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…
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 masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney. This month, we’ll make radial symmetry works inspired by Philip Taaffe’s Granada, on view in Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings. Cost:…
CANCELED: Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesPLEASE NOTE: THE AFTERNOON SESSION OF ART ADVENTURES HAS BEEN CANCELED. -- In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney. This month, we’ll make radial symmetry works inspired by Philip Taaffe’s Granada,…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpend a summer evening making art at the Ackland's 2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace. Drop in to create pen and watercolor paintings inspired by Charlotte-based artist Georgie Nakima, whose installation Pantheress is on view through July 21 in the Ackland's ART& space. This event is free, all ages, and all materials will be provided.…
Curator’s Tour of “Arranged”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu. Join Peter Nisbet, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, for a guided look at Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings. Taking its title from a newly acquired work by Peter Halley, Arranged brings together a varied selection of over thirty…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpend a summer evening making art at the Ackland's 2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace. Relax on the Ackland's front Terrace with a drop-in project inspired by Philip Taaffe's painting Granada, making geometric wax-resist watercolors – free, all ages, and all materials provided. Taaffe's painting is featured in our current exhibition Arranged: Recent Acquisitions…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Processing Systems: Bonding by Sherrill Roland” Opening Reception
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Ackland in celebrating the newest installation in our ART& space, Processing Systems: Bonding by Sherrill Roland, on view from August 9, 2024, through July 13, 2025. Sherrill Roland (born 1984) is a North Carolina-based interdisciplinary artist whose practice deals with ideas of innocence, identity, and community; his works reimagine those notions’ social…
UNC Week of Welcome (WOW): Night at the Museum
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCalling all new Carolina students! Meet at the Ackland Art Museum for a great opportunity to experience the arts on FDOC! You'll be able to walk through the galleries and make your own color-by-number and Ackland-inspired coloring pages. Snap a picture with new friends on the Museum Terrace and enjoy Alsies Ice Cream. First years…
Curator’s Tour of “Arranged”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Peter Nisbet, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, for a guided look at Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings. Taking its title from a newly acquired work by Peter Halley, Arranged brings together a varied selection of over thirty recent acquisitions of modern and contemporary paintings by twenty-two artists. Highlights of the exhibition…
Music in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesNew music by Allen Anderson for electronics and live performers inspired by several works in Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings. Performances start at 2 and 3:30 p.m. within the exhibition galleries. Free; open to all ages. No RSVP necessary. -- About Arranged Taking its title from a newly acquired work by Peter…