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Join us at the Ackland Art Museum for a special curator-led tour of our current special exhibitions! Peter Nisbet, deputy director for curatorial affairs, and Lauren Turner, associate curator for contemporary art, will lead guests through the galleries and share their insights into the exhibitions. In this tour, the curators of "Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions... Read More →
Welcome Back to Campus: Reception for "Against Nature" The Ackland Art Museum welcomes back faculty, students, and staff to campus with a celebration for its newest installation in the ART& space, Phaan Howng: Against Nature. In Against Nature, artist Phaan Howng positions an ornate botanical composition above wainscotting that suggests the architecture of a late... Read More →
A guided look at African textiles on view in the current special exhibition "Continental Shift: Recent Acquisitions of African Art" and the Ackland Art Museum’s African art collection gallery. Led by Dr. Victoria Rovine, UNC-CH Department of Art and Art History and Carolina Public Humanities, Millie West, UNC-CH PhD student (Department of Art and Art... Read More →
Join us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art and sketch in the galleries using... Read More →
Join us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art, browse the Museum Store, and sketch... Read More →
Join us for extended hours at the Ackland Art Museum during the Carrboro-Chapel Hill 2nd Friday ArtWalk! Each month, we stay open from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. to give visitors more time to explore. Stroll through our galleries featuring highlights from a collection of over 21,000 works of art, browse the Museum Store, and sketch... Read More →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at a small handful of artworks. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view at the Museum. This is a free, walk-in event – no RSVP required. Image credit: Cammel's Photography
In 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 Art Museum galleries. Space is limited and registration is required; email AcklandRSVP@unc.edu to register. Free for Ackland Members at the Household Level and above; $5 per child for all others.... Read More →
Join the Ackland Art Museum 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... Read More →
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