Events
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Ackland F.A.M. Day: “Care and Concern”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSpend an art-filled afternoon at the Ackland with family-friendly events and self-guided activities inspired by our current exhibition Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art. F.A.M. (Families at the Museum) Day is a free, walk-in program for all ages; drop in all afternoon.
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Ackland Film Forum: “Dog Day Afternoon” (Sidney Lumet, 1975)
The Lumina Theater 620 Market Street, Chapel Hill, United StatesAl Pacino and John Cazale lead one of the defining crime films of the 1970s. What begins as a poorly planned Brooklyn bank robbery soon becomes a public spectacle shaped by television cameras, police theatrics, and an increasingly invested crowd. Made in the aftermath of Watergate, the film finds humor, empathy, and absurdity amid a…
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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 an Ackland educator. Free, but space is limited; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience (CLE) program. Students who attend can scan the QR code provided at the event to receive CLE credit.
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Tour: A Closer Look at “Care and Concern”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Care and Concern: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited; first come, first served. This event is part…
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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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Ackland Film Forum: “Set It Off” (F. Gary Gray, 1996)
The Lumina Theater 620 Market Street, Chapel Hill, United StatesJada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Vivica A. Fox anchor this energetic reworking of the heist film. After a series of setbacks leaves four Black women with few viable paths forward, they embark on a string of increasingly audacious bank robberies. Blending humor, suspense, and tragedy, Set It Off captures both the bonds of friendship and the…
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Tour: A Closer Look at “Continental Shift”
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions of African Art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited; first come, first served. This event is part of…
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Tour: A Closer Look at the Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesJoin Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks in the collection. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. Free, but space is limited; first come, first served. This event is part of UNC–Chapel Hill’s Campus Life Experience…