121 E. Cameron Ave.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Building Number: 079
Year Built: 1985
Departments: Art
Completed in 1985, the Hanes Art Center is the central hub for Carolina’s art and art history programs. Students learn and create in the 45,000-square-foot facility’s numerous classrooms, as well as photography, printmaking, painting, and electronic media studios. The Center also houses the Joseph Curtis Sloane Art Library and the Visual Resources Library. Visitors can view exhibited artworks in the John and June Allcott Gallery, which serves a three-tiered mission: (1) to exhibit the work of professional artists, (2) to showcase faculty work, and (3) to provide exhibition opportunities for students. A faculty committee plans and manages the gallery’s exhibitions, with the help of Graduate Assistants who participate in all aspects of the gallery’s operations. The Gallery, created through a generous gift from the Allcott family, is named in honor of former Art Department Chair John Allcott and his wife, artist June Allcott.
Opened in 2013, the SAMple Gallery is a student-run alternative art space dedicated to expanding the University’s art scene. SAMple Gallery presents multidisciplinary art and ideas, offering a platform for emerging artists to exhibit their work. Emphasizing risk and experimentation in curation, SAMple Gallery takes its responsibility as a vanguard of culture seriously.
For hours of operation, visit art.unc.edu 
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