Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Coordinated by the Art Student Graduate Organization of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Art and Art History and co-sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, Department of Classics, Department of Romance Studies, and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation Join us for this day-long, interdisciplinary exploration of the interrelations between community and art-making. In... Read More →
Carolina Public Humanities is teaming up with the Ackland Art Museum to explore the ways in which Modern Arab Women are speaking out through art and literature. Celebrate female storytellers with Nadia Yaqub, professor of Asian Studies, in a lively discussion of the 2019 Man Booker International Prize-winning novel Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be... Read More →
In this special Family & Friends Sunday at the Ackland, presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Way Out West," consider the physicality of creating art featuring mountains, cliffs, and canyons. Learn about rock climbing in our courtyard with Triangle Rock Club Durham Learn how art and nature intersect and inspire at North Carolina State Parks... Read More →
Experience Way Out West after hours during the Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday ArtWalk. The Museum will stay open until 9 PM. 6-8:30 PM | Art Library Pop Up @ the Ackland View rare and unique items from the Sloane Art Library’s special collections relating to themes in Way Out West 6:00 PM | A Reader’s... Read More →
Come to the Ackland Art Museum for a lunchtime guided tour of the exhibition "Way Out West," at 1:30 PM on June 28; July 5, 18 & 24; and August 16, 21, 22, and 23. Free. "Way Out West: Celebrating the Gift of the Hugh A. McAllister Jr. Collection" marks the transformational bequest of over... Read More →
Come to the Ackland to learn about how maps served the artists of the new exhibition "Way Out West." Listen to stories about exploration chosen by Chapel Hill Public Library children’s librarians; see maps of the U.S. and meet cartography expert Renee Bosman from UNC Libraries; watch the first of three selections from PBS’ "National... Read More →
Join Ryan Dial-Stanley, a member of the Lumbee Tribe and a well-known flutist, performing artist, and educator, for a concert at the Ackland Art Museum, presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Way Out West." Dial-Stanley has traveled across the state of North Carolina presenting programs on the history and culture of the Lumbee Tribe. In... Read More →
"Way Out West: Celebrating the Gift of the Hugh A. McAllister Jr. Collection" marks the transformational bequest of over twenty examples of art related to the American West and Southwest to the Ackland Art Museum. Displayed together with artworks already in the Museum’s own permanent collection, the exhibition features nearly eighty works spanning over 150... Read More →
Hosted by Orange County Art Commission and the College of Arts & Sciences An opportunity for scholars and staff to mingle with local artists and performers Featuring local performers including Culture Mill
Artist and musician Lonnie Holley gives a concert and talk as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Dept. of American Studies
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