Calendar of Events
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| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join Dana Cowen (Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950, Ackland Art Museum) and Professor Ellen Welch (Romance Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill) for a tour and lively discussion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Reveries of a Solitary Walker and the Ackland's current exhibition Reform to Restoration. Participants will receive a copy of the book in… | 1 event, –  Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection. |
| 1 event,  A final look at the fabulous French drawings of the Horvitz collection, led by Reform to Restoration curator and Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950 Dana Cowen. Space is limited; free tickets required. ABOUT THE EXHIBITION Reform to Restoration: French Drawings from Louis XVI to Louis XVIII (1770-1830) presents over eighty… Free | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join us for a special Friday the 13th edition of Acktoberfest, our second annual celebration of the arts and tastes of the season. Spend a lighthearted evening kicking off spooky season with friends — look for "haunting" art, take part in mini writing workshops, and sample a selection of ciders and specialty cheeses from local… | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection. |
| 1 event, –  Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join us for 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 they’ve noticed… |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Join Ackland Educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection. | 0 events, |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join Lauren Turner, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art and Special Projects, for a first look at The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Explore how the 2022 winners of the triennial competition held at the National Portrait Gallery have pushed the boundaries of contemporary portraiture, producing moving works that engage with the social and political landscape of… Free | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland's collection. |