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“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 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, […]

Calhoun Cabaret

Alabama Center for the Arts – Studio Theatre 133 2nd Avenue, Decatur, AL, United States

Performing some of Broadway's most beloved hits LIMITED RUN! Tickets are free | Seating is limited | Face coverings required | Social distancing observed To reserve a seat, please contact lauren.cantrellsalerno@calhoun.edu

Calhoun Cabaret

Alabama Center for the Arts – Studio Theatre 133 2nd Avenue, Decatur, AL, United States

Performing some of Broadway's most beloved hits LIMITED RUN! Tickets are free | Seating is limited | Face coverings required | Social distancing observed To reserve a seat, please contact lauren.cantrellsalerno@calhoun.edu

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 […]