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 layered tissue paper landscapes based on Raymond Jonson's work on view in Ackland Upstairs. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
Curator’s Introduction to “Dürer to Matisse”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA guided look at several of the exemplary European prints featured in Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints led by exhibition curator Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950. Learn about the renowned artists featured, including Albrecht Dürer, Henri Matisse, Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco de Goya, William Blake,…
Pop-Up PhotoVoice Exhibition
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin UNC Global Affairs at the Ackland Art Museum for a showcase of student work from Jordan and North Carolina exploring the role of women in society. Student photos from their time in Jordan and North Carolina will be on display throughout the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students will also be present…
Ackland F.A.M. Day: “Dürer to Matisse”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAn afternoon of print-making fun featuring a hands-on stamp-carving workshop with artist Raj Bunnag, do-it-yourself “dry” printing technique tables in the Museum, and self-guided scavenger hunts in Dürer to Matisse. Free; no registration required. Public programs for Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints are supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department…
Voter Registration at the Varsity
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBefore the start of this evening's Politics on Film screening, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall's election, which will be held on Nov 5, 2024. Learn more about voter registration on the Carolina Votes webpage or on the North Carolina State Board of…
Ackland Film Forum: “A Face in the Crowd” (Elia Kazan, 1957)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: The film debut of North Carolina’s own Andy Griffith, Elia Kazan’s A Face in the Crowd tells the story of Arkansas drifter Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes, who rises to national attention after radio journalist Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal) gives him a stint on the air. A brutal critique of celebrity populism, Kazan’s film…
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today's tour looks at Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints. Free, no RSVP required.
Voter Registration at the Varsity
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesBefore the start of this evening's Politics on Film screening, local volunteers will be on site at the Varsity Theatre to register folks to vote in this fall's election, which will be held on Nov 5, 2024. Learn more about voter registration on the Carolina Votes webpage or on the North Carolina State Board of…
Ackland Film Forum: “Medium Cool” (Haskell Wexler, 1969)
Varsity Theatre 123 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAbout the Film: Renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966); In the Heat of the Night (1967)) directed this film about a cynical Chicago TV news reporter (Robert Forster). Wexler anticipated the protests and riots outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention and wrote them into the script, resulting in a startling fusion…
TOUR: A Closer Look at “Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Today's tour looks at Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints. Free, no RSVP required.