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Athenian Players present Clue: Stay-At-Home Version

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The Athenian Players for their Fall 2020 production are presenting Clue: Stay-At-Home Version adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, Written by Sandy Rustin, and directed by Dr. Hugh K. Long. Event: Clue: Stay-At-Home Version Dates: November 12, 13, 14 Time: 7:00pm CST Where: Live stream via Broadway on Demand ($5 cost - see details […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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CALHOUN THEATRE PRESENTS FREE SHAKESPEARE MUSICAL

Alabama Center for the Arts - Black Box Theatre 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Decatur, AL – Calhoun Community College Theatre presents, the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Two Gentlemen of Verona. This event is free and open to the public. The show is adapted from Shakespeare’s comedy of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Guare, with music by Galt MacDermot, composer of Hair. The songs are rock, […]

Youth Art Month Exhibit – Annual Showcase of Young Talent

The 18th annual exhibit features art by area students in Morgan County, elementary school through high school, in coordination with area school art teachers. Sponsored by: Alabama Center for the Arts, Carnegie Visual Arts Center, with Yea Decatur! Awards provided by Rotary Club of Decatur Daybreak. Special Event: Thursday, March 11th at 5:30pm Facebook Event […]

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 […]

Calhoun Community College Voice Class II Spring Recital

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

17th & 18th Century Italian Songs & Arias plus Broadway musical selections from Beauty & the Beast, Newsies, Jekyll & Hyde, Waitress, The Boy from Oz, Love Never Dies, Cinderella, and more! Voice Instructor, Granville Oldham, Jr.

2021 Junior Duck Stamp Art Show

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

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 of the 50 states and is open to grades kindergarten through 12th grade. This show features 37 pieces […]

Collective Imagination

“Collective Imagination” is an art show featuring works from the Alabama Center for the Arts’ full-time visual and performing arts faculty from Calhoun Community College and Athens State University.  This is the first time the ACA has featured only its full-time faculty in an exhibit. Featured artists include: • Jamie Adams – Assistant Professor of Art, […]