August 11, 2011 - December 31, 2016 - In this beautifully designed exhibition, the Ackland presents a powerful and stimulating selection of over 260 works from its extensive permanent collection. A sequence of five galleries showcases The Western Tradition, from the Ancient Mediterranean world to twentieth-century European and American art. The Museum’s significant holdings of Asian art are ...

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June 22 - February 5, 2017 - A series of three small-scale exhibitions using works from the Ackland’s permanent collection, Politics As Usual examines ways in which artists engage with the power structures of their times. Whether their stance is documentary, activist, or revisionist, the artists included demonstrate that concerns of the political have long been, and continue t...

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June 24 -  September 11, 2016 - This exhibition of 42 works traces the distinguished career of photographer Burk Uzzle and his observation of American society, from the turbulent politics and countercultural revolution of the 1960s to the present. All About America represents five decades of photographs by this North Carolina native, from iconic photos of Martin Luther Kin...

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19 August 2016 - 8 January 2017 - This exhibition  is an innovative project centered on art and community. A dedicated section of the Ackland Art Museum, ART& will enable community gatherings and a wide range of art-centered activities, from film screenings and performances to talks and hands-on art making. The flexible ART& space will be available for visitors make the mus...

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September 23, 2016 - January 8, 2017 - For the exhibition, five contemporary artists working across a variety of media have been commissioned to “complete” original eighteenth and nineteenth century Japanese prints, with each encounter producing thought-provoking, visually engaging artwork. ​Extended Remix presents the results of an experiment in filling these ga...

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January 27, 2017 - April 9, 2017 - Organized by the Ackland Art Museum, the exhibition is a groundbreaking retrospective of a passionately inspired and little-understood figure in twentieth-century American art. The first solo exhibition of Ronald Lockett’s art, Fever Within emphasizes the powerful themes the artist explored over the course of his career through about 50 of hi...

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