Events
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, | 0 events, | 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,  It's spooky season at the Ackland. Pick up a F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Activity Kit in our lobby with instructions and materials for an art-inspired skeleton craft, plus an Art's Aliiiiive Scavenger Hunt in the galleries. Need more scary good art in your life? Check out our online Community Favorites list for the month… | 1 event, | 1 event, |
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| 1 event, | 1 event, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event,  Pick up November's F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Kit in the lobby to enjoy in the galleries or at home. Every free kit includes all the instructions and materials you need to create a work of art. This month, we'll use collage and crafting to explore abundance. "Feast your eyes," on the Ackland's many works… | 1 event, |