Art Adventures (Morning Session)

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

In this art-inspired, hands-on art-making class for six- to nine-year-olds, participants will create their own masterpieces inspired by works of art at the Ackland. Classes are led by instructor Allison Tierney.   Cost: $5; Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above. Register below. Each session limited to ten participants.

Free – $5

Tour: Friday Favorites

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we’ll look at a selection of our guide’s favorite works on view. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.

Free

Tour: Thematic Thursday

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Thursday afternoons, we’ll look at a handful of objects that are linked by one theme. Today's tour will include works in our current exhibition Good Object / Bad Object. Find the full schedule of tours and…

Free

Tour: One Work Wednesday

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Wednesday afternoons, we'll look in-depth at a single work of art.  Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.  

Free
“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Experience a three day sound installation by composer and UNC composition professor Lee Weisert. Weisert's Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing will be on view in the Ackland's ART& space February 10-12, 2023 in connection with Good Object / Bad Object. In this new exhibition, the Ackland examines how contemporary sculpture might employ unexpected placement, language, reflectivity, accumulation, and other strategies…

“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Experience a three day sound installation by composer and UNC composition professor Lee Weisert. Weisert's Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing will be on view in the Ackland's ART& space February 10-12, 2023 in connection with Good Object / Bad Object. In this new exhibition, the Ackland examines how contemporary sculpture might employ unexpected placement, language, reflectivity, accumulation, and other strategies…

“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

“Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing” by Lee Weisert

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Experience a three day sound installation by composer and UNC composition professor Lee Weisert. Weisert's Both Man and Beast and the Creeping Thing will be on view in the Ackland's ART& space February 10-12, 2023 in connection with Good Object / Bad Object. In this new exhibition, the Ackland examines how contemporary sculpture might employ unexpected placement, language, reflectivity, accumulation, and other strategies…

2nd Friday ArtWalk

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for this month's 2nd Friday ArtWalk evening hours as we explore two new exhibitions at the Ackland: Good Object / Bad Object and Laurel Nakadate: Ten Performances from 365 Days: A Catalogue of Tears. The evening will feature: - the debut of a three-day sound installation by Lee Weisert, Both Man and Beast…

Tour: Friday Favorites

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Friday afternoons, we’ll look at a selection of our guide’s favorite works on view. Today's tour will include works in our current exhibition Good Object / Bad Object. Find the full schedule of tours and topics…

Free

Tour: Thematic Thursday

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Participate in a 30-minute guided conversational tour as we look closely at works on view at the Ackland. On Thursday afternoons, we’ll look at a handful of objects that are linked by one theme. Find the full schedule of tours and topics here. Register for a free ticket to the tour below.

Free