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Ackland Art Museum

Eighth Arts Everywhere Day serves as catalyst for yearlong creativity

By Eliza Benbow | April 16

Students, staff and faculty celebrated creativity on Friday at the eighth annual Arts Everywhere Day, which connected students with artistic groups and ...

Local art scene chimes in on complex relationship between art and AI

By Marisa Rosa | April 14

'Past Forward: Native American Art': Ackland exhibit displays centuries of Indigenous art

By Laney Currin | March 26

Ackland Art Museum and queer cinema class host movie screening

By Kaitlyn Church | March 5

The Ackland Art Museum is located on the edge of the University of North Carolina at 101 S. Columbia St. The museum has more than 17,000 works of art in its collection from European masterworks to modern photography. All work is available for students and community members to view.

Other exhibits include European masterworks, twentieth-century and contemporary art, African art and North Carolina pottery. There are between 10 and 12 changing exhibits every year. Originally built in 1958, the building has undergone two major renovations but remains in its original building.

In addition to exhibits, the Ackland hosts some educational programs such as Art & Literature in the Galleries and drawing classes in the museum. Admission is free. Visit the museum website at ackland.org for more information.

Ackland Art Museum in process of acquiring 'anti-Putin' works

By Claire Harutunian | February 28

Peter Nisbet, the deputy director for curatorial affairs at the Ackland, said in an email that the museum’s monthly meeting included a spirited discussion ...

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Ackland, like museums globally, works through art repatriation

By Satchel Walton | February 20

In January, the Ackland Art Museum held a ceremony to return a painting to the heirs of a Jewish lawyer whose collection was seized and auctioned off ...

Visual artists reflect on a year of creativity and community

By Kathryn Bragg | December 4

From private galleries to public arts projects, 2023 has been full of visual arts innovation and highlighting local artists in the Triangle.

Dance company to draw inspiration from art at Ackland improv show

By Laney Currin | November 15

On Friday, student-run Modernextension Dance Company is performing an improvisation show at the Ackland Art Museum.

Outwin exhibit displays portraits in Ackland

By Madison Gagnon | November 13

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, presented by the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian, features portraits from a variety of styles ...

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Creativity from the shadows: Acktoberfest blends art, poetry and spoken word

By Preethika Ratnam | October 17

The Ackland Museum of Art's second annual Acktoberfest took place on Friday, Oct. 13 as part of their monthly second Friday art walks.

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Ackland unveils art exhibition on the side of Craige Parking Deck

By Maeson Wagner | October 1

Craige Parking Deck has become home to one of the Ackland Art Museum’s ongoing exhibitions by artist Amalia Pica. She used aluminum elements and paint ...

Ackland Art Museum brings music to the galleries through interactive event

By Satchel Walton | September 20

Through a collaboration with the UNC Music Department's Baroque Ensemble, the Ackland Art Museum blended music and art to create an event that transported ...

Art and movies meet through Ackland Film Forum

By Carly Breland | September 20

This year, the forum is focusing on films from the nineties, with the next screening being Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" on Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ...

'Feels like magic': Georgie Nakima displays Afrofuturistic mural at The Ackland

By Mila Mascenik | August 27

Charlotte artist Georgie Nakima's exhibit "Pantheress" is on view at the Ackland Art Museum through July 21, 2024. The installation honors the Black Panther ...

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'Something for everyone': A guide to art galleries in the Triangle

By Kaitlyn Church | August 23

The Triangle offers a variety of galleries, from basements to museums, for the exploration of local and global visual art.

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New Ackland exhibit to explore art from the American South

By Eileen Foster | April 17

Starting this Friday, visitors attending the Ackland Art Museum can view the new exhibit “Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South.”

Meet Grace White, paper conservator at Ackland Art Museum

By Zoe Sinclair | April 11

Grace White, the paper conservator at Ackland Art Museum, spends her days repairing damages on works of art like drawings, watercolors and prints. She ...

Ackland Art Museum to unveil new Japanese art collection Friday

By Brianna Atkinson | March 27

The Ackland Art Museum holds the largest Asian art collection in the Southeastern part of the United States, which is set to become even larger soon. ...

Ackland Art Museum launches new website for Peck Collection

By Maeson Wagner | March 8

The Ackland continues to explore opportunities through its Peck Collection website, which hosts a growing body of scholarly work dedicated mostly to 134 ...

Ackland Art Museum to feature Dutch artist Rembrandt in new exhibit

By Emi Maerz | September 18

Community members will soon be able to see drawings of renowned Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn right on UNC's campus. Beginning Sept. 23, visitors ...