Calendar of Events
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| 1 event, –  An all-ages celebration of drawing to mark the opening weekend of the Ackland's newest exhibition, Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum. Events include: The Living Line: watch as animator Stella Rosalie Rosen, MFA '22, brings pieces from Drawn to Life into conversation… | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,  Peter Strickland, In Fabric (2018, UK) An homage to the Italian giallo horror films of the 1970s, In Fabric is the story of a spectacular red dress, and the fate of those who fall under its spell. Funny, strange, and, at times, genuinely scary, In Fabric is the kind of film that will stick with… | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 4 events, –  In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create architectural ink drawings after observing selected works in the Ackland's current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum with instructor Allison Tierney. Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at… Free – $5 –  This program invites ten- to thirteen-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s current exhibition Drawn to Life 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… Free – $5 – In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create architectural ink drawings after observing selected works in the Ackland's current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum with instructor Allison Tierney. Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at… Free – $5 |
| 1 event, –  All are invited to learn the fundamentals of classical drawing at drop-in drawing station in Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt from the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum with instructor Daniel Hammer, artist and Ackland Drawing for Tweens teacher. Materials provided. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join us for "Acktoberfest," an evening of art-inspired beer and cheese pairings, plus exhibition tours and still-life drawing stations, all in celebration of our current exhibition Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum. Tasting boards designed by The Cheese Shop (Carrboro, NC) will feature a selection of cheeses… | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,  Join the Ackland Art Museum on an exclusive behind-the-scenes cultural tour of Philadelphia with Dana Cowen, the Ackland's Sheldon Peck Curator of European and American Art before 1950. She and Katie Ziglar, Director of the Ackland, will guide us through the best art museums and private collections that Philly has to offer, including: • Philadelphia… $3,600 – $6,000 | ||
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,  Docent-Led Tour of NCMA's Reinstalled People's Collection Wednesday, October 26 | 10:30 a.m. This October, the North Carolina Museum of Art will complete an ambitious reinstallation of its collection, featuring the presentation of five new galleries, exploring portraiture and power, Egypt and Africa, the Americas, the art of conservation, and a gallery connecting visual and… $10 – $12 | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,  Tour the Artist Studio of Eric Serritella in Chapel Hill Thursday, November 3 | 10:00 a.m. Eric Serritella is a trompe l’oeil artist specializing in hand-carved ceramic sculptures transformed into birch, charred and weathered logs. His one-of-a-kind sculptures are internationally recognized for their hyper-realism and have been exhibited, awarded and collected on five continents for… $10 – $12 | 0 events, | 0 events, |