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Art Adventures (PM Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt Adventures Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. 9 Feb 2019 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM (PM Session) Ink Blowing Art inspired by The…
Drawing for Tweens (PM 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…
Family and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain–Inside and Out!
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesFamily and Friends Sunday: The Beautiful Brain--Inside and Out! Sunday, 24 February 2019 | 2-5 PM Art lovers of all ages are invited to join us for a special Family and Friends Sunday inspired by the Ackland's current exhibition The Beautiful Brain. The afternoon will feature a matinee screening of Disney's Inside Out (2015) and…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe second Saturday of every month, Amanda 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.
Art Adventures (AM Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt Adventures Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. 9 Mar 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AM Session) Found-Object Sculpture inspired by…
Drawing for Tweens (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 Adventures (PM Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt Adventures Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. 9 Mar 2019 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (PM Session) Found-Object Sculpture inspired by…
UNC Science Expo
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesVisit the Ackland’s booth at the UNC Science Expo at Morehead Planetarium to sketch neurons based on the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern neuroscience featured in the exhibition The Beautiful Brain. Build a working model of a neuron to demonstrate the neuron doctrine. Food trucks and many other activities on…
Drawing in the Galleries
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe second Saturday of every month, Amanda 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.
Art Adventures (AM Session)
Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesArt Adventures Designed for 6- to 9-year-olds, Art Adventures sessions provide kids with a guided view of art in the Ackland’s galleries, followed by the opportunity to create take-home treasures in an adjacent art studio using newly-learned art-making techniques. Materials are provided. 13 April 2019 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (AM Session) Cost Free for Ackland Members…