Calendar of Events
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| 2 events, –  An afternoon of art-inspired activities for the whole family with inspiration from our exhibition Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence featuring American art from the Terra Foundation and works from the Ackland’s collection that complement one another in imaginative ways. Craft paper dolls, a close-looking kaleidoscope, abstract crinkle art, and more. Free; no registration… –  Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks in Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 4 events, –  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… –  In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own art inspired by works in Ackland Upstairs. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others. Free – $5 – This session has been CANCELED due to low enrollment. Please register for today's morning session or join us next month! -- In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own art inspired by works in Ackland Upstairs. Space is limited; registration required. Free for Ackland Members at the Household… Free – $5 |
| 1 event, – This tour has been CANCELED. Please join us for another "Closer Look" tour held most Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays! -- Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks in Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 3 events, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks in Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. –  Join Peter Nisbet (deputy director for curatorial affairs) and Carolyn Allmendinger (interim director and director of education and interpretation) for an intimate and conversational close looking session with the Ackland's small but growing collection of American Indian art on paper, works that are light-sensitive and therefore not exhibited often. They will share insights about a selection of drawings, prints, and photographs, including… Free – Join Peter Nisbet (deputy director for curatorial affairs) and Carolyn Allmendinger (interim director and director of education and interpretation) for an intimate and conversational close looking session with the Ackland's small but growing collection of American Indian art on paper, works that are light-sensitive and therefore not exhibited often. They will share insights about a selection of drawings, prints, and photographs, including… Free | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. |
| 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 2 events, – Join the curators of Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence for a look at the exhibition’s three sections — each organized by different Ackland curators — from the perspective of the curators who didn’t curate them. This conversational tour will offer insight into a selection of the works on view as well as the… Free – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. |
| 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, –  The Ackland is pleased to host the UNC Department of Art and Art History's Bettie Allison Rand Lecture in Art History featuring guest speaker Stephanie Porras (Tulane University) on "Ivory across Empires." The talk is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Read below for additional details about the talk… | 1 event, –  Join the Ackland in celebrating the opening of Phantom Limb: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2025! A phantom limb is the sensation of a part of one’s body still being present when it has been removed. In science and philosophy, the phenomenon has been used to understand how we link the mind and… Free | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks in Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. |
| 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 0 events, | 1 event, – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks in Triple Take: Dialogues with the Terra Collection-in-Residence. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. | 2 events, –  Join the Ackland Art Museum at the UNC Science Expo, hosted by the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center! Find us at our booth for hands-on art-making activities inspired by STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) objectives. Explore the connections between creativity and science through interactive crafts! Afterward, take a short walk over to the… – Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. |