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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

“Red Earth Invocation” by John “Jahni” Moore

John Jahni Moore is a southern-born visual artist. He is a graduate of Alabama A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design, an M. Ed. in Art, and an MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. Moore has taught art professionally from kindergarten to the university level. He is the creator of […]

Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibit

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

The Festival of the Cranes will be January 13-15, with activities being held at various venues including the observation area at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Princess Theatre, Old State Bank, Decatur Public Library, Cook Museum, and ACA. ACA will have special weekend hours the weekend of the festival so guests may see the Festival […]

Youth Art Month 2023: Awards Reception

The Alabama Center for the Arts’ annual Youth Art Month (YAM) celebration is underway. The Annual Showcase of Young Talent features 116 pieces of art divided into Early Elementary, Elementary, Middle School, and High School categories. All of the artists are K-12 students from Morgan County, Decatur City, and Hartselle City schools, as well as […]

Call for Artists – 2024 Festival of the Cranes

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

The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) is excited to again call students, alumni artists, faculty, and staff of Athens State University and Calhoun Community College for the tenth annual juried Festival of the Cranes Exhibition. We encourage innovative and progressive works that utilize a diversity of art forms and media that depicts Whooping cranes, Sandhill […]

2023 ACA Emerging Artists Exhibition

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

This show, held in conjunction with the River Clay Fine Arts Festival, features artwork by ACA student of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Free and open to the public. Many of the pieces of art will be for sale and the money goes directly to the student artist. ACA will have special weekend hours, October 21 & 22: Saturday, October 21 from 9am-5pm Sunday, October 22 from 10am-4pm For more information about the River Clay Fine Arts Festival visit:…

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