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Column: What to do on the weekends in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas

By Kelli Rainer | June 30

As a first-year student, it can be difficult to occupy your weekends since you won’t be very familiar with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area yet. Here are ...

UNC MFA candidates find global implications in personal stories for Ackland exhibit

By Sophia Ramirez | April 15

In media ranging from pencil and oil on canvas to fluorescent light and projected video, the selected works of the students illustrate that, in the words ...

Zooming in: Ackland student guides program engages audiences with art

By Sophia Ramirez | April 6

With a piece of sarcophagus, a pocket watch, and a portrait of an unidentified sex worker called “Peaches,” a student tour guide at the Ackland can ...

UNC arts organizations find ways to maintain connection throughout COVID-19 pandemic

By Elizabeth Egan | March 9

While in-person theater performances have been on hold due to COVID-19, arts groups across campus have figured out how to manage a largely virtual performing ...

Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture discuss intersection of art, liberation and social justice

By Casey Meisel | February 10

This was the first visiting lecture of the semester and the Department of Art and Art History plan to host more throughout the year. Enriched in history, ...

Interactive murals bring the Raleigh community together during the pandemic

By Gabi Allen | February 4

“I think in general, community produced projects have been on the rise,” Michelle Fikrig, a graduate student studying art and art history, said. “Chalk ...

Ackland Art Museum set to reopen at the end of January

By Mika Travis | January 19

With the Ackland Art Museum reopening on Jan. 27, visitors will soon be able to see works in-person such as "holding space for nobility," a memorial to ...

‘A place of solace’: Arts in 2020 helped UNC, Chapel Hill communities cope and connect

By Lily Chubb | December 6

Although 2020 has presented many challenges, several UNC arts community members feel that the changes imposed by the pandemic have increased connectivity ...

Ackland opens exhibit featuring commissioned painting in honor of Breonna Taylor

By Avery Baker | November 2

"Holding Space for Nobility: A Memorial for Breonna Taylor," created by multimedia artist Shanequa Gay, is on display virtually at the Ackland Art Museum. ...

Ackland receives grant for LGBTQ+ community reading, drag storytime

By Chloe Joseph | October 5

The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read at the Ackland Art Museum will highlight LGBTQ+ perspectives in their virtual community reading programs ...

Ackland Art Museum holds first virtual Friends and Family Sunday program

By Sara Raja | June 1

The Ackland Art Museum closed its doors to in-person visitors in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This weekend, the Ackland held its first Virtual ...

Female Arab and Iranian directors step into the spotlight at the Ackland Film Forum

By Elizabeth Wheless | November 11

"She Who Tells a Story" is all about showcasing the experiences of Arab and Iranian women.

Ackland displays Rembrandt drawings to commemorate his death

By Sarah Campbell | October 1

A number of Rembrandt’s drawings will be on display at the Ackland Art Museum during October, following the 350th anniversary of his death. This famous ...

Introducing Ackland’s Intergalactic and Afrofuturistic Exhibit: Project LHAXX

By Aditya Surana | September 26

Ambiguity, identity crisis and uncertainty lie at the crux of the new exhibit at the Ackland Art Museum, a futuristic representation of the Black experience ...

Kirby's "Department of Reflection" tackles political shortcomings

By Jamie Cummings | April 16

Art and social issues collide in an art exhibit that is anything but subtle.

Discover the art from the Nobel Prize winning scientist who discovered neurons

By Macy Meyer | January 23

Ackland Art Museum has an exciting new advancement — it now includes the most rare and pioneering works in the entire field of neuroscience.

From MoMa to Ackland, Dalí makes a debut in Chapel Hill

By Macy Meyer | January 20

A donor has lent a Dalí piece to the Ackland Art Museum, adding to its modern collection since the museum began renovations in 2018.

Stolen 10th century sculpture repatriated to India after years at the Ackland

By Maeve Sheehey | October 16

The Ackland Art Museum has housed a 10th century stature from India that was stolen. But it's going back to its home country after guidelines have outlined ...

Here's why there's a giant red ball rolling around campus

By Sara Pequeño | September 19

The Ackland Art Museum is celebrating its 60th birthday with an interactive exhibit around campus and a private opening of their new exhibit, “Birthday ...

Ackland takes the stress out of Mondays with Yoga in the Galleries

By Allie Todd | August 30

Soak in the art and history at the Ackland Museum with a quiet and mindful yoga class among the galleries.