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Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit. Visit https://events.ackland.org/events/ for more details on all... Read More →
Join Peter Nisbet (Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs) and Carolyn Allmendinger (Interim Director and Director of Education and Interpretation) for an intimate and conversational close looking session with the Ackland’s small but growing collection of American Indian art on paper, works that are light-sensitive and therefore not exhibited often. They will share insights about a... Read More →
A pop-up print and music expo exploring poster archives and artist-printed books from UNC’s Southern Folklife Collection and the Sloane Art Library, with live music by Tacoma Park (2 p.m.) and DJs Misty Touch and Karina S. (3 p.m.). Presented in connection with Dürer to Matisse: 400 Years of European Prints. Free; no registration required.... Read More →
Head to the Ackland Art Museum this Family Weekend for an interactive, thematic tour led by a Carolina student! Ackland Student Guides craft and deliver lively conversational tours of the collection based on themes they’ve chosen, from tragic love stories to copycats in art. After the tour, stick around to explore the incredible collection, as... Read More →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit. Visit https://events.ackland.org/events/ for more details on all... Read More →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at three works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view from the Ackland’s collection. UNC-Chapel Hill students who attend may scan the QR code to apply for CLE credit. Visit https://events.ackland.org/events/ for more details on all... 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 →
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 →
Join Ackland educators for a lively half-hour look at two works of art. These engaging conversational tours offer a closer look at and new perspectives on works on view in A Product of Its Environment: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. Free, no RSVP required. Image: Molly English, American, born 1993, Bluebell Lovespell,... 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 →
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