Ackland Events

Drawing for Tweens
2024-03-09 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ackland Art Museum, 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, United States
This 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 one’s own original works is offered in each session. Materials are provided.
Cost: $5; free to Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants.

Art Adventures (Morning Session)
2024-03-09 10:30 - 12:00
In 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 possible by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum [https://ackland.org/exhibition/past-forward-native-american-art-from-gilcrease-museum/] is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan

A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
2024-03-09 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-03-23 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-03-24 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-06 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-07 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-21 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-27 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-28 13:00 - 13:30
Join 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)
2024-03-09 13:00 - 14:30
In 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 possible by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum [https://ackland.org/exhibition/past-forward-native-american-art-from-gilcrease-museum/] is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan

A Closer Look at "Past Forward"
2024-03-15 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-03-29 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-05 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-12 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-19 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-04-26 13:00 - 13:30
Join 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.

Take Two Tour by Nancy Fields and Amanda Cobb-Greetham
2024-03-23 14:00 - 15:00
This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu.
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During this conversational tour, Amanda Cobb-Greetham (Chickasaw; American Studies) and Nancy Strickland Fields (Lumbee; Museum of the Southeast American Indian) will each offer their own perspectives on a handful of works in the Ackland’s current exhibition Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum.
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Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan

2nd Friday ArtWalk: Caldwell Artists in Conversation
2024-04-12 18:00 - 21:00
This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu.
Join us for a lively conversation entitled “We Work and Make Beautiful Things” featuring artists Teri Greeves (Kiowa) and Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa), who will discuss their artistic practices, influences that have shaped their work, and recent projects. Curator Jami Powell (Osage) will join the artists for a moderated conversation around themes of intergenerational knowledge transfer and women’s roles in arts and leadership as well as their connections to their own mothers, aunts, and grandmothers.
The talk begins at 6 p.m. and a reception for participants will follow. Registration is required — reserved your free ticket below!
The Ackland will be open before the talk and until 9 p.m. this evening.
This talk has been made possible by the generous support of the Caldwell Family Fund and has been co-organized with UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of American Studies in honor of Jenny Tone-Pah-Hote (Kiowa).

Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan.

Drawing in the Galleries
2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:00
Join 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 through the process of drawing. All levels are welcome.

Art Adventures (Morning Session)
2024-04-13 10:30 - 12:00
In 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 possible by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum [https://ackland.org/exhibition/past-forward-native-american-art-from-gilcrease-museum/] is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan

Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
2024-04-13 13:00 - 14:30
In 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 possible by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
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Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum [hyperlink to https://ackland.org/exhibition/past-forward-native-american-art-from-gilcrease-museum/] is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan

Opening Reception: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024
2024-04-18 17:30 - 19:30
All are invited to celebrate the opening of A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. Join us for a first look at the exhibition, remarks from the exhibition’s organizers and artists, and festive food and drinks (cash bar is 21+). The celebration is open to all and no tickets are required.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Each year the Ackland presents works by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts candidates in an exhibition selected by rotating curators. This year’s participating artists are Mark Anthony Brown Jr., Molly English, Matthew Troyer, and Vera Weinfield. Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024 is curated by Lauren Turner, associate curator for contemporary art and special projects at the Ackland. Visit the exhibition site for additional information: https://ackland.org/exhibition/a-product-of-its-environment-selected-works-by-the-mfa-class-of-2024/

Curator's Tour of A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024
2024-04-19 15:30 - 16:30
Join Lauren Turner, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art and Special Projects, for a first guided look at A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. The exhibition investigates the idea that physical surroundings, both ancestral and current, influence people’s personal identities just as much as past and present populations correspondingly shape their geographies and landscapes. The participating artists are Mark Anthony Brown Jr., Molly English, Matthew Troyer, and Vera Weinfield, this year’s graduates from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art program.

Last Look at "Past Forward"
2024-04-28 15:30 - 16:30
This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu.
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Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum [https://ackland.org/exhibition/past-forward-native-american-art-from-gilcrease-museum/] is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and Gilcrease Museum.
The Ackland’s presentation of this exhibition has been made possible by the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and Jeff and Liesl Wilke ’92 (JD).
Exhibition-related public programs are supported by a Spark the Arts Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional support for the Ackland’s presentation of Past Forward: Native American Art from Gilcrease Museum is provided by Kerry D. Bird & Ken Gahagan.

Semester Revue: Student Research & Responses to the Collection
2024-05-01 14:00 - 16:00
Each semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and fellowships. The Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research, projects, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through their short, dynamic presentations. Light refreshments will be served.
The Ackland Semester Revue is part of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience program. Scan the QR code at the event for CLE credit.

TOUR: A Closer Look at "A Product of Its Environment"
2024-05-03 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-10 13:00 - 13:30, 2024-05-17 13:00 - 13:30
Join 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 A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024.
Free, no RSVP required.

Curator's Tour of "Arranged: Recent Acquisitions of Modern and Contemporary Paintings"
2024-05-17 15:30 - 16:30
Join Peter Nisbet, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs, for a first 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 will include works by UNC-Chapel Hill alums Frank Faulkner, Herb Jackson (with two paintings each), and Mark Brown; a powerful group of Color Field works by Jules Olitski and other painters of his generation such as Stanley Boxer, Jack Bush, and Friedel Dzubas; and individual paintings by Greg Drasler, Jeff Elrod, Shanequa Gay, John Gibson, Peter Halley, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Val Lewton, Allan McCollum, Beverly McIver, and Philip Taaffe. The Ackland has also collected internationally, and Arranged presents works by Etel Adnan (Lebanon), Esther Mahlangu (South Africa), Pinaree Sanpitak (Thailand), Aníbal Villacis (Ecuador), and John Walker (Great Britain).
