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Festival of the Cranes – Fingerprint Critters

Join students and faculty from the Alabama Center for the Arts as we help kids of all ages create animals, plants, and flowers from their thumbprints. All supplies will be provided, just bring yourself and your imagination. This is a come-and-go event, so stop by and make some nature-inspired art with us!

Festival of the Cranes – Jr. Duck Stamp Sketching Workshop

Alabama Center for the Arts – Visual Arts Building 3M Room 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Students K-12 are welcome to join Art Educator Tammie Clark in a 1.5 hour workshop guiding them through participating in the Jr. Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest. Students will receive drawing tips, composition ideas, and contest entry guidelines. Supplies will be provided and entry forms are available in this “One-Stop-Shop” for contest entry.

“Lunch & Learn” Art History Gallery Talk

Live Stream

Guest lecturer, Stephen Humphreys will share insightful information about the art in his private collection from his travels in Vietnam. He will answer questions submitted through the comments section during the live event. Meet us on Alabama Center for the Arts Facebook account on Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 12:00pm! The "Faces of Vietnam" exhibition is […]

2022 Junior Duck Stamp Art Show

Alabama Center for the Arts – Walking Gallery 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

We are so happy to have the 2022 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP ART SHOW with us again this year! The Junior Duck Stamp Program is a youth art contest sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that is designed to teach youth about waterfowl and their habitat needs. The annual contest is held in each […]

“stillness in action” featuring Tiril Benton

The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “stillness in action” by Tiril Benton. Award-winning artist Tiril Benton’s newest show will open in the Center’s Main Gallery on Monday, May 16. Tiril was born in London, England and now lives in Huntsville, Alabama. Primarily self-taught, she began painting following the […]

HELEN KELLER ART SHOW OF ALABAMA

Alabama Center for the Arts – Walking Gallery 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of the 2022 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama. 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 show, which opened today, will be displayed through Wednesday, September […]

Artist Reception: Stillness in Action featuring Tiril Benton

Tiril was born in London, England and now lives in Huntsville, Alabama. Primarily self-taught, she began painting following the death of her mother in 2000. Tiril works primarily in acrylics and paints by automatism, suppressing her conscious mind and allowing her unconscious mind to take over the creative process. She has had solo and group […]

6th Juried ACA Faculty & Alumni Art Exhibit

The 6th Juried Faculty & Alumni Show is now open in the Alabama Center for the Arts Main Gallery and showcases works from 31 artists consisting of faculty, staff, or alumni of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The show will remain open until Friday, October 28. An artist reception will be held on […]

2022 Emerging Artists Exhibition

Alabama Center for the Arts – Walking Gallery 133 2nd Ave NE, Decatur, AL, United States

This show, held in conjunction with River Clay Fine Arts Festival, features artwork by ACA students. ACA will have special weekend hours, October 22 & 23: • Saturday, October 22 from 9am-5pm • Sunday, October 23 from 10am-4pm For more information about the River Clay Fine Arts Festival visit: www.riverclay.org

Reception: 6th Juried ACA Faculty & Alumni Art Exhibit

The 6th Juried Faculty & Alumni Show is now open in the Alabama Center for the Arts Main Gallery and showcases works from 31 artists consisting of faculty, staff, or alumni of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The show will remain open until Friday, October 28. An artist reception will be held on […]

Athens State University Senior Art Exhibition

Featuring artists... Zana Mercury Kevin York Chelsea Holder Elijah Weeks Savannah Scott Catherine Posey Michael Prescott Opening Reception - Thursday, Nov. 10th at 5:30pm The ACA Gallery show is free and open to the public. Listen to Artist Podcasts on Spotify