Ackland Events

Department of Art and Art History Graduate Symposium
2019-09-07 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Art and Art History Graduate Symposium
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Coordinated by the Art Student Graduate Organization and co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, Department of Classics, Department of Romance Studies, and The Graduate and Professional Student Federation.
Community: Public, Private, Patron, & Spectator
Join us for this day-long, interdisciplinary exploration of the interrelations between community and art-making. In the Ackland Art Museum’s Art& space, Graduate students from UNC and universities from across the US will present and discuss new research touching on ways in which material objects manifest collective values and shape perceptions of identity among disparate audiences.
Through a series of panel presentations, discussions, and a culminating keynote address, gathered attendees and presenters will ask together: How do works of art create dialogues between and within communities?
Keynote address by Dr. Peter Chametzky, Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Art & Design at the University of South Carolina.
Please find the final program schedule here.

Registration is required, but registrants need not be there for the whole day. Please RSVP below!
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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2019-09-06 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-05 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-09-04 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-31 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-15 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-14 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-09 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-07 13:30 - 14:00
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.

A Farewell to Step Right Up!
2019-09-04 15:30 - 17:00
A Farewell to Step Right Up!
Wednesday, Sept 4 | 3:30-5 PM

Join us on the terrace as the Ackland says a fond farewell to Chapel Hill-based artist Patrick Dougherty’s Step Right Up stickwork sculptures.
On display since October 2017, the large-scale piece—comprised of five individual stickwork sculptures—was constructed entirely of tree saplings.
In creating Step Right Up, Dougherty was inspired by an ancient, zoomorphic pouring vessel on view in the Ackland’s galleries. The tree saplings—primarily maple and gum—used to make the piece were responsibly harvested from Duke Forest and Triangle Land Conservancy, organizations with which Patrick Dougherty has long relationships.

Free and open to the public.
Photo by Emily Bowles.

Tai Chi in the Galleries
2019-08-26 13:10 - 14:00, 2019-08-19 13:10 - 14:00
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 1:10-2:00 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.
RSVP for May – August 2019 classes:

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Yoga in the Galleries
2019-08-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-08-19 12:00 - 13:00
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.
RSVP for May – August 2019 Classes:
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Last Look Tour: Way Out West
2019-08-25 15:30 - 16:30
On the exhibition’s final day, join Way Out West curator Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950 for one last look. Free, no RSVP needed.

Family and Friends Sunday: Protecting Our Environment
2019-08-25 14:00 - 17:00
Family and Friends Sunday: Protecting Our Environment
Sunday, 25 August 2019 | 2-5 PM
On the final day of Way Out West explore the natural environments depicted with an eye towards protecting them for the future.

Meet Alan Weakly, the Director of Herbarium at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, to learn about North Carolina’s native plants.
Meet Julie Thomson, a Naturalist from Eno River State Park, to learn all about snakes and make a fun snake-themed bookmark.
Watch the last selection from PBS National Parks in ART&
At 3:30 PM, join Way Out West curator Dana Cowen for a Last Look Tour.
Enjoy exploring the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt and hands-on art-making activities for all ages

Free and open to the public.

Guided Tour: Way Out West
2019-08-23 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-22 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-21 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-16 13:30 - 14:00, 2019-08-08 13:30 - 14:00
Tour: Way Out West

Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s Way Out West: Celebrating the Gift of the Hugh A. McAllister Jr. Collection.
Free. No reservation needed.

Image credit: Thomas Moran, American, born in England, 1837-1926: Virgin River, Utah (detail), 1908,oil on canvas, 20 x 30 in. Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Hugh A. McAllister, Jr., M.D. Collection, 2019.15.22.

Week of Welcome: Ackland Student Guide Tours
2019-08-21 16:30 - 18:00
Welcome to Carolina!
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection led by an Ackland Student Guide. Tours will be offered every 15 minutes starting at 4:30 pm.

Music in the Galleries: Vintage Country Music
2019-08-18 14:00 - 15:00
Music in the Galleries
18 Aug 2019 | 2 PM
Vintage Country Music by Brian and Mary Lewis, with Nancy Bierman (bass).

Brian & Mary Lewis have performed together for more than 35 years, and have performed with Nancy Bierman for about the last ten. While singly they are veterans of multiple groups in genres of music including rock, folk, pop, bluegrass, samba reggae, and rhythm & blues, together they are adept at breathing life into classic country music from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Their specialty is “brother duets” done in close harmony, representing some of the best of our collective American musical heritage.

Presented in connection with Way Out West.

NEW! Art Adventures 10 August 2019 - Late PM Session
2019-08-10 15:00 - 16:30
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. Participants will create woven masterpieces inspired by the summer exhibition Way Out West: Celebrating the Gift of the Hugh A. McAllister Jr. Collection
Free for Members, $5 for non-members. Space is limited.
RSVP
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Art Adventures 10 August 2019 - PM Session
2019-08-10 13:00 - 14:30

Drawing for Tweens 10 August 2019 - PM Session
2019-08-10 13:00 - 14:30
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.
RSVP
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Drawing for Tweens 10 August 2019 - AM Session
2019-08-10 10:30 - 12:00

Art Adventures 10 August 2019 - AM Session
2019-08-10 10:30 - 12:00

Drawing in the Galleries
2019-08-10 10:00 - 12:00
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 - Way Out West
2019-08-09 08:00 - 17:00
2nd Friday ArtWalk
Friday, August 9, 2019
5:00-6:00 PM | EXPLORE Way Out West during our 2nd Friday ArtWalk evening hours
6:00-7:00 PM | PANEL: Perspectives on Way Out West

Elizabeth Broun, Director Emerita of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Coffey, Deputy Director for Art and Jim and Betty Becher Curator of American and Modern Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950 at the Ackland Art Museum

Panel is free and open to the public, but RSVP is requested.
7:00 PM | BOOK DISCUSSION: Leslie Marmon Silko’s Storyteller and Way Out West
Our popular book discussion program co-hosted by Carolina Public Humanities is back with look at Leslie Marmon Silko’s Storyteller in the context of Way Out West.
Join Jennifer Howard, doctoral candidate in English and Comparative Literature, and Carolyn Allmendinger, Ackland’s Director of Academic Programming, in the new landscapes and artifacts exhibition Way Out West for a lively, interdisciplinary discussion of Storyteller, Leslie Marmon Silko’s groundbreaking book blending original short stories and poetry with Native American folk tales, autobiographical passages, and photographs.
We invite you to arrive early and enjoy an optional Way Out West pubic panel discussion from 6:00-7:00 pm.
Cost: $38 per person, includes a copy of the book, light snacks, and a reserved seat at the optional public panel discussion. Register here or call Carolina Public Humanities at 919.962.1544.

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.

RSVP for PANEL: Perspectives on Way Out West
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