Events
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Semester Revue: Student Research and Responses to the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesEach semester, the Ackland Art Museum works with thousands of UNC-Chapel Hill students through courses and internships. The 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. Free public program; no registration required.…
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Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin 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…
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Art Adventures (Morning Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in the Ackland galleries. Space is limited; registration required below. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
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Art Adventures (Afternoon Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesIn this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own artwork inspired by the art on view in the Ackland galleries. Space is limited; registration required below. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.
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2nd Friday ArtWalk: Extended Museum Hours
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art and sketch in the galleries using…
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Tour: Curator’s Tour of “Laughing Matters”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA guided look at Laughing Matters: Social Satire from an Unruly Age with exhibition curator Dana Cowen, Sheldon Peck curator for European and American art before 1950. Free, but space is limited; registration required below. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code…
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Tour: A Closer Look at One Work of Art
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesLook closely and carefully at a single work of art, guided by Lilly Rodriguez, head of interpretive resources. Today’s tour will focus on Fragment of a Funeral Urn (Lekythos) with Leave-Taking Scene (76.24.1). Free, but space is limited to 20 participants; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience…