Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Galerie Pied-a-Terre is excited to present to you Small Treasures: THE MINIATURE SHOW, featuring paintings and drawings executed in miniature (7”x7” or smaller). Several of these fine North Carolina artists will be present for our opening night reception: Tony Corbitt, Jr., Julyan Davis, John Dempsey, Jr., Matthew Good, David Hewson, Christopher Holt, Charles Kapsner, Janet... Read More →
Belonging - A photographic exploration of the social disparities in the biological sciences Reception: March 13th 2020 (6:00-8:00pm) On Display: March 1st - 31st
This 2nd Friday of December, come up the Graham Street fire escape (with masks on) & join us for a Mystery Meat movie on the roof and (in small groupings, one way flow-> exit out franklin street) Slug Space and My Room together presenting: We Can Help Each Other Be Brave Jon Copes Exhibition Statement:... Read More →
NYC based artist sTo Len is the current artist in residence at LEVEL Retreat, a local residency program in Chapel Hill, NC. During his stay, sTo has collaborated with the Haw River Assembly to convert trash collected from the local watershed into a series of prints and mixed media artworks. Len created special bags for... Read More →
For this very special 2nd Friday ArtWalk, the Ackland has partnered with Melanated Wine and the Underground Collective to curate an evening of wine, food, and local art connecting with and celebrating the Museum’s current exhibition Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South. WINE & FOOD EXPERIENCE by MELANATED WINE Prepare your taste buds... Read More →
This 2nd Friday, the Ackland Art Museum joins in the opening night celebrations of Uproar, a festival of public art taking place throughout Orange County from July 14 – August 12 with sixty artists displaying work across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. The Lemonade Stand by Allison Coleman | 6-8 p.m. In the spirit of... Read More →
Narratives of climate change often place the issue as an apocalyptic threat to life on Earth, but the tragedy of the climate crisis is also an opportunity to practice anew radically different ways of living – in better relation with the environment and one another – in the here and now. Vanishing/Visible is a visual... Read More →
Join us for a lively conversation about contemporary Native American Art with artists Teri Greeves (Kiowa) and Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa), moderated by Jami Powell (Osage), Curator of Indigenous Art at Dartmouth’s Hood Museum. The talk begins at 6 p.m. and a reception for participants will follow. Registration is required — reserved your free ticket at... Read More →
Spend a summer evening making art at the Ackland’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace. Charlotte-based artist Georgie Nakima will be back at the Ackland to lead pop-up art-making sessions inspired by her pen and watercolor portraits, as well as her installation Pantheress, on view through July in the Ackland’s ART& space. At 6,... Read More →
Spend a summer evening making art at the Ackland’s 2nd Friday ArtWalk: Twilights on the Terrace. Relax on the Ackland’s front Terrace with a drop-in project inspired by Philip Taaffe’s painting Granada, making geometric wax-resist watercolors – free, all ages, and all materials provided. Taaffe’s painting is featured in our current exhibition Arranged: Recent Acquisitions... Read More →
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