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Dr. Banu Gökarıksel presents at the ReOrienting the Veil conference that took place February 22-23rd in the FedEx Global Center.

'ReOrienting the Veil' conference focuses on in?uence of Muslim veil

By Lauren Clark | February 24

Professors from colleges nationwide spoke this weekend about the Muslim veil’s far-reaching influences on religion, art and fashion.

George Jenne, MFA Exhibtion "Your Turn to Burn."

Fine arts students present work in solo exhibitions

By Sarah Ang | February 10

For the first time, the University’s graduating Master of Fine Arts students will present their work in solo exhibitions — an eight-week series titled ...

Elias Bowles grabs a button from Gregory Sale's interactive "Love for Love" piece, at the More Love exhibition opening at the Ackland Museum.

Ackland Art Museum debuts new exhibition 'More Love'

By Sarah Ang | January 31

Curators hope visitors will fall in love with the Ackland Art Museum’s newest exhibit.

Ackland Art Museum installation "Cryoacoustic Orb" imitates noises from nature

By Madeline Hurley | January 21

Of all the noises in nature, the sound of ice melting is not the first that comes to mind. “Cryoacoustic Orb” at the Ackland Art Museum explored that ...

Ackland to feature new exhibition themes this spring

By Samantha Sabin | January 8

Visitors to the Ackland Art Museum are no longer transported to Japan, but to the post-1990s contemporary art and multimedia scene.

Children create Japanese crafts at the Ackland Art Museum in celebration of Bunka-no-hi (Culture Day) in Japan.

Ackland celebrates Japanese holiday

By Gabriella Cirelli | November 5

Patterned origami cranes covered the tops of white tablecloths at the Ackland Art Museum on Saturday, with many small hands folding more.

“Catch and Release” exhibit assembles seafood-related works

By Mary Feddeman | October 31

A new UNC scholarship is bringing museums across the Triangle closer together.

Ackland to feature controversial lithographs

By Samantha Sabin | October 25

When it was first published in Moscow in 1914, Natalia Goncharova’s work struck critics as the visual equivalent to Igor Stravinsky’s contentious ...

Keynote speaker Richard Tarusken (UC Berkeley) details the history of reaction to Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

'Rite of Spring at 100' conference to explore bookish side of ballet

By Madeline Hurley | October 25

More than two years in the works, Carolina Performing Arts’ centennial celebration of Igor Stravinsky’s famed ballet “The Rite of Spring” is now ...

Japanese market to join Ackland Art Museum exhibit

By Sierra Wingate-Bey | October 15

The Ackland Museum Store has brought the bustling marketplaces of Tokyo to Chapel Hill.

Rare photos of Japanese internment camps on display at the Ackland

By Samantha Sabin | October 9

Three years ago, a UNC law professor came across something he never knew existed: color photographs of Japanese-American internment camps.

Ackland Film Forum screens ?rst ?lm miniseries

By Kirsten Ballard | September 12

This year’s Ackland Film Forum aims to connect art and cinema to cultivate global dialogue.

Urban Sketchers come to Ackland Art Museum

By Caroline Pate | August 26

A trip to the Ackland Museum Store is like a trip around the world. The store is showcasing works by Urban Sketchers, a collective of artists who draw ...

Ackland shows art from Japan

By Caroline Pate | August 22

For the next few months, a visit to the Ackland Art Museum will take spectators further east than Chapel Hill.

Ackland Art Museum displays work of eight Masters of Fine Arts students

By Caroline Pate | April 16

While finals for UNC undergraduates are still just around the corner, eight graduating Masters of Fine Arts students now have their final work on display. ...

Alumnus’ $10 million donation to be split between Ackland Art Museum, School of Medicine

By Nicole Comparato | April 12

With a $10 million donation to the University made official Thursday, Dr. Hugh A. McAllister Jr. provided not only a boost to two campus institutions, ...

Barbara Gentleson, the digital archivist at the Ackland, observes Thorton Dial's art at the opening reception of "Thoughts on Paper," which includes some of Dial's early drawings from 1990 and 1991. Dial was also present at the open reception.

Mixed-media artist Thornton Dial's drawings on display at Ackland Art Museum

By Caroline Pate | March 29

Dial, previously known for his mixed-media sculptures, produced a collection of drawings between 1990 and 1991. These drawings make up one of the Ackland ...

UNC doctoral student curates the work of black and female artists in Ackland’s ‘Piece by Piece’ exhibit

By Janna Jung-Irrgang | March 29

The fruits of Kimberly Kutz’s seven-plus months of labor will open today. “Piece by Piece: Quilts, Collages, and Constructions” — one of the Ackland ...

Ackland Art Museum opens "Chords of Memory"

By Caroline Pate | March 12

“Chords of Memory” which opened March 9 and runs until May 13, will showcase lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton, a regionalist American artist whose ...

Ackland Art Museum features one-act plays based on artwork

By Mary Stevens | February 23

Tonight in the Ackland Art Museum’s galleries, actors will perform a series of one-act plays inspired by the museum’s artwork.