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On Air Today: Ackland Presents Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024

Posted by Andrew Stuckey | Apr 16, 2024 | On Air Today (PM)

Associate Curator for Contemporary Art and Special Projects at the Ackland Art Museum Lauren Turner and UNC-Chapel Hill 2024 MFA Graduates in Studio Art Mark Anthony Brown Jr. and Matthew Troyer joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Tuesday, April 16. They discussed Thursday’s Opening Reception: Selected Works by the MFA Class of 2024. Brown and Troyer discussed their work and what it means to have it shown in museums like the Ackland. They also discussed the work of two other MFA graduates also showing at the reception, and more.

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‘Identifying A Place’: Artist Behind New Mural at UNC Shares Inspiration, Installation Process

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 25, 2023 | Arts, Instagram, UNC

If you’ve driven by the Craige Parking Deck on Manning Drive recently, you might have noticed the...

On Air Today: Amalia Pica of “Drawn to Explain”

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Sep 20, 2023 | On Air Today (PM), Sponsored

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Ackland Art Museum Reopens, Showcases Breonna Taylor Exhibit

Posted by Elle Kehres | Jan 28, 2021 | Arts, News Around Town

After 10 months of closed doors and strictly virtual programming, on Wednesday, the Ackland Art Museum reopened to the public with newly implemented safety measures.

Paintings Worth $12.1 Million Donated to the Ackland Art Museum

Posted by Elle Kehres | Jul 21, 2020 | Arts, UNC

Three paintings valued at $12.1 million dollars have been donated to the Ackland Art...

The Ackland Film Forum Highlights Female Filmmakers from the 1990s to the Present

Posted by Jack Creasy | Oct 8, 2018 | Town Square

The Ackland Film Forum returned to the Varsity Theatre on September 25 with its fall 2018 series...

Ackland Art Museum Celebrates 60th Birthday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Sep 20, 2018 | UNC

The Ackland Art Museum is turning 60 years old Thursday. The museum is starting a yearlong...

September 19, 2018: #RedBallProject

Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 20, 2018 | On Air Today, Town Square

A traveling artistic installation called the “RedBall Project” is coming to Chapel Hill this week and next, part of the Ackland Art Museum’s 60th anniversary celebration. Artist Kurt Perschke joined Aaron on the air, along with the Ackland’s Lauren Turner and Chapel Hill Public Library director Susan Brown.

One Week: Exploring Our ‘Hometowns’

Posted by Taylor Andorfer | Jun 4, 2018 | Town Square

Exploring our ‘hometowns’ is an activity that has been continually present in my life...

UNC’s Ackland Art Museum Hosting “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today”

Posted by Staff | Jun 1, 2018 | Town Square

The Ackland Art Museum on North Carolina’s campus will host “The Outwin: American...

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