Promoting and strengthening the artistic and cultural development of Orange County, North Carolina
Join us as the Ackland takes our popular Art Adventures class online with instructor Allison Tierney! Class sessions will be limited to 15 participants*. A supply list, printable template, and Zoom meeting link will be distributed to registrants prior to the class session. To use Zoom, students will need access to an internet-connected computer, smartphone,... Read More →
Join Ackland Graduate Intern Sarah Farkas and Object Based Teaching Fellow Erin Dickey for a guided look at artwork from opposite corners of the Ackland’s collection. See how unexpected pairings can lead to exciting new insights! We will be looking at Molded Dish (istoriato crespina) with Europa and the Bull and Bhrikuti, the Female Companion... Read More →
Join the Ackland’s Object Based Teaching Fellow, Erin Dickey, for an informal conversation focused on one work of art from the Ackland’s new Close Looks digital feature. Plan to look closely and think collectively—and bring a drink of your choosing. On April 21, we’ll look at Durham artist Stacey Kirby’s Bronzed VALIDity. Registration is limited.... Read More →
Join the Ackland virtually as we spend time in the clouds! We will be highlighting Clouding: Shape and Sign in Asian Art in connection with the month-long North Carolina Science Festival! Each month, the Ackland hosts a free program for families, kids, and the young at heart featuring hands-on art activities, live performances, tours, and... Read More →
Featuring Maggie Cao (UNC Department of Art and Art History) and Elizabeth Manekin (Ackland Head of University Programs and Academic Projects) Join us for a virtual version of Art for Lunch, our interview-style talk with the Ackland’s Elizabeth Manekin to discuss how Cao’s class “Introduction to American Art” utilizes the Ackland’s collection to explore diverse... Read More →
Mike Wiley brings to life the recollections of author Tim Tyson surrounding the 1970 murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC and the events that followed. Marrow, who was black, was chased from a local store by three white men after reportedly making a crude remark to the wife of one of those men.... Read More →
Compelling, powerful, and beautiful music amplifies the angelic theme of this season’s repertoire. Encompassing a wide range of musical styles and genres, Angels Among Us illumines the stories of angels both sacred and secular. The message of the messengers is multi-faceted: hopeful, healing, watchful, compassionate, merciful, loving and revealing. For this concert, we are creating... Read More →
At 7 P.M. on December 21, NCBC will livestream our virtual choir holiday concert online like we have never done before. The entire program was prepared and made by our choir virtually this year. We will showcase selections from our Fall 2020 virtual choir program and will feature classical holiday choral pieces for our local... Read More →
Curl up with the whole family for an intimate evening of storytelling with PlayMakers legend Ray Dooley. Ray embodies Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim and a lifetime of Christmas memories in Dickens’ classic tale of redemption, charity, and love. This is a “radio drama”-style production, including the expertly-crafted Foley artistry of PlayMakers sound designer and engineer,... Read More →
Hanging Tree Guitars introduces the work of African American luthier and visual artist Freeman Vines. Vines’ sculptures are imbued with an expressive form and symbolic imagery, shaped by hand from repurposed wood sourced from the natural and built landscapes around his home in an eastern North Carolina farming community. Freeman Vines’ instruments are sculpted from... Read More →
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