The Alabama Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the opening of “Forgotten Alabama” in the Main Gallery on Monday, December 2, featuring photography by Glenn Wills. Wills, a self-proclaimed explorer, photographer, author, and preserver of history, made it his mission to capture thousands of images of neglected places in Alabama before they disappear. […]
Come see an art exhibit of works by the students, alumni and faculty of the Alabama Center for the Arts in conjunction with Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Festival of the Cranes which is held the second weekend of January. January 9 – February 21, 2020 ACA – Visual Arts building, Walking Gallery Free and open […]
Guest Speaker-Film Producer, Ben Raines Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:00pm ACA – Recital Hall, Performing Arts building Free and open to the public
Lunch and Learn with Forgotten Alabama photographer and author Glenn Wills. Mr. Wills will be available to sign copies of his book. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 12:00noon Alabama Center for the Arts, Visual Arts building 3M Room Free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch.
Athens State University faculty, staff, and students at the Alabama Center for the Arts have had to adjust to a “less-than-ideal” ending to the spring semester thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. On-ground classes transitioned to online formats, and all in-person events were cancelled. This consequently affected the bi-annual “LOOK” senior art exhibit, which was planned […]
“Continuation” features the uniquely artistic talents of Guadalupe Lanning Robinson, a native of Mexico City, who has lived in Alabama for more than 30 years with her husband, an Alabama native. Robinson’s pottery is a blend of her Mexican culture and tradition with the culture and tradition of the Deep South. She also creates quilts […]
Main Gallery Exhibition Passages: 2015-2020 (Brooke P. Alexander, Artist) Dates: July 8 – August 26, 2020 Brooke P. Alexander, born and raised in Athens, Alabama, attended both Calhoun Community College and Athens State University, representing a tremendous success story for the Alabama Center for the Arts. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art […]
ACA Summer Hours: Mon-Wed, 8am-5pm Thurs, 8am-8pm Fri, 8am-12pm The 2020 Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama 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 will be displayed through Wednesday, August 26 in the Walking Gallery. The exhibit is […]
Unusual times call for a new approach! Since the ACA can't host a face-to-face artist talk with reception, we are hosting our very first Zoom Artist Talk with Brooke P. Alexander! Monday, August 24th at 6:00pm Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86387640719?pwd=N0pvSGFORnNDTVJzRldPNmxsVWFjUT09 Meeting ID: 863 8764 0719 Passcode: 996194 Hope to "see" you there! About the Exhibit […]
The Show that Almost Wasn't September 2-17, 2020 ACA Main Gallery Free and open to the public Closing Awards & Reception: Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 12:00noon-1:00pm View Photo Gallery
ACA's 5th Annual Juried Faculty & Alumni Show opened on Wednesday, September 23 in the Main Gallery and showcases 41 selections from 23 artists consisting of faculty, staff, or alumni of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. The show will remain open until Tuesday, November 10. The exhibit is free and open to the public. […]
The 2020 Emerging Artists Exhibition showcases 43 works of art created by 18 student artists from Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Three faculty members from the ACA Gallery Committee served as jurors for the show. The exhibit will remain open through Monday, October 26 in the ACA Walking Gallery. The exhibit is free and […]
