Art
For more information about a particular course, including the time, location, and cost, contact the person or department listed after the description for that course. All activities are held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, unless otherwise noted.
Art and Literature in the Galleries: The Lost Garden
Jun 18
This discussion makes connections between the book The Lost Garden, by Helen Humphreys, and works in the Ackland Art Museum’s summer exhibition, “In and Around the Garden.” The discussion is co-facilitated by Leslie Balkany, Ackland educator, and
Ken Moore, assistant director emeritus of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. CEUs are available for teachers.
Contact Leslie Balkany, Ackland Art Museum, 919-962-3342.
Art and Literature in the Galleries: Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets
Jul 16
This discussion makes connections between the book Sound of Water, by Matsuo Basho and others, and works in the Ackland Art Museum’s summer exhibition, “In and Around the Garden.” The discussion is co-facilitated by Leslie Balkany, Ackland educator, and Inger Brodey, assistant professor of English and comparative literature. CEUs are available for teachers.
Contact Leslie Balkany, Ackland Art Museum, 919-962-3342.
Botanical Illustration: Composition
Jul 22–Aug 12 (Tuesdays)
Attendance: 15
Using pencil, markers, and paper, students learn how to establish a focal point, use black and white values, create interesting positive and negative spaces, and begin to learn to successfully critique their own work.
Contact the North Carolina Botanical Garden, 919-962-0522 or ncbg@unc.edu.
Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America
Jul 23
Attendance: 30
This tour and gallery talk given by the University Library’s Latin American Resources Librarian Teresa Chapa focuses on book arts from Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba.
Contact Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, 919-962-4207 or visit the program site.
Art and Literature in the Galleries: Dandelion Wine
Aug 20
This discussion makes connections between the book Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury, and works in the Ackland Art Museum’s summer exhibition, “In and Around the Garden.” The discussion is co-facilitated by Leslie Balkany, Ackland educator, and Brian Sturm, associate professor in the School of Information and Library Science. CEUs are available for teachers.
Contact Leslie Balkany, Ackland Art Museum, 919-962-3342.
Talk Celebrating “Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America”
Aug 27
Attendance: 100
This talk celebrates the exhibit “Hecho a Mano: Book Arts of Latin America.”
Contact Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, 919-962-4207 or visit the program site.