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January 2020
EXHIBITION TEMPORARILY CLOSED: 2020 Carolina Global Photography Exhibition
View photography from around the world in this exhibition featuring work by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni, faculty, staff and students.
Find out more »Toriawase: A Special Installation of Modern Japannese Art and Ceramics
Toriawase is a Japanese concept that loosely means to choose and combine objects with exquisite care. This special installation approaches the combination of modern art and ceramics in this spirit, aiming less for a historical or scholarly approach and more for an intuitive, experiential orchestration of relationships and correspondences. Modern and contemporary Japanese painting and sculpture are not often displayed or considered alongside ceramics of the same period. The exhibition draws on the Ackland’s holdings, as well as three major private…
Find out more »May 2020
Virtual Family and Friends Sunday: Kusama
Explore the world of Yayoi Kusama with a storytime, polka-dot crafts, and a closer look at her works on display at the Ackland for our first Virtual Family & Friends Sunday! 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 more. Although the museum’s doors are closed for our community’s safety, you can still explore the art virtually! A mix of D.I.Y. and live interactive…
Find out more »June 2020
Intergalactic Soulstice: Jeghetto Performs ‘5P1N0K10’
Join the Ackland for a very special virtual performance of 5P1N0K10 (SPINOKIO), a Hip Hopera created and performed by Jeghetto and co-written by Pierce Freelon, founder of Blackspace and Beat Making Lab, in reference to the Ackland’s site-specific installation by Intergalactic Soul, Project LHAXX. Jeghetto’s Afrofuturistic puppet show is set in a post-apocalyptic future with an original score by hip hop producer Hir-O. This show is suitable for audiences 10 and up. 3:30- 4:00 p.m. 5P1N0K10 (SPINOKIO) performance 4:00–4:30 p.m. Q &…
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