A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection.
Guest Lecture: Dr. Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesHear from visiting scholar Shanna Ketchum-Heap of Birds (Diné/Navajo), whose research focuses on contemporary Native American/Indigenous art, theater, and performance. The talk is presented at the Ackland as part of the Art History Lecture Series organized by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Art and Art History. This talk is co-sponsored by the Department of American Studies. Space…
A Closer Look at “Past Forward”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum.
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Game Night!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesKick off spring break (and the evening before the UNC-Duke game) with a game night at the Ackland for 2nd Friday ArtWalk! With prompts to help you draw, move, and think about art, questions to help you learn more about yourself and your friends, and a quiz to help you decide which gallery to visit…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what they’ve noticed…
Drawing for Tweens
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis 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…
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own works of art inspired by Molly Murphy Adams' work Four Horses Running Fast, currently on view at the Ackland in Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum. Space is limited to twelve participants; please register below! This program is made…
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection.
Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own works of art inspired by Molly Murphy Adams' work Four Horses Running Fast, currently on view at the Ackland in Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum. Space is limited to twelve participants; please register below! This program is…
A Closer Look at “Past Forward”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum.