The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) is pleased to call alumni artists and faculty/staff of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University for the seventh juried faculty, staff, and alumni show. We encourage innovative and progressive works that utilize a diversity of art forms and media. There is no theme for the 2024 show, […]
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to again participate in the annual Festival of the Cranes weekend! The Friends of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association’s annual Festival of the Cranes in Decatur, Alabama will take place January 12-14. ACA will be open with special weekend hours: Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14 […]
The Alabama Center for the Arts’ annual Youth Art Month celebration will kick off on Monday, March 4. The Annual Showcase of Young Talent features 126 pieces of art from over 120 students. The artwork is divided into Early Elementary, Elementary, Middle School, and High School categories. All of the artists are K-12 students from […]
The Calhoun Spring Student Art Show is featured in our Main Gallery and Walking Gallery. Awards Reception at 12:00pm-1:00pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Free and open to the public!
Please visit the Athens State University's graduating senior art students exhibition at the Alabama Center for the Arts. Opening Reception: Friday, April 19th at 5:00pm Free and open to the public.
Join us for “Strolling Through the Arts,” a very special engagement that showcases Calhoun and Athens State Art Center students and provides a glimpse into our amazing facilities. Hosted by the ACA Foundation, this fundraising event will directly benefit student scholarships for ACA students. This event is open to the public, and tickets are required. […]
The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to again host the exhibit of the Junior Duck Stamp Show in our Walking Gallery in the Visual Arts building! The Junior Duck Stamp Program is a youth art contest sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that is coupled with a curriculum that is designed […]
Orchestrating Beauty explores “the beauty of nature beyond the natural.” “Technology is always pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and we can use it to reach beyond what we know,” Donahoo stated. “It offers a bridge to connect us to a previously unseen shore. The thrill of exploration can be a powerful experience that […]
This show is the culmination of the 2-week experience of The Project (arts camp for high school age students), our focus this year being Studio Art. This year’s Project had regional high school participants learning from our Calhoun and Athens State Fine Arts faculty to create their own original works in Ceramics, Mixed Media, Mosaics, […]
We are pleased to again host the Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama! Come check it out... the colorful art is in our Walking Gallery (Visual Arts bldg.)! The exhibit is a traveling juried art show that displays artwork created by students throughout Alabama who have visual impairments, blindness, and/or deaf-blindness. The exhibit is free […]
Paper Canvas Clay features the art of six artists in ACA's Main Gallery. Robert Cox David Edwards Dennis Johnson Fay Littrell Paxton Mobley Doris Welch Paper Canvas Clay was thoughtfully curated by Gail Bergeron, retired Athens State/ACA art faculty. Opening Reception with Paper Canvas Clay Artists: Paper Canvas Clay Friday, July 12th 12:00 noon Light […]
Attention ACA Art Students! Students are invited (and encouraged) to enter art for the 2024 ACA Emerging Artists Exhibition! This show is in conjunction with the River Clay Fine Arts Festival which will be held for the 9th year on the grounds of Decatur’s City Hall in downtown Decatur. The festival had its inaugural event […]
The 7th Juried Faculty & Alumni Art Exhibition is on display in the ACA Main Gallery September 9 through November 8. The show features 49 works from 29 artists consisting of faculty, staff, or alumni of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. An artist reception will be held on Friday, September 20 at 5:30 […]
We are pleased to announce the opening of the Leovis Coats Whitt Art Exhibit on Tuesday, September 10. It will remain on display in the our Walking Gallery until Friday, September 20. An Opening Reception will be held at the Alabama Center for the Arts on Tuesday, September 10 at 5:30 pm. The reception will […]
We are thrilled to feature our students in the Emerging Artists Exhibit! September 25 - October 29, 2024 Walking Gallery of our Visual Arts building The ACA Emerging Artists Exhibit features the art work of students of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University and is held in conjunction with the juried River Clay Fine […]
Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead), is a Mexican holiday where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink, and celebration. The holiday is based on a blend of Spanish culture, Mesoamerican ritual, and European religion. It is celebrated each year from October […]
