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Athens State University Senior Thesis Exhibition, LOOK (Fall 2020)

The art faculty at Athens State University rotate our thesis class, and this semester it was taught by Jamie Adams, Assistant Professor of Art. The Look art exhibition showcases the work of Athens State University’s graduating seniors. The show opens on Nov. 17 and runs through Dec. 9, free and open to the public*. Look […]

“Convalescence” by Jane Philips

The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “Convalescence,” a collection of paintings by Jane Philips. Philips describes the exhibit as a collection that “catalogues the relationship between human and nature; a cleansing of the soul through decay, death, rebirth, meditation, isolation, wonder, and growth.” The show will be featured […]

Free

Juried Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition

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

Juried Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition, in connection with the Friends of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association's Festival of the Cranes celebration, is a display of innovative and progressive works by ACA faculty, staff and students that feature a diversity of art media depicting Whooping cranes, Sandhill cranes, raptors, birds, fish and other wildlife and […]

Free

Calhoun Spring Student Art Show

The Calhoun Community College Fine Arts department is set to display one of its most anticipated annual exhibits – The Student Art Show Competition. The show will be held at the Alabama Center for the Arts, Visual Arts Gallery, in downtown Decatur, 133 2nd Ave NE, from April 2 – April 14, 2021. The showcase […]

Closing Reception for “Collective Imagination”

ACA's first art exhibition featuring only ACA full-time faculty in the visual arts and performing arts There will be a short program by Dr. Donna Estill, Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences (Calhoun) and Dr. Stephen Spencer, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences (Athens State) plus the introduction of our faculty. Most faculty will be […]

Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama

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

The 2021 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama 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 will be displayed through Wednesday, September 15 in the Walking Gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Focus on the Arts – Annual Appreciation Breakfast

High School Counselors, Career Coaches, and Art Educators and your staff are invited to the Annual Appreciation Breakfast to be held at the Alabama Center for the Arts hosted by Calhoun and Athens State. This year we’ll “Focus on the Arts” taught at the Alabama Center for the Arts. You’ll get to meet our Art […]

Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition

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

The ACA is hosting our 8th annual juried Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition in the Walking Gallery of our Visual Arts building. This show is in conjunction with the Friends of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Festival of the Cranes. ACA’s Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibition features art by students, alumni, faculty, and staff […]

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!