Kusama and Beyond: A Conversation with Collectors JK Brown and Eric Diefenbach
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin collectors of modern and contemporary art JK Brown and Eric Diefenbach in a lively conversation with Ackland Director Katie Ziglar and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet. Brown and Diefenbach are currently lending works from their personal collection by internationally-renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama to the Ackland's exhibition Yayoi Kusama: Open the Shape…
Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: Pottery and Postcards
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesExplore the Tar Heel State through pottery and postcards! Get a closer look at works from the Ackland and Wilson Library's Special Collections. Both pottery and postcards can be functional, aesthetically pleasing, and fun to make! Each can also inform us about the past- what North Carolina used to look like or how objects have…
Virtual Art Adventures Morning Session: Object of Meaning Grid Drawing
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This special session will feature an artwork found in Micro/Macro, which is on view at the Ackland through May 22. Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to…
Virtual Art Adventures Afternoon Session: Object of Meaning Grid Drawing
Zoom (Link Provided with Ticket) , United StatesJoin us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! This special session will feature an artwork found in Micro/Macro, which is on view at the Ackland through May 22. Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to…
Curator’s Tour of “Drawing Attention”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Drawing Attention curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for an in-person tour of the exhibition. Space is limited and registration is required below. Participants must adhere to the Ackland's current visitor policies, including wearing a mask while in the Museum and practicing social distancing. This tour will be offered a second…
Curator’s Tour of “Drawing Attention”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Drawing Attention curator and Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs Peter Nisbet for an in-person tour of the exhibition. Space is limited and registration is required below. Participants must adhere to the Ackland's current visitor policies, including wearing a mask while in the Museum and practicing social distancing. If this event reaches capacity and you'd…
Museum Pictionary
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThink you can draw a work of art from description alone? Join us for an afternoon of virtual drawing games based on works now on view in Drawing Attention. Test your drawing skills against two of the Ackland's curators, Dana Cowen and Lauren Turner, in our Zoom-based, museum version of Pictionary! We'll take turns drawing…
Weeks of Welcome: Open House
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCheck out the Ackland Art Museum, Carolina's local art museum with a global outlook. Explore the Ackland's free exhibitions, find out how to get involved as a student, and take a self-guided tour of the Museum designed especially for new students!
Ackland at Fall Arts Pop Up 2021
Davis Library Courtyard Chapel Hill, United StatesVisit the Ackland's art-making station as we welcome Carolina students back to campus alongside Arts Everywhere! Stop by our table on Thursday, September 16 or Friday, September 17 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Davis Library Courtyard. Pick up materials to make origami shapes inspired by our upcoming exhibition, Buddha and Shiva, Lotus…
Ackland at Fall Arts Pop Up 2021
Davis Library Courtyard Chapel Hill, United StatesVisit the Ackland's art-making station as we welcome Carolina students back to campus alongside Arts Everywhere! Stop by our table on Thursday, September 16 or Friday, September 17 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Davis Library Courtyard. Pick up materials to make origami shapes inspired by our upcoming exhibition, Buddha and Shiva, Lotus…