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Student-Led Tour: Explore the Ackland’s World-Class Art Collection
Student-Led Tour: Explore the Ackland’s World-Class Art Collection
Join an interactive, thematic tour of artworks on view at the Ackland led by a Carolina student during Carolina Family Weekend! Ackland Student Guides craft and deliver lively conversational tours of the collection based on themes they've chosen, from tragic love stories to copycats in art. After the tour, stick around to explore the incredible…
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Ackland Film Forum: “Ring” (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
Ackland Film Forum: “Ring” (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
Ring Dir. Hideo Nakata, 1998 Co-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill Introduced by Chapel Hill Film Society This small, modestly budgeted Japanese film caused an international sensation and inspired countless sequels, remakes, and rip-offs. Produced before “viral video” was a…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
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 Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Free. No ticket needed! The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and…
Curator-Led Tour of “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today”
Curator-Led Tour of “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today”
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…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
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.
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A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
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.
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Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman, English & Comparative Literature The most visually stunning film in our series this semester, The Double Life of Véronique concerns the intersecting lives of two women who are unknown to one another: a French music teacher and a Polish singer who…
Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
Ackland Film Forum: “The Double Life of Veronique” (K. Kieślowski, 1991)
The Double Life of Véronique Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1991 Introduced by Prof. Gregory Flaxman, English & Comparative Literature The most visually stunning film in our series this semester, The Double Life of Véronique concerns the intersecting lives of two women who are unknown to one another: a French music teacher and a Polish singer who…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
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 Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Free. No ticket needed! The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and…
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Step This Way” Interactive Performance
2nd Friday ArtWalk: “Step This Way” Interactive Performance
"Step This Way" is a site-specific performance featuring live music and dance by Mark Gabriel Little and Maura García. The performance takes place on and around the pARC, an interactive playful installation designed and created by The Urban Conga on the Ackland’s Terrace. Throughout the performance, elements of the composition and choreography will shift based…
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A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour 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.
2 events,
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
A Closer Look at the Ackland Collection
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.
Lecture-Demonstration with Maura García and Mark Gabriel Little
Lecture-Demonstration with Maura García and Mark Gabriel Little
Join choreographer/dancer Maura García and composer/musician Mark Gabriel Little for an interactive lecture-demonstration that extends the creative experience of their commissioned immersive performance Step This Way, which will be performed on Friday, November 10, 2023 from 7-9 p.m. during the 2nd Friday ArtWalk. On Sunday, November 12, Dancer-musician duo García and Little will return to…
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Ackland Film Forum: “The Legend of Drunken Master” (Lau Kar-leung, 1994)
Ackland Film Forum: “The Legend of Drunken Master” (Lau Kar-leung, 1994)
The Legend of Drunken Master (also known as Drunken Master II) Dir. Lau Kar-leung, 1994 Co-sponsored by Carolina Asia Center and presented at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill Introduced by Prof. Rick Warner, English & Comparative Literature, Director of Film Studies Jackie Chan, the most highly skilled…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
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 Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Free. No ticket needed! The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and…
ModernExtension’s Improv Show at The Ackland
ModernExtension’s Improv Show at The Ackland
Annually, ModernExtension, the sole dance sport club affiliated with UNC, graces the stage with its fall improv show. Each piece in this event features purely improvised movement utilizing “structures” created by company members. This year’s show will be held in The Ackland Art Museum, where the dancers will draw inspiration from the surrounding artwork in…
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Drawing in the Galleries
Drawing in the Galleries
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…
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Art Adventures (Morning Session)
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. This month’s class we will look at portraits by Kira Nam Greene & Tim Lowly, whose works are featured in The Outwin: American Portraiture Today.…
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…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
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.
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Picturing Portraiture in “The Outwin”
F.A.M. Fun in the Galleries: Picturing Portraiture in “The Outwin”
Visitors of all ages are invited to explore The Outwin: American Portraiture Today through a variety of hands-on portrait-making activities and take a self-guided tour of portraiture in the Ackland's galleries. The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and exhibition are made possible by the Virginia…
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Crafty Hour: Paired Portraits at Craftboro Brewing
Crafty Hour: Paired Portraits at Craftboro Brewing
Head to Carrboro’s Craftboro Brewing for an evening of art-inspired fun and local beer. Bring a partner for a lesson in making Paired Portraits, presented in connection with the Ackland’s current exhibition The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. You and your partner -- could be a spouse, a friend, or even a first date! -- will…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
TOUR: A Closer Look at “The Outwin”
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 Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Free. No ticket needed! The Outwin: American Portraiture Today has been organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The competition and…
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TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
TOUR: A Closer Look at the Collection
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.
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