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Events
Guided Tour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesTour: Explore the Ackland’s Collection Meet in the lobby for a 30-minute, guided tour of the Ackland Art Museum's collection. Free. No reservation needed.
A Farewell to Step Right Up!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA Farewell to Step Right Up! Wednesday, Sept 4 | 3:30-5 PM Join us on the terrace as the Ackland says a fond farewell to Chapel Hill-based artist Patrick Dougherty's Step Right Up stickwork sculptures. On display since October 2017, the large-scale piece—comprised of five individual stickwork sculptures—was constructed entirely of tree saplings. In creating…
Department of Art and Art History Graduate Symposium
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt and Art History Graduate Symposium FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Coordinated by the Art Student Graduate Organization and co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, Department of Classics, Department of Romance Studies, and The Graduate and Professional Student Federation. Community: Public, Private, Patron, & Spectator Join us for this day-long, interdisciplinary…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAmanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. For all sessions, bring paper and dry media (crayon, pencils, etc.). All levels are welcome. Free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAmanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. For all sessions, bring paper and dry media (crayon, pencils, etc.). All levels are welcome. Free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.
Drawing for Tweens – October AM Session
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis program invites 10- to 13-year-olds to look at selected works in the Ackland’s galleries and identify techniques that the artists used to make them. Gallery teachers demonstrate and teach participants technical skills, which they can then apply to their own artistic creations. A mix of drawing from works on display and creating one’s own…
Art for Lunch: What is “African” about “African Art”?
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesWednesday, 30 October 2019 | 12:20 PM Art for Lunch: What is "African" about "African Art"? Featuring Amanda Maples (UNC Art History; NCMA) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for an interview-style talk with the Ackland's Elizabeth Manekin and the NCMA's Curator of African Art and UNC…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAmanda Hughes leads participants in a creative exploration of a particular object in the Ackland’s collection. For all sessions, bring paper and dry media (crayon, pencils, etc.). All levels are welcome. Free and open to the public. No reservation is necessary.
MEDIUM Workshop with Jonah Bokaer
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesCarolina Performing Arts Mellon DisTIL (Discovery Through Iterative Learning) Fellow, Tunisian-American dancer and choreographer Jonah Bokaer will be on campus next week and is hosting a free workshop for the UNC community. This is a movement-based workshops broadly focused on identity exploration and introducing mind+body awareness into academic spaces. Date and Time: Friday, November 15th from 3-5 PM…
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SOLD OUT A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States16 Nov 2019 |10 a.m. - 5 p.m. A Day with Jonah Bokaer Choreography Free, RSVP requested for performance of Odalisques. Experience the Ackland Art Museum’s current exhibition She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World through the lens of world-renowned choreographer, dancer, and Carolina Performing Arts/Mellon Foundation Discovery through Iterative Learning…