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Family and Friends Sunday: She Who Tells a Story
Family and Friends Sunday: She Who Tells a Story
Family and Friends Sunday Sunday, 27 October 2019 | 2-5 PM Join us as we explore the Ackland’'s traveling exhibition, She Who Tells a Story. Enjoy exploring the art on view with a themed scavenger hunt Find hands-on art-making activities for all ages Learn more about the country of Jordan with a Carolina Navigators Culture…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
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Ackland Film Forum: The Blessed
Ackland Film Forum: The Blessed
Ackland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre October 29, 2019: The Blessed Dir. Sofia Djama, Qatar, 2017 SYNOPSIS Algiers, a few years after the civil war. Amal and Samir have decided to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary…
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Art for Lunch: What is “African” about “African Art”?
Art for Lunch: What is “African” about “African Art”?
Wednesday, 30 October 2019 | 12:20 PM Art for Lunch: What is "African" about "African Art"? Featuring Amanda Maples (UNC Art History; NCMA) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and the NCMA's Curator of African Art and UNC…
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
Latif Bolat Pop-Up Performance
Latif Bolat Pop-Up Performance
Friday, November 1 | 3:30 PM Latif Bolat Pop-Up Performance Join us for a pop-up performance by Latif Bolat, renowned Turkish singer, composer, and scholar of Turkish music and folklore. With a vast repertory that includes songs in classical, folk and Sufi mystic music styles, he accompanies his singing on the baglama (long-necked lute),…
2 events,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
Music in the Galleries: Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland
Music in the Galleries: Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland
Mozart on the Moon/Astronauts at the Ackland: UNC Opera Preview Performances Saturdays, Oct 26 and Nov 2 | 2-4 PM Free and open to the public; no RSVP needed Join us for a pair of lively open rehearsals/preview performances featuring the cast of UNC Opera as they prepare for the premiere of their retro-futuristic,…
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Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
1 event,
Ackland Film Forum: Mussolini’s Sister
Ackland Film Forum: Mussolini’s Sister
Ackland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 5, 2019: Mussolini's Sister Dir. Juna Suleiman, Palestine, 2018 Introductory Remarks by Yaron Shemer (Asian Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS In a documentary with a dash of fiction, we enter…
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Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
3 events,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2nd Friday ArtWalk: She Who Tells a Story
2nd Friday ArtWalk: She Who Tells a Story
Friday, 11/8/19|She Who Tells a Story: Intersections Between Art, Identity, and Mental Health 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Free; no registration required. Join Stigma Free Carolina at the Ackland Art Museum as they explore the intersections of migration, cultural identity, and mental health as it relates to the Ackland's exhibition She Who Tells a Story. …
Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna
Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna
Friday, 11/8/19 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM Reimagining the Black and Queer Body: A Conversation with Photographer Mikael Owunna Free, RSVP requested. Light refreshments will be served. Growing up as a queer African person, photographer, Mikael Owunna was told that it was “un-African” to be gay, and that homosexuality was foreign to his culture. After enduring…
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Drawing in the Galleries
Drawing in the Galleries
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.
Drawing for Tweens – November AM Session
Drawing for Tweens – November AM Session
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…
Drawing for Tweens – November PM Session
Drawing for Tweens – November PM Session
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…
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
1 event,
Ackland Film Forum: Women Without Men
Ackland Film Forum: Women Without Men
Ackland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 12, 2019: Women Without Men Dir. Shirin Neshat, Iran, 2009 Introductory Remarks by Ehsan Sheikholharam (Religious Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS Made in collaboration with her partner, filmmaker Shoja Azari,…
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Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
MEDIUM Workshop with Jonah Bokaer
MEDIUM Workshop with Jonah Bokaer
Carolina Performing Arts Mellon DisTIL (Discovery Through Iterative Learning) Fellow, Tunisian-American dancer and choreographer Jonah Bokaer will be on campus next week and is hosting a free workshop for the UNC community. This is a movement-based workshops broadly focused on identity exploration and introducing mind+body awareness into academic spaces. Date and Time: Friday, November 15th from 3-5 PM…
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SOLD OUT A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography
SOLD OUT A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography
16 Nov 2019 |10 a.m. - 5 p.m. A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography Free, RSVP requested for performance of Odalisques. Experience the Ackland Art Museum’s current exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World through the lens of world-renowned choreographer, dancer, and Carolina Performing Arts/Mellon Foundation Discovery through Iterative Learning…
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
1 event,
Ackland Film Forum: 3000 Nights
Ackland Film Forum: 3000 Nights
Ackland Film Forum: Recent Films by Arab Women Filmmakers Tuesdays, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, Nov 19 | 7 PM at the Varsity Theatre November 19, 2019: 3000 Nights Mai Masri, Palestine, 2016 Introductory Remarks by Nadia Yaqub (Asian Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) SYNOPSIS Inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison,…
1 event,
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
2 events,
Art for Lunch: What does Classical art look like?
Art for Lunch: What does Classical art look like?
Thursday, 21 November 2019 | 12:30 PM Art for Lunch: What does Classical art look like? Featuring Hérica Valladares (UNC Classics) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and UNC Classics professor Hérica Valladares to hear how her class,…
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
1 event,
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
1 event,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
2 events,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
Family and Friends Sunday: Intergalactic Soul
Family and Friends Sunday: Intergalactic Soul
Family and Friends Sunday Sunday, 24 November 2019 | 2-5 PM Free and open to the public. Join us as we explore the Ackland’s newest ART& installation, Intergalactic Soul: Project LHAXX. Enjoy exploring the art on view with a themed, self-guided technology tour! Find hands-on art-making activities for all ages Utilize our interpretive resources in…
2 events,
Yoga in the Galleries
Yoga in the Galleries
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…
Tai Chi in the Galleries
Tai Chi in the Galleries
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…
1 event,
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
2 events,
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
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.
1 event,
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Guided Tour: She Who Tells a Story
Tour: She Who Tells a Story Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the She Who Tells a Story exhibition Free. No reservation needed. Image credit: Gohar Dashti (b. 1980). Untitled #5. From the series Today’s Life and War, 2008. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist, Azita Bina and Robert…
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