Calhoun's Visual Arts faculty is back for Art Explorations 2026!!! This week-long, half day summer camp for middle schoolers (ages 11-14) will celebrate Art & Imagination: Creating New Worlds. Sign up your kids to learn from Tracie Bradford. Ms. Tracie is ready with some fantastic creative experiences for students, including Clay Creatures, Fantasy Landscape Painting, […]
Come paint a feisty Party Pineapple who is ready for Summer Fun! This little guy will make you hear the ocean waves and summer party jams!!! No experience necessary. We provide the paints, canvas, easels, instruction, and snacks! Just bring you, your friends, and the willingness to create and have fun! Seating is limited. All funds […]
Workshop Title: North Alabama AAEA Mini-Conference Location: Alabama Center for the Arts, 133 2nd Ave. NE, Decatur, AL 35601 (downtown) Room(s): You will be given the day’s schedule with meeting rooms for each session upon arrival. Check in/registration table will be in the main lobby. *Note: Participants will sign in for each session attended. Deadline […]
Learn the art of bookbinding! Coptic bound books have an open spine with linked stitches, which allow the pages to lay flat when open. In this workshop, students will learn the basic (& easy!) Coptic Stitch to create small sketchbooks with collaged covers. Students are encouraged to bring any scrapbooking or collaging materials that fit […]
We are thrilled to announce this year's Strolling through the Arts event at the Alabama Center for the Arts! Spend the evening enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, stunning artwork, and entertaining performances by our talented Calhoun and Athens State students. Tickets are $40 and go directly toward student scholarships at the ACA. Tickets are NOW ON […]
Get ready, Decatur! Something jazzy is back! Mark your calendar for April 11 and join us in downtown Decatur for the Alabama Center for the Arts Annual Jazz Festival. Music, talent, and community you won’t want to miss! Events at ACA all day, 10am-6pm! 7:00pm Princess Theatre Finale Concert After-party at the Brick! International Artists, […]
This four-day workshop, February 22-25, 2026, will focus on the enigmatic surfaces produced through the process of soda firing. Participants will bring bisque ware to be fired in the kiln as bare clay or with a slipped surface and learn to load with the anticipation of the flame carrying the soda ash in mind. Work […]
The Project: Student Applications are now open! The Project is an intensive, 2-week, summer camp experience, open to students ages 15 - 19 who will work with faculty from Calhoun Community College and Athens State University on a collaborative arts project using aspects of Visual and/or Performing Arts. This program is COMPLETELY FREE to all […]
Festival of the Cranes Art Workshop! Room 113, ACA Visual Arts bldg. (main level) You must pre-pay to register! Let Tracy walk you through a 6x6 Whooping Crane painting honoring our Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. Class fee is $60 per person. A portion of the proceeds will be given back to the Sonny Craig scholarship fund […]
Come create adorable thumbprint critters with the ACA Art Instructors! Saturday, January 10, 2026 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (this is a come and go event) Visual Arts building, Lobby
Come and make some colorful feathered friends with the ACA Art Instructors. Let your imaginations take flight with paper plates and colors! Ages 5+ (FREE) Saturday, January 10, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (this is a come and go event) Room #113, Visual Arts building
Visit us to view and enjoy this one day Youth Art Show to see cultural art created by Decatur City Schools students! Hanging wall art will be on display in the Visual Arts building Walking Gallery. Ofrendas will be on display in the Performing Arts building lobby. Sunday, November 2, 2025 12:00pm - 4:00pm Both […]
