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Passages: 2015-2020 Zoom Artist Talk featuring Brooke P. Alexander

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 […]

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Calhoun Community College 2020 Student Art Show

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

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Tempest and Temperance – Scenes from Shakespeare

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

Calhoun Theatre returns to the ACA Studio Theatre! FREE ADMISSION / No tickets or Advanced Reservations Only the first 50 people to arrive will be admitted in to the theater. MASKS REQUIRED. September 20 at 2:00 PM September 23 at 1:00 PM September 22, 24, 25 at 7:00 PM September 26 at 5:00 PM Audience […]

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5th Annual Juried Faculty & Alumni Show

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. […]

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2020 Emerging Artists Exhibition

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

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 […]

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Athenian Players present Clue: Stay-At-Home Version

Live Stream

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 […]