Ackland Upstairs Fall 2024

August 21, 2024 - October 13, 2024

Located on the second floor, Ackland Upstairs is a dynamic space, with art changing every eight weeks during the academic year. The Ackland staff collaborates with UNC-Chapel Hill faculty to create installations that support their courses, drawing from the thousands of artworks stored in the Museum’s vaults. As a result, there is always something new on view Upstairs, and always a new context in which to consider it. For faculty and students, Ackland Upstairs is an extension of their classroom. For all Ackland visitors, it offers a glimpse into the courses taught on campus and a window into the Museum’s extensive holdings.

 

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Fall 2024 Course Checklists

Professional Writing in the Arts
Professor Candace Epps-Robertson
Sam Gilliam, American, 1933-2022, Fire, 1972, lithopgraph on rice paper, 24 x 16 1/8 in. (61 x 41 cm). Ackland Fund, 72.45.1. © 1972 Sam Gilliam. Click on image to see uncropped.
On Becoming a Pharmacist
Professor Mary McClurg
vanessa german, American, born 1976, cup runneth, 2023, the artist’s braid dangling from rose Quartz and jade tree, beads, rhinestones, beaded glass trim, punch cups, Astro turf, mirror, wood, heart, Soul stamp, the edge of hope, 43 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (110.5 × 67.3 × 49.5 cm). Charles and Isabel Eaton Trust, 2024.22. © 2024 vanessa german. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York. Click on image to see uncropped.
The German Idea of War
Professor Richard Langston
Franz Marc, German, 1880-1916, Tiger, 1912, woodcut, sheet: 11 7/8 × 16 1/2 in. (30.2 × 41.9 cm). Gift of Charles E. Kistler, Andrew M. Kistler II, and Mary K. Stahl, 60.16.45. Click on image to see uncropped.
Narrative Painting
Professor Lien Truong
Unidentified artist, Indian, Punjab Hills, Kangra, Valmiki’s Narration, page from the Aranya Kanda, 3rd Book of the Ramayana, verses 19-34, c. 1830-40, opaque watercolor, 10 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (27.7 x 36.5 cm). Gift of Clara T. and Gilbert J. Yager, 83.25.4. Click on image to see uncropped.
History and Practice of American Studies
Professor Michelle Robinson
Virgil Ortiz, American, Cochiti Pueblo, born 1969, Shu-Hah Healer, 2023, high-fire ceramic and glazes, 23 x 10 1/2 x 10 in. (584. x 26.7 x 25.4 cm). Gift of Richard Pardue to honor Lauren Turner, 2023.39. © 2022 Virgil Ortiz. Click on image to see uncropped.
Dark Room Photography I
Professor Mark Anthony Brown, Jr.
Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938, Half Car at Strip Mall, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1967, gelatin silver print, image: 17 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (45.4 × 30.3 cm), sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.7 cm). Gift of Charles Weinraub and Emily Kass, 2008.3.40. © Burk Uzzle. Click on image to see uncropped.

vanessa german, American, born 1976, cup runneth, 2023, the artist’s braid dangling from rose Quartz and jade tree, beads, rhinestones, beaded glass trim, punch cups, Astro turf, mirror, wood, heart, Soul stamp, the edge of hope, 43 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (110.5 × 67.3 × 49.5 cm). Charles and Isabel Eaton Trust, 2024.22. © 2024 vanessa german. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York.