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Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7,…
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Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. 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…
Friday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Friday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Performance: God’s Trombones June 3, 2022 | 8:00 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Buy tickets through Eventbrite! Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s Trombones:…
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Saturday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Saturday Performance: “God’s Trombones”
Performance: God’s Trombones June 4, 2022 | 3:00 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC Purchase tickets on Eventbrite now! Experience a performance of God’s Trombones, a multimedia work featuring songs, sermons, and the art of Aaron Douglas. This production by OnQ Performing Arts (Charlotte, NC) uses the text of James Weldon Johnson’s 1927 work God’s…
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Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. 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…
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Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7,…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Black Artists’ Books Pop-Up & Craftboro Cash Bar
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Black Artists’ Books Pop-Up & Craftboro Cash Bar
During the 2nd Friday ArtWalk, join us for a pop-up exhibition of artists' books by Black artists, illustrators, and photographers from the Sloane Art Library collection, part of UNC Libraries. Chat with art librarians and see works up close from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Presented in connection with the Ackland's current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The…
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Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) – June
Drawing for Tweens (AM Session) – June
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…
Art Adventures A.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
Art Adventures A.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired by Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas.. 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…
CANCELED: Art Adventures P.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
CANCELED: Art Adventures P.M. Session: Silhouette Paintings
The June 11 afternoon session of Art Adventures has been CANCELED due to low enrollment. Please join us at the morning session (10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.) of Art Adventures if you can! --- Join us as the Ackland resumes our popular Art Adventures class in person with instructor Allison Tierney! We will be inspired…
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Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Ackland Collection and Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum’s collection and our special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. The Ackland Art Museum is operating under the guidelines of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As of March 7,…
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Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Guided Tour: Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas
Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour exploring highlights of our current special exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Advance registration required; space is limited. 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…
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Ackland F.A.M.: Juneteenth Celebration
Ackland F.A.M.: Juneteenth Celebration
Our June Ackland F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) theme celebrates Juneteenth with several activities available in person on June 19, the final day of our current exhibition Modern Black Culture: The Art of Aaron Douglas. Juneteenth Celebration June 19| 1-5 p.m. Interactive Family Tour | 2:00 p.m. Join Ackland docents in a family-friendly close look…
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