:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
During the 2nd Friday ArtWalk, join us for a pop-up exhibition of artists’ books by Black artists, illustrators, and photographers from the Sloane Art Library collection, part of UNC Libraries. Chat with art librarians and see works up close from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Presented in connection with the Ackland’s current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas, which features several examples of book and magazine illustrations by Harlem Renaissance modernist artist Aaron Douglas. The Museum galleries will remain open until 9 p.m. tonight!
*NEW*
Starting this month, enjoy Twilights on the Terrace during the Ackland’s summer 2nd Friday evening hours, featuring a pop-up bar by Craftboro Brewing! Craft beer, sparkling lemon- and limeade, and snacks will be available for purchase from 5-8 p.m. Relax outside on our Terrace while you explore the new playful outdoor installation pARC by The Urban Conga.

Art Adventures A.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
2022-06-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum
Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas..
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.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) - June
2022-06-11 10:30 - 12:00 | 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.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.

CANCELED: Art Adventures P.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
2022-06-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum
The June 11 afternoon session of Art Adventures has been CANCELED due to low enrollment. Please join us at the morning session (10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.) of Art Adventures if you can!
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Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas.
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.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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The June 11 afternoon session of Art Adventures has been CANCELED due to low enrollment. Please join us at the morning session (10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.) of Art Adventures if you can!

Ackland F.A.M.: Juneteenth Celebration
2022-06-19 13:00 - 17:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Our June Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) theme celebrates Juneteenth with several activities available in person on June 19, the final day of our current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas.
Juneteenth Celebration
June 19| 1-5 p.m.
Interactive Family Tour | 2:00 p.m.
Join Ackland docents in a family-friendly close look at Aaron Douglas’ 1931 mural Harriet Tubman.
Storytime | 3:00 p.m.
Join the Ackland’s Public Program Team as we read books about the significance of murals! Meet in ART&. Books are appropriate for ages 5 and up.
Mural & Graffiti Wall | All Afternoon in the Ackland courtyard
Make your mark on our temporary mural wall with spray paint and inspiration from the art on view at the Ackland. Hosted by Chapel Hill Arts and Culture
Free Family Activity Kits | Available in the Ackland Lobby beginning May 18
Pick up a kit to use in the galleries or at home to make your own “mural sketch” using stencils and textured paper, inspired by Aaron Douglas’s vibrant Harriet Tubman mural.
Self-Guided Art Walk to Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration at Hargraves Community Center
Explore Chapel Hill’s vibrant public art on a self-guided art walk between the Ackland and Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Hargraves Community Center from 2-6 p.m. on June 19. Pick up a copy at the Ackland or view a PDF of the Mural Walk here.
Find out more about the performances, poetry, and more at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth celebration of Black community and culture by visiting their event page: https://www.chapelhillarts.org/calendar/juneteenth-celebration/.

Twilights on the Terrace: Party in the pARC
2022-07-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for a sunset celebration of pARC by The Urban Conga, our new outdoor Terrace installation. At this month’s Twilights on the Terrace you can:
– make your own pARC-inspired iridescent suncatcher
– relax with friends and family to a sunset soundtrack
– cool off in the galleries with free admission to all our exhibitions
All are welcome. This is a family-friendly event. Please tag your photos! #acklandpARC
NEW in the galleries: July 8 is the first day to see our new exhibition Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks. The Museum galleries will remain open until 9 p.m. for our 2nd Friday evening hours.

Art Adventures A.M. Session: Decorated Paper Hand Fans
2022-07-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join 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 create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) - July
2022-07-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Art Adventures P.M. Session: Decorated Paper Hand Fans
2022-07-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

Ackland F.A.M.: Play at the pARC
2022-07-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Celebrate 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., and 8 p.m. All ages and abilities are welcome! Wear comfortable clothing for a July evening and rubber-soled shoes.
More to Explore:
– Pick up a F.A.M. Activity Kit and make your own reflective suncatcher inspired by pARC. Available while supplies last during our regular hours.
– Take a Summery Scavenger Hunt through the galleries to cool off. Available at the Front Desk.
– Read about art in unusual places in this PDF Kids’ Reading List inspired by pARC

This project was supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Twilights on the Terrace: Warm Evenings and Watercolors
2022-08-12 17:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Enjoy 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 and tag your photos with #acklandpARC for a chance to take home your own watercolor kit (while supplies last)!
Artist/Business Meet and Greet
Join the Ackland and the Downtown Chapel Hill Partnership for a meet and greet for artists and downtown businesses. Artists, learn how you can connect with downtown businesses, including restaurants, cafes, bookstores, hotels and more to showcase your work. Business leaders, find an artist to partner with your business for 2nd Fridays.
Galleries open ’til 9 p.m. with free admission!Also new on view: Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership, with stunning works visiting the Ackland from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Art Adventures A.M. Session: Animal Amulets
2022-08-13 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join 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 art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
If you encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Drawing for Tweens
2022-08-13 10:30 - 12:00 | 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.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu if you would like to be added to the waitlist.
The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7, 2022, masks are optional in our galleries.

Art Adventures P.M. Session: Animal Amulets
2022-08-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States

WOW Sip n' Vision: A Night at the Museum
2022-08-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
An 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
2022-08-24 - 2022-09-04 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
In 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 Partnership, the inspiration for this month’s theme! The exhibition is on view through Sunday, September 4.
Hidden Food Artwalk
Take a walk around the Ackland and see if you can find the hidden food in each of these artworks! View the Hidden Food Artwalk PDF here.
F.A.M. Kit: Abstract Breakfast
Be inspired by the colorful and cubistic style utilized by Stuart Davis in his painting, Breakfast Table, to create your own Abstract Breakfast! Pick up a F.A.M. Kit in the Museum lobby to use while you’re here or take one home. Available through September 4 while supplies last!
Stuart Davis Timeline
How does Stuart Davis’s Breakfast Table, on view in Houseguests, fit into his larger body of works? Explore our timeline on Padlet.

Hanes Visiting Artist Talk: Alexis Rockman
2022-08-25 18:00 | Hanes Art Center Auditorium (Room 121), 121 East Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join 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, Room 121.
An endowment established in 1983 through the generosity of Nancy and Robin Hanes supports the Art Department’s Visiting Artist Series. This important program brings both established and emerging artists to campus to discuss their work in public lectures and to offer individual critiques to our M.F.A. students. The Hanes Visiting Artist series greatly enriches both our academic programs and our outreach to the wider community. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Ackland Film Forum: Ang Lee, "Life of Pi" (2012, US)
2022-08-30 19:30 | Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for the first film in the Ackland Film Forum’s Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice”!
Ang Lee, Life Of Pi (2012, US)
With a special introduction by Whitney Crothers Dilley, author of The Cinema of Ang Lee: The Other Side of the Screen.
A wild and improbable tale of a sixteen-year-old boy, Pi Patel, and a Bengal tiger, who survive together on a raft in the Pacific Ocean for almost a year. Based on a novel, early visual inspiration for the film was provided by Alexis Rockman, whose paintings are now on display at the Ackland in Alexis Rockman: Shipwrecks.
Part of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum.
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ABOUT THE SERIES:
Art and Artifice
In movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true, but could be. Artists, behind and in front of the camera, give us license to dream and fear. In this series, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers, performers to survivors, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema.
The series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership.
7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, August 30: Ang Lee, Life of Pi (2012, US)
Wednesday, September 7: Andre DeToth, House Of Wax (1953, US)
Tuesday, September 13: Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria (1982, US)
Tuesday, September 20: Charles Allen, Sidewalk Stories (1989, US)
Tuesday, October 4: Peter Strickland, In Fabric (2018, UK)

Ackland Film Forum: Andre DeToth, "House of Wax" (1953, US)
2022-09-07 19:30 | Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Andre DeToth, House Of Wax (1953, US)
Although best known as one of the few films that successfully exploited the 3D fad of the 1950s, Andre DeToth’s film House of Wax begins as a sensitive portrait of a sculptor struggling to keep his small, dignified wax museum afloat. After experiencing what appears to be a career-ending tragedy, the sculptor has to change tact, stopping at nothing to keep his museum operating.
Part of the Ackland Film Forum Fall 2022 series “Art and Artifice” co-organized by the UNC Film Studies Program and the Ackland Art Museum.
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ABOUT THE SERIES:
Art and Artifice
In movies we allow our imaginations to touch the realities of our world. The films that impact us most are often those that are not true, but could be. Artists, behind and in front of the camera, give us license to dream and fear. In this series, we explore films that engage and expand the idea of creativity. From sculptors to dressmakers, performers to survivors, these films all ask what it means to create art in the cinema.
The series is presented by the Ackland Art Museum and UNC Film Studies, part of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, in connection with Houseguests: American Art from the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership.
7:30 p.m. at the Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, August 30: Ang Lee, Life of Pi (2012, US)
Wednesday, September 7: Andre DeToth, House Of Wax (1953, US)
Tuesday, September 13: Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria (1982, US)
Tuesday, September 20: Charles Allen, Sidewalk Stories (1989, US)
Tuesday, October 4: Peter Strickland, In Fabric (2018, UK)

Student Member Soiree
2022-09-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Ackland Student members are invited for a special evening at the Museum during extended hours!

*Hear a live performance by UNC student jazz musicians
*Take a student-guided tour of the galleries
*Enjoy free appetizers and lemonade
*Make your own buttons!

The Ackland Student membership program is your community on campus to experience art with fellow students and learn about art and culture from around the world. Not a member yet? Join today for free and join us at the Soirée!
Your Student Membership Benefits include:

*Invitations to Student Reading Day Donuts (final exam weeks)
*Invitation to Student Member Soirée with live music
*Free admission to ticketed programs like Yoga in the Galleries
*University and College Art Museum Reciprocal Program
*10% Discount at the Museum Store

Art Adventures (Morning Session): Patterned Tapestries
2022-09-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create architectural ink drawings after observing selected works in our Ackland Upstairs installation with instructor Allison Tierney.
Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Each session limited to ten participants.

Drawing for Tweens
2022-09-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
This program invites ten- to thirteen-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s collection and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teacher Daniel Hammer demonstrates and teaches 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.
Cost: $5; free to Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants.
