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Strolling Through the Arts 2023

Strolling through the Arts is hosted by the Alabama Center for the Arts Foundation, showcasing Calhoun & Athens State Art Center Students. Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at this fundraising event that directly benefits student scholarships at the Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA). Entertainment Calhoun Chorale Calhoun Show Band Musical Theatre Athens […]

$40

Call for Artists – 2024 Festival of the Cranes

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

The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) is excited to again call students, alumni artists, faculty, and staff of Athens State University and Calhoun Community College for the tenth annual juried Festival of the Cranes Exhibition. We encourage innovative and progressive works that utilize a diversity of art forms and media that depicts Whooping cranes, Sandhill […]

2023 ACA Emerging Artists Exhibition

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

This show, held in conjunction with the River Clay Fine Arts Festival, features artwork by ACA student of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University. Free and open to the public. Many of the pieces of art will be for sale and the money goes directly to the student artist. ACA will have special weekend hours, October 21 & 22: Saturday, October 21 from 9am-5pm Sunday, October 22 from 10am-4pm For more information about the River Clay Fine Arts Festival visit:…

Free

Thi Bui Public Speaking/Book Signing

Join us for a large group speaking engagement featuring Thi Bui from 9:30–10:30 AM, followed by a Q&A session, book signing, and reception from 11–Noon. Public participation is limited. Please register for this event.

Student Art Display

Alabama Center for the Arts – Performing Arts Building 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

Visit the Alabama Center for the Arts during the month of November to view narrative storyboards and themed artwork from Calhoun, Athens State, and UAH students!

The Athenian Players present “The Laramie Project”

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

by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and […]

$10 – $15

The Athenian Players present “The Laramie Project”

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

by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and […]

$10 – $15

The Athenian Players present “The Laramie Project”

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

by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and […]

$10 – $15

The Athenian Players present “The Laramie Project”

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

by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project In October 1998, a twenty-one-year-old student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left tied to a fence in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming. His bloody, bruised, and battered body was not discovered until the next day, and […]

$10 – $15

Call For Artists: 7th Juried Faculty & Alumni Show at the ACA (entries accepted July 15-August 1, 2024)

The Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) is pleased to call alumni artists and faculty/staff of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University for the seventh juried faculty, staff, and alumni show. We encourage innovative and progressive works that utilize a diversity of art forms and media. There is no theme for the 2024 show, […]

Event Series A Holiday for All at the ACA

A Holiday for All at the ACA

Alabama Center for the Arts – Performing Arts Building 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

The ACA is excited to continue presenting this holiday event... "A Holiday for All at the ACA" is a great way to kick start your holiday season with your whole family. This year's theme is "My Favorite Things" and you can expect a combination of vocal music, instrumental music, dance, and of course, festive holiday […]

Event Series A Holiday for All at the ACA

A Holiday for All at the ACA

Alabama Center for the Arts – Performing Arts Building 133 2nd Avenue NE, Decatur, AL, United States

The ACA is excited to continue presenting this holiday event... "A Holiday for All at the ACA" is a great way to kick start your holiday season with your whole family. This year's theme is "My Favorite Things" and you can expect a combination of vocal music, instrumental music, dance, and of course, festive holiday […]