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Artist Talk: Alison Elizabeth Taylor
Artist Talk: Alison Elizabeth Taylor
Join us as we welcome Outwin first-prize-winning artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor to the Ackland for an artist talk about her fascinating body of work, which uses a technique she describes as “marquetry hybrid” and can be seen in her prize-winning portrait titled Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, Morning (2020) (right). Alison Elizabeth Taylor depicted…
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Student Edition!
2nd Friday ArtWalk: Student Edition!
Stop by the Ackland for January's 2nd Friday ArtWalk to learn about the Museum's resources and student membership program! We will have a crafting activity with materials to respond to Stuart Robertson's Self-Portrait of the Artist, which is on view in the special exhibition, The Outwin: American Portraiture Today closing on January 21! By looking close at this…
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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)
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. This month’s class we will look at a portrait by Khánh H. Lê whose work is featured in The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. The…
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 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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WAITLIST ONLY: Defining a “We”: Parsing the Potentialities of Poetry and Portraiture
WAITLIST ONLY: Defining a “We”: Parsing the Potentialities of Poetry and Portraiture
This program is now FULL. To be added to our WAITLIST, please email acklandRSVP@unc.edu! -- Join us for a special ekphrastic poetry and portraiture discourse event curated by Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Cortland Gilliam and inspired by The Outwin: American Portraiture Today. Hear readings of ekphrastic poems written in response to The Outwin, as well…
Last Look Tour for “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today”
Last Look Tour for “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today”
Join Lauren Turner, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art and Special Projects, for a final tour of The Outwin: American Portraiture Today on the closing afternoon of the exhibition. 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 Outwin Boochever Portrait…
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A Closer Look at the Collection
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 Collection
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 Collection
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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A Closer Look at the Collection
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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