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Ackland Film Forum: “The Last Forest” (Luiz Bolognesi, Brazil, 2021)
Ackland Film Forum: “The Last Forest” (Luiz Bolognesi, Brazil, 2021)
Join us for the next screening in the Ackland Film Forum's Spring 2023 series Do Something: Responding to Climate Change presented by UNC Film Studies and the Ackland Art Museum. "The Last Forest" (Luiz Bolognesi, Brazil, 2021) Varsity Theatre, 123 E. Franklin Street | 7:30 p.m. Free Tickets at the Varsity Theatre Introduction by Dr.…
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Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
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Tour: Thematic Thursday
Tour: Thematic Thursday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Thursday afternoons, we’ll look at a handful of objects that are linked by one theme. Today’s tour will include works in our current exhibition Good Object / Bad Object. Find the full schedule of tours and…
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Ackland F.A.M. Kits: “We put the A in STEAM”
In connection with the North Carolina Science Festival's theme "Full STEAM Ahead," find out how the Ackland puts the "A" in STEAM. Color and take home your own set of bookmarks featuring four artworks on view at the Ackland that highlight the connections between Art and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Bookmark templates and coloring…
Tour: Friday Favorites
Tour: Friday Favorites
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we’ll look at a selection of our guide’s favorite works on view. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
Artist Conversation: Art / Science / Music / Math
Artist Conversation: Art / Science / Music / Math
Join us for a lively conversation between visiting artist Kelsey Brookes and composer Allen Anderson about the intersections of art, science, music, and math. Brookes is a former scientist whose work One Pointed Attention 2 (2014), a large-scale painting based on the Fibonacci sequence, is on loan to the Ackland through the Art Bridges Collection…
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Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Madalyn Hutchinson leads a discussion on male ideas of the flawless woman. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
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Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
2 events,
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Meet in the Ackland's lobby for a guided conversational tour that reveals the interplay between art on view and science! The tour will be 30 minutes in length. All ages welcome and tickets are free, but space is limited to 15 participants.
2 events,
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Rebekah Gill leads a discussion on historical and fictional tragic love stories. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
2 events,
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
2 events,
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Meet in the Ackland's lobby for a guided conversational tour that reveals the interplay between art on view and science! The tour will be 30 minutes in length. All ages welcome and tickets are free, but space is limited to 15 participants.
3 events,
Tour: Friday Favorites
Tour: Friday Favorites
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we’ll look at a selection of our guide’s favorite works on view. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
2nd Friday ArtWalk
2nd Friday ArtWalk
Hear poems and write your own poetry during this month's 2nd Friday ArtWalk inspired by the Ackland's current exhibition of Japanese calligraphy, Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff. Poetry Reading and Open Mic | 6-7 p.m. Hear local poets perform waka poems -- the style of poetry featured in the Ackland's current exhibition Lotus Moon and…
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Rengetsu and Nantenbō: Calligraphy and Context
Rengetsu and Nantenbō: Calligraphy and Context
*This event is sold out. Please contact acklandrsvp@unc.edu to join a registration wait list. Thank you!* A one-day symposium considering the two artists of Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff, open to the general public and scholars alike. The symposium will look at the work of artists Ōtagaki Rengetsu and Nakahara Nantenbō from multiple perspectives,…
Ackland Presents: Poetry at the Arboretum
Ackland Presents: Poetry at the Arboretum
This April commemorates the 120th anniversary of Coker Arboretum. In connection with this celebration and the Ackland Art Museum’s exhibition Lotus Moon and Nandina Staff, the Ackland will host a free, drop-in poetry writing program on the arboretum's central lawn. Visit any time from 10:30am - 1:30pm to enjoy the serene landscape and the pleasure of crafting poetry…
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Takudzwa Dzingai leads a discussion on viewing art through the lens of control and power. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
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Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Ghita Basurto leads a discussion on the flaws and impacts of idealized structures. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Emma Johnson leads a discussion on art and the material Earth. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
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Virtual Conversation: Mapping Joe Minter’s African Village in America
Virtual Conversation: Mapping Joe Minter’s African Village in America
With Eric Courchesne, Rachel Stephens, and Emily Bibb (University of Alabama) Moderated by Lauren Turner, Ackland Art Museum Join the Ackland for a lively virtual program featuring three scholars at the University of Alabama who have been collaborating across disciplines to create a dynamic website that maps and preserves artist Joe Minter's African Village in…
2 events,
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. This Wednesday afternoon, we'll look in-depth at Peaches by Hung Liu. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
2 events,
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Meet in the Ackland's lobby for a guided conversational tour that reveals the interplay between art on view and science! The tour will be 30 minutes in length. All ages welcome and tickets are free, but space is limited to 15 participants.
3 events,
Tour: Friday Favorites
Tour: Friday Favorites
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we’ll look at a selection of our guide’s favorite works on view. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
Curator’s Tour of Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Curator’s Tour of Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Join Bernard L. Herman, George B. Tindall Professor of Southern Studies and guest curator, for a tour of Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. Unsettled Things includes forty-four works by twenty-eight artists from the southern United States long overlooked and now considered major artists, including Thornton Dial, Lonnie B. Holley, Nellie Mae Rowe,…
2 events,
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Isabel Wall leads a discussion pieces from the Museum's collection. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
2 events,
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Katy Spears leads a discussion on pieces from the Museum's collection. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
2 events,
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. This Wednesday afternoon, we'll look in-depth at Peaches by Hung Liu. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
3 events,
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Guided Tour: Exploring Connections Between Art & Science
Meet in the Ackland's lobby for a guided conversational tour that reveals the interplay between art on view and science! The tour will be 30 minutes in length. All ages welcome and tickets are free, but space is limited to 15 participants.
3 events,
Tour: Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Tour: Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. Today’s tour will include works in our current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
Semester Revue
Semester Revue
Student Research & Responses to the Collection Each semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. Semester Revue offers a glimpse into the quality and variety of the students’ research, projects, and performances. Come learn about the collection and see it anew through their short, dynamic presentations.
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Drawing in the Galleries
Drawing in the Galleries
Join us as we resume our popular Drawing in the Galleries program this month during Studio Saturday! Amanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. Participants all draw from one object using their own gallery-safe materials (paper/notebooks and dry media like crayons and pencils), then discuss what…
Drawing for Tweens
Drawing for Tweens
This program invites ten- to thirteen-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s collection 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 on display and creating…
Art Adventures (Morning Session): Cardboard Portraits Inspired by Mose Tolliver
Art Adventures (Morning Session): Cardboard Portraits Inspired by Mose Tolliver
In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney. Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Each session limited to ten participants.
3 events,
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Ackland Student Guide Public Tour
Join us for a 30-minute conversational tour, led by an Ackland Student Guide. Connecting two artworks through one theme, today Charlotte Breckenridge leads a discussion on the artist's abstraction of architecture. No reservation needed for this drop-in guided tour.
Reception for Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South – Hosted by Triangle Friends of African American Arts
Reception for Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South – Hosted by Triangle Friends of African American Arts
Please join us for a reception, hosted by the Triangle Friends of African American Arts, to celebrate the Ackland’s upcoming exhibition, Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. This special afternoon will include light refreshments, an introduction to the exhibition, spotlight discussions, and self-tour guides. Including forty-four works by twenty-eight artists – largely drawn…
1 event,
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Tour: One Work Wednesday
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
1 event,
Tour: Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Tour: Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South
Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. Today’s tour will include works in our current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.
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Spring Fling Arts Festival
Spring Fling Arts Festival
Join the Ackland Art Museum in conjunction with the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the first annual Spring Fling Arts Festival! Enjoy kid-friendly arts activities on the Ackland Terrace, including printmaking with Biovarg Industries of Durham and coloring pages for the kids. Buy a gift from…
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