Ackland Events

Curator-Led Tour for “Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas”
2022-04-22 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join John Bowles, associate professor of African American art in the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Art and Art History and faculty affiliate of the Institute for African American Research, as we walk through Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. The exhibition features more than 40 paintings, prints, book and magazine illustrations, drawings, and other artworks, and demonstrates how Douglas developed an immediately recognizable style of dynamic, Art Deco-like forms and starkly silhouetted figures. He also advanced the idea that modern Black culture drew upon music, dance, visual art, and faith traditions developed in Black communities throughout the world.
The tour is currently full; please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu to join the wait list. Thank you!
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Exhibition Opening for "Myth & Memory: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2022"
2022-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
All are invited to an exhibition opening celebration for Myth & Memory: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2022. Join us from 7-8:30 p.m., with remarks by exhibition curator Laura Ritchie at 7:30 p.m.
In Myth & Memory, five artists interrogate practices of history-making and history-keeping at the individual, institutional, and systemic level. Originating in personal narrative, each artist engages a vocabulary of fantasy to make visible that which has been forgotten, obscured, or erased by white heteropatriarchal modes of dominance. Through intimate gestures and acts of subversion, they reframe the lens through which memory is archived to tell new stories from a restructured past. Their work imagines potential futures in which marginalized bodies are not under siege.
Participating artists are the five UNC-Chapel Hill Class of 2022 Master of Fine Arts in studio art candidates: Raj Bunnag, Charlie Dupee, Hugo Ljungbäck, Phượng Duyên Hải Nguyễn, and Stella Rosalie Rosen. Myth & Memory is curated by Laura Ritchie ’10 (MFA), a curator, arts administrator, and cultural worker in Durham, North Carolina; she is a founder and former Executive Director of The Carrack.
This exhibition is made possible by the generous support of Maryanna and Will Johnson and The Seymour and Carol Levin Foundation.

Yoga in the Galleries
2022-04-18 12:15 - 13:15 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland.
Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing that will allow you to stretch.
Space is limited and registration is required. Yoga in the Galleries is $5 per session or free with current Museum membership.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2022-04-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland’s collection with an Ackland Student Guide!
Sammy Quiroz-Gutierrez ’22 leads participants in a tour entitled “A Woman’s Place?: Women’s Public and Private Personas” with Self-Portrait as Dirty Princess by Julie Heffernan and Squat Lekythos: Women at Their Toilette by an unidentified artist.
Free, no registration needed.

Virtual Art for Lunch: John Bechtold
2022-04-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Join us for a virtual Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin, to discuss how John Bechtold’s class Visualizing War in Contemporary American Culture utilizes different media to explore the social and political consequences of war.
Bring your lunch – and questions of your own – for this lively, conversational program.
Free. Register for a free ticket below to receive a Zoom link to this virtual program.

Yoga in the Galleries
2022-04-11 12:15 - 13:15, 2022-04-04 12:15 - 13:15, 2022-03-28 12:15 - 13:15, 2022-03-21 12:15 - 13:15 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for Yoga in the Galleries! The hour-long session is taught by registered yoga teacher Joanne Marshall. Take a break from your day and explore the world of yoga in the beautiful setting of the Ackland.
Beginners are welcome. Yoga mats are available, but you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothing that will allow you to stretch.
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.
Space is limited and registration is required. Yoga in the Galleries is $5 per session or free with current Museum membership.
This program is supported by the Orange County Arts Commission.

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2022-04-10 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland’s collection with an Ackland Student Guide!
Kate Bryan ’24 leads participants in a tour entitled “Changing Spaces: History and Music in Art” with Slow Down, Freight Train by Rose Piper and Interior of the Oude Kerk at Amsterdam by Emanuel de Witte.
Free, no registration needed.

Art Adventures P.M. Session: Fabric Collage
2022-04-09 13:00 - 14:30 | 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 Christopher Myers’ Fish Pieta (2020).
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.
Class sessions will be limited to 10 participants. Art Adventures is geared towards children aged 6-9.
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 encounter registration issues, please email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Art Adventures A.M. Session: Fabric Collage
2022-04-09 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 Christopher Myers’ Fish Pieta (2020).
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) - April
2022-04-09 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.

2nd Friday ArtWalk: Sunsets Dance Party with WXYC
2022-04-08 17:00 - 21:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Sunsets Dance Party with WXYC
A global dance party inspired by Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution), the seven-channel video installation by Ghost of a Dream featuring sunsets captured around the world by artists living through the COVID-19 pandemic. During the April 2nd Friday ArtWalk, all are invited to dance together as WXYC DJs spin tunes as the sun sets on Arts Everywhere Day.
Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) is a seven-channel video installation created specifically for the Ackland Art Museum that uses the formal positioning of the horizon line to connect each video of the sun. By overlaying images of a setting sun that align vastly different and often non-neighboring locations, Ghost of a Dream’s Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) offers entry points to important conversations around equality, location, migration, and the environment. On view through July 3, 2022.
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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.

Virtual Artist Conversation: Ghost of a Dream
2022-04-08 14:30 - 15:30 | Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket), United States
Please join us for a virtual artist conversation between Ghost of a Dream, the artistic collaboration of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom, and the Ackland’s assistant curator for the collection Lauren Turner. Ghost of a Dream will discuss their commissioned installation for the Ackland, Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution), as well as their larger body of work.
This program is presented in connection with UNC’s Arts Everywhere Day and its 2022 theme “Grounded Growth,” which examines the role of art — especially the ways in which it was able to uplift and connect — during COVID.
Register for a free ticket for this Zoom webinar below. If you encounter registration issues, please contact email us at acklandRSVP@unc.edu.
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About Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution)
Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) is a seven-channel video installation created specifically for the Ackland Art Museum that uses the formal positioning of the horizon line to connect each video of the sun. By overlaying images of a setting sun that align vastly different and often non-neighboring locations, Ghost of a Dream’s Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution) offers entry points to important conversations around equality, location, migration, and the environment. On view through July 3, 2022.

UNC Universe Week: The Art of Science Tour
2022-04-08 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-04-07 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Meet in the Ackland’s lobby for a guided tour that reveals the interplay between art on view and science! The tour will be 30 minutes in length.
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.

Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2022-04-03 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland’s collection with an Ackland Student Guide!
Jane Durden ’24 leads participants in a tour entitled “As Simple as They Look? Geometry and Color in Art” with Arranged by Peter Halley and Golden Diamond by Ilya Bolotowsky.
Free, no registration needed.

Guided Tour: Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa
2022-04-01 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-03-24 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-03-17 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 Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
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: Explore the Ackland’s Collection and Peace, Power & Prestige
2022-03-31 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-03-25 13:30 - 14:00, 2022-03-18 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 of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
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: Explore the Ackland's Collection
2022-03-27 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join us for a half-hour close look at two objects on one theme from the Ackland’s collection with an Ackland Student Guide!
Anna Baechtold ’23 leads participants in a tour entitled “Memory In Art” with Peaches by Hung Liu and Mounted Standard (Alam) by an unknown artist.
Free, no registration needed.

Ackland FAM: Make It with Metal
2022-03-27 13:00 - 17:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Explore the dazzling world of art made with metal for March’s Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum). Activities marked with an asterisk will be available following Family & Friends Sunday while supplies last!
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.
Family & Friends Sunday
March 27 | 1-5 p.m.
Blacksmithing Demo
Live blacksmithing demonstration by Robert Bemis on the Terrace (blacksmith and historic trades education specialist at North Carolina Historic Sites)
Explore Culture Kits
Borrowed from Carolina Navigators, discover more about everyday life in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Mali. All three countries have pieces on view in Peace, Power & Prestige
Family Art Kit*
Pick up a kit to use in the galleries or at home to make your own metal jewelry inspired by Peace, Power & Prestige
Kids’ Self-Guide to Peace, Power & Prestige*
Explore the exhibition with a special family-friendly self-guided tour
Metalwork Scavenger Hunt*
Search the Ackland’s collection for more examples of artworks made in metal
*Available for families through April 3 while supplies last.

Collectors' Seminar: Building an Art Collection
2022-03-24 17:30 - 18:30 | 101 South Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
This program has been rescheduled from January 28th. Please join us on March 24th!

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With Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass, Moderated by Peter Nisbet
Join us for an intimate conversation with Drs. John and Nicole Dintenfass about their lifelong passion for collecting art, the latest in a series of talks with collectors whose works have been on view at the Ackland. The Dintenfasses have collected art for an astonishing fifty-three years, beginning with John’s medical residency in West Africa and continuing for several decades as the French and American couple traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe. Their varied collection is comprised of African metalwork — some of which can now be seen at the Ackland in our exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa — but also extends to wooden miniatures, Chinese art, and American paintings and coins. The Dintenfasses, together in conversation with Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet, will discuss selected works from their African collection currently on view at the Museum, talk about how they have built and refined their collection, and share their thoughts on the psychology of collecting art, the subject of a book they are currently writing.
Space is extremely limited at this in-person program and registration is required. Please reserve your free tickets below.
If you find yourself unable to attend, please email acklandrsvp@unc.edu, so that we may offer the space to others.
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.

Close Looks Conversational Tour: Mughal Perforated Screen
2022-03-23 13:30 - 14:00 | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
Join Weixin Zhou, Ackland Graduate Teaching Fellow, for an informal conversation about the Ackland’s Mughal perforated sandstone screen, a work featured in the Ackland’s Close Looks project and part of the Museum’s permanent collection. Plan to look closely and think collectively.
Registration is limited. Sign up for free tickets to this in-person program below.
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.

Ackland Open House at ShopSpace
2022-03-20 15:00 - 17:00 | ShopSpace, 1505 Capital Boulevard, #18, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Join us for an open house at ShopSpace, a non-profit metalworking shop in Raleigh.
Take a tour of the forging and fabrication studios while snacking on treats from Empire Eats Catering!

Hear from Robert Bemis (blacksmith and historic trades specialist for North Carolina Historic Sites) about how the history of metalwork in North Carolina relates to African traditions, and learn about the Ackland’s current exhibition Peace, Power & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa from Ackland staff.

Asia Week 2022
2022-03-18 - 2022-03-19 | New York City, NC, United States
Join the Ackland Art Museum on an exclusive two-day tour of museums, galleries, private collections, and auction houses during Asia Week, the annual celebration of Asian art throughout metropolitan New York and premier destination for Asian art collectors and enthusiasts.
We are thrilled to have Kendal Parker, Director of Asian Art at Leland Little, leading us with Ackland’s Director Katie Ziglar on this excursion. Travel with the Ackland to enjoy all that Asia Week has to offer, including:
Friday, March 18

Thomsen Gallery

Izzard Asian Art
Joan Mirviss
Lunch at Tri Dim Shanghai
Met Museum
Kang Collection
Forge & Lynch
Private Collection of Denise and Andrew Saul
Dinner at Koi Restaurant

Saturday, March 19

Scholten Japanese Art
Sundaram Tagore
Chambers Fine Art
Lunch at A Roqa
Rubin Museum
Christie’s Auction House
Tolman Collection

Access to all galleries and museums, lunch and dinner on Friday, lunch on Saturday, and transportation on Friday and Saturday are included in the ticket price. Flight and hotel accommodations are not included.
People 12 and older are required to show identification and proof they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for indoor dining and entertainment in New York City. More information can be found here. Masks are required in many establishments regardless of vaccination status.
Katie Ziglar has been director of the Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since July 2016, during a period of substantial growth and increased visibility for the Museum. The budget has doubled, enabling more programming, and attendance has risen more than 50%. She is leading the process to achieve a new building for the Ackland.
Prior, in serial roles as director of external affairs for 28 years, she contributed to the successful management of four visual arts organizations: the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler Galleries in Washington, D.C., where she was responsible for establishing international partnerships throughout Asia, and to a lesser extent in Europe and South America, as well as fundraising, membership, special events and marketing and media relations. At the Freer|Sackler she revived the Museum Travel Program, hosting a fully-subscribed Asia Week trip every year.
Her academic background includes an MA in Islamic Art from the American University in Cairo and a BA European history at UNC-Chapel Hill as a Morehead-Cain scholar.
Kendal Korach Parker is a Chapel Hill native whose love of Asian art has taken her around the world and back. Kendal holds a BA and MA in Art History from the University of Georgia. She gained practical skills in cataloguing and curating art through internships at the Georgia Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, and the Saint Louis Art Museum, and went on to hold positions and gain professional experience at Sotheby’s, the Ackland Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Leland Little Auctions. Kendal spent seven years living in Hong Kong and Singapore before returning to her hometown in North Carolina to raise her three sons. She currently serves as Director of Asian Art at Leland Little Auctions and consults privately for museums and collections through her firm Kendal Parker Art Advisory.
