Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History for Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Let art ground you in the moment, stimulate your intellect and emotions, and inspire your creativity. Thanks to Lorrie Lane for the image above and thanks to everyone for continuing to support artists. Events below are listed in order of ending date (scroll down for the bold “NOW“s). Subscribe here and forward this list to a friend!
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- Sign up for VisitTuscaloosa’s Public Art Passport
- NOW-JUN 1 Call for Artist Applications, 53rd Kentuck Festival (OCT 19-20, Snow Hinton Park, Tuscaloosa)
- NOW-JUN 4 Applications now open for arts in education grants, project grants, and operating support grants, Alabama State Council on the Arts
MAY EXHIBITIONS
- MAY 9 Opening reception, María Korol: Azul, Azul, Azul, Ground Floor Contemporary, B’ham (MAY 9-25), 5-7 pm
- MAY 11 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- MAY 11 Open House, Woodworkers Association of West Alabama with special guests, 2929 Tenth Ave., Tuscaloosa 9 am-3 pm
- MAY 11 Artist talk by María Korol about her exhibition, Azul, Azul, Azul, Ground Floor Contemporary, B’ham (MAY 9-25), 2 pm
- NOW-MAY 17 Westwood Elementary Art Month at the Bama, Junior League Gallery, Bama Theatre, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- MAY 18 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- MAY 18 Kentuck’s Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 9:30 am-2 pm
- NOW-MAY 24 Stand Up! Ten Mighty Women Who Made a Change, The Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- NOW-MAY 24 Erin LeAnn Mitchell and E L Chisolm: My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light, Space One Eleven, 2407 Second Ave., N., Birmingham
- MAY 25 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- MAY 9-25 María Korol: Azul, Azul, Azul, Ground Floor Contemporary, B’ham
- NOW-MAY 30 Janet Mego: Recovery Series Paintings, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- MAY 30 Reception, Ann Trondson: The Day Series, Gallery VOX, 1623 Pinson St., Tarrant City, B’ham, (MAY 30-JUN 30), 5-8 pm
- NOW-MAY 30 Ardith Goodwin, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- NOW-MAY 30 Rachel Wakefield, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- NOW-MAY 30 Selections from Kentuck’s Permanent Collection, SoNo Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- NOW-MAY 31 Art Exhibition with Lisa Rays, Meg Davis, Sarah Bryant, Sarah Marshall, Ben’s Bread, 3510 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa
- NOW-MAY 31 Sloss Metal Arts, First Floor Lobby, Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place, B’ham
- NOW-MAY 31 A World in a Grain of Sand: Art by Studio By The Tracks Artists, First Floor Gallery, Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place, B’ham
- JUN 1 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- NOW-JUN 1 Call for Artist Applications, 53rd Kentuck Festival (OCT 19-20, Snow Hinton Park, Tuscaloosa)
JUNE ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY
- JUN 6 Art Night, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
- JUN 7 First Friday reception, Juan Lopez Bautista solo exhibition, The University of Alabama Gallery, 620 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa (JUN 7-JUL 26), 5-7 pm
- JUN 7 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- JUN 7 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Gary Fitts (Sixth) Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- JUN 7 First Friday reception, ReSound: Sound and Silence in Black Community Building, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Gary Fitts (Sixth) Street, Tuscaloosa (JUN 7-JUL 26), 5-8 pm
- JUN 7 First Friday event, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
JUNE EXHIBITIONS
- JUN 8 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- JUN 15 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- NOW-JUN 15 Peeping through the Doors and Windows: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art
- NOW-JUN 21 Will Jacks, Rabbit, Rabbit, Fourth Floor Gallery, Birmingham Public Library, 2100 Park Place, B’ham
- JUN 22 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- JUN 29 Artists @the Farmers Market, Tuscaloosa River Market, every Saturday, 7 am-12 noon
- NOW-JUN 29 What We Wore, presented by Turning Point Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Center, Warner Transportation Museum, Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa
- NOW-JUN 30 Posers: Models Known and Unknown (Sue Blackshear, Deborah Hughes, Lorrie Lane, Janet Mego, Chris Metzger, & more!), University Medical Center, 850 Peter Bryce Blvd., Tuscaloosa
- MAY 30-JUN 30 Ann Trondson: The Day Series, Gallery VOX, Tarrant City, Alabama
- NOW-JUL 20 Southern Queer History: Tuscaloosa Lesbian Coalition, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, Jack Warner Parkway, Tuscaloosa
- JUN 7-JUL 26 Juan Lopez Bautista solo exhibition, The University of Alabama Gallery, 620 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa
- JUN 7-JUL 26 ReSound: Sound and Silence in Black Community Building, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Gary Fitts (Sixth) Street, Tuscaloosa
- SEP 7-NOV 23 The South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson, Mississippi Arts+Entertainment Experience, Meridian, MS ($$)
AREA GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
- Aaron Sanders Head Studio, 1310 Main Street, Greensboro, Ala., events announced on Facebook
- Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), 1221 10th Ave S. (UAB), Birmingham
- The Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, Mon.-Fri., 1-3 pm, First Fridays 1-7 pm
- Bells Gallery, 1861 Main St., Ste. #1, Dothan, Hours: Thurs.-Fri., 11 am-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm
- Ben’s Bread, bakery, cafe and gallery, 3510 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, Thurs., 8 am-12 noon, Fri., Sat., 8 am-1 pm
- Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur, Ala.
- Casteel Gallery (formerly Miller Art Gallery), Ivy-Scaggs Hall, Meridian (Mississippi) Community College, Mon.-Thurs., 10 am-4 pm
- Coleman Center for the Arts, Altman Riddick Museum & Gallery, 630 Avenue A, York, Ala., Mon.-Thurs., 10 am-2 pm, and by appointment (Enter through the Hightower Memorial Library)
- Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss.
- Durbin Gallery, Birmingham-Southern College, Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham
- Fayette Art Museum, 530 Temple Avenue, North, Fayette, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm
- Elaine Bailey Augustine Art Gallery, 615 N. Pine St., Florence (UNA campus)
- Fire Horse Pottery (Kerry Kennedy)
- Gadsden Museum of Art, 515 Broad St, Gadsden
- Gallery at 126, 126 West Tombigbee Street, Florence, Ala.
- Gallery 905, Arts Revive, 3 Church Street, Selma
- Gallery VOX, 1623 Pinson Street, Tarrant City, Ala.
- Ground Floor Contemporary, 111 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. S., Birmingham, Sat. 1-4 pm, and First Thursdays, 5-7 pm
- Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, First Friday receptions, 6-9 pm, and by appointment.
- Heritage Hall Museum and Art Center, 200 South Street East, Talladega, Ala., Tues-Fri, 10 am-4 pm
- Hoover Public Library Galleries, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Ala. (check the website for locations and hours)
- Intercultural Diversity Center exhibition space, 2nd floor, Student Center, UA campus
- Johnson Center for the Arts, 300 East Walnut, Troy, Ala., Mon-Fri: 10 am – 5 pm
- Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Avenue, downtown Northport, Mon-Fri: 9:30 am-5:30 pm; Sat-Sun: 12 pm-4 pm (Museum Gallery, Teer Gallery, Kentuck at Indigo, Art Night)
- Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Gary Fitts Street (6th St.), Tuscaloosa, Mon-Fri, 10 am-6 pm
- Meridian Museum of Art, 628 25th Ave., Meridian, Mississippi, Tues.-Sat., 11 am-4 pm
- Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, 1901 Jack Warner Parkway, Tues.-Sat., 10 am-4:30 pm
- Mississippi Arts+Entertainment Experience, 2155 Front Street, Meridian, MS (Tues.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm, $$)
- Moundville Archaeological Park Museum, Moundville, Ala., Seven days a week, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
- Paperworkers Local printmaking coop and gallery, 2717 7th Ave., S., Suite 203, B’ham, Sat. 11 am-4 pm
- Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Gary Fitts Street (6th St.), Tusca., Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm and 12-8 pm First Fridays
- Paul W. Bryant Museum, 300 Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, Tues.-Sun., 9 am-4 pm
- Samford Art Gallery, 153 Swearingen Hall, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, 9 am-4 pm
- Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, 103 Garland Hall, UA campus, Mon.-Fri. 9 am-4:30 pm
- Scott Miller Projects, 2212 Morris Avenue, Ste. 103, Birmingham
- Sella-Granata Art Gallery, check hours on the website, 109 Woods Hall, UA campus
- Space One Eleven, 2407 Second Ave., N., Birmingham
- Sunheart Metalworks Studio & Sculpture Garden, 802 Nick’s Kids (28th) Ave., Northport, First Sat. 8 am- 12 noon and other times by chance or appointment
- Stephen Smith Fine Art, 5104 Gary Ave., Fairfield
- Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia
- The Gallery at 103 Broad St., Camden (Wilcox Artworks)
- The University of Alabama Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-4 pm; First Fridays, noon-7 pm
- University Medical Center Exhibitions: Wellness Walls for Art, 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, M-F, 8 am-5 pm
- Vinegar, 701 37th Street, South, Birmingham: 10 am–2 pm on Saturdays, and by appointment
- Walker County Arts Alliance, 1411 Indiana Ave., Jasper: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 10 am-3 pm
- Walnut Gallery, 806 Walnut St, Gadsden
- Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama, W-F 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am- 3 pm, +check website
ART ANYTIME – Online Exhibitions Around West Alabama
- Sewn Together: Two Centuries of Alabama Quilts, Ala. Dept. of Archives & History and Montgomery MFA digital exhibition
- Kentuck Art Center’s Online Artist Exhibitions
- An online tour of the Monster Takeover and other public sculptures in downtown Tuscaloosa and Northport.
- Stroll through UA’s Woods Quad Sculpture Garden, the Alabama Biennial and public sculpture throughout UA campus.
- Browse over 250 more Online Exhibitions of UA Art & Art History Exhibitions and Events
- For more art links, visit our Visual Arts Calendars, Venues & Websites page.
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