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Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month
Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month
Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with a live story time, crafts, and a closer look at works by Latinx artists in the Ackland's collection for our September Virtual Family & Friends Sunday! Our friends at the Smithsonian have compiled a video discussing the importance of this month. Check it out here! Each month, the Ackland hosts…
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Virtual Art for Lunch: Bernie Herman Discusses Folk and Outsider Arts
Virtual Art for Lunch: Bernie Herman Discusses Folk and Outsider Arts
Featuring Bernie Herman (UNC American Studies) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for a virtual version of Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin and a UNC faculty member whose classes engage with the Museum’s collection. This week, professor of American Studies Bernie Herman…
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Artist Conversation with Nelson Morales
Artist Conversation with Nelson Morales
This program has passed, but a recording of the conversation can be viewed below or on our YouTube channel. A free public conversation with photographer Nelson Morales, who will have select photographs from his series Musas Muxe on view at the Ackland. The photographs explore the everyday life of muxes—people who identify as a third…
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Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Paper Plate Art
Virtual Art Adventures AM Session: Paper Plate Art
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration will open in late September. We will be exploring decorative and symbolic motifs found in the Ackland's newest exhibition, Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art. Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable…
Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Paper Plate Art
Virtual Art Adventures PM Session: Paper Plate Art
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Registration will open in late September. We will be exploring decorative and symbolic motifs found in the Ackland's newest exhibition, Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art. Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable…
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NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Full List of Programs
An Arts Endowment initiative in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The Ackland is one of 84 nonprofit organizations selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. NEA Big…
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Storytime with Naomi Dix
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Storytime with Naomi Dix
An Arts Endowment initiative in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The Ackland is one of 84 nonprofit organizations selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. As part…
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Ackland Film Forum: “Queer Genius” Watch Party & Panel
Ackland Film Forum: “Queer Genius” Watch Party & Panel
This fall, in collaboration with the Film Studies Programs in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Ackland Film Forum presents an all virtual series on Queer Cinema. View the selected films on your own or join us for a watch party with the filmmaker. Watch parties will be followed by…
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NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Storytime with Shasta Kola
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Storytime with Shasta Kola
An Arts Endowment initiative in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The Ackland is one of 84 nonprofit organizations selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. As part…
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NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Keynote Conversation with Author Stephanie Burt
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Keynote Conversation with Author Stephanie Burt
NEA Big Read at the Ackland will focus on Advice from the Lights by author Stephanie Burt. Events reflecting LGBTQ+ lives and experiences — including a keynote conversation with the author, a series of book discussions, and Drag Storytime for children will take place virtually on ackland.org from Oct.11 - Dec. 4. Join the Ackland…
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NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Book Discussion #2
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Book Discussion #2
NEA Big Read at the Ackland will focus on Advice from the Lights by author Stephanie Burt. Events reflecting LGBTQ+ lives and experiences — including a keynote conversation with the author, a series of book discussions, and Drag Storytime for children will take place virtually on ackland.org from Oct. 11 - Dec. 4. The Ackland…
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Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: LGBTQ Art at the Ackland
Virtual Family & Friends Sunday: LGBTQ Art at the Ackland
In conjunction with the NEA Big Read at the Ackland, enjoy a live story time, crafts, and a closer look at works by LGBTQ artists in the Ackland's collection for our October Virtual Family & Friends Sunday! Each month, the Ackland hosts a free program for families, kids, and the young at heart featuring hands-on…
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Story Time with Dustin Reams and Stormie Daie
NEA Big Read at the Ackland: Drag Story Time with Dustin Reams and Stormie Daie
An Arts Endowment initiative in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. The Ackland is one of 84 nonprofit organizations selected to receive an NEA Big Read grant to support a community reading program. As part…
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Close Looks at Cocktail Hour: Nelson Morales
Close Looks at Cocktail Hour: Nelson Morales
Join the Ackland’s Object Based Teaching Fellow, Erin Dickey, for an informal conversation focused on one work of art from the Ackland’s new Close Looks online installation. Plan to look closely and think collectively—and bring a drink of your choosing. On October 28, we'll look at Nelson Morales's Queen on Board. Registration is limited. RSVP below!…
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Virtual Art for Lunch: Suzanne Lye
Virtual Art for Lunch: Suzanne Lye
Featuring Suzanne Lye (UNC Department of Classics) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for a virtual version of Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin to discuss how Lye's "Ancient Magic and Religion" class utilizes the Ackland's collection. Bring your lunch–and questions of your…
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