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Celebrate Art This Spring in West Alabama

Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Check out “Happening Now or Ending Soon.” Inspiring exhibitions in painting, printmaking and sculpture are closing soon! Please send us your visual arts events — we want to know what you’re up to. This list is updated throughout the week on this page.Amy Peterson, Cahaba Verdure, oil, 12 x 16, Plein Air Artists

HAPPENING NOW OR ENDING SOON

NOW-MAR 27 Illegal Substitution: Paintings by Lorrie Lane, Betak-Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Tuscaloosa
MAR 21-28 John KlostermanAmy Smoot MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery
MAR 28 Closing reception, John KlostermanAmy Smoot MFA Thesis ExhibitionSella-Granata Art Gallery (MAR 21-28), 5-8 pm
MAR 28 23rd Druid Arts Awards, The Arts Council, Bama Theatre, 7 pm ($$)
NOW-MAR 28 Alabama, Then and Now, Alabama Plein Air Artists traveling exhibition (Bicentennial event), Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC
NOW-MAR 31 Katie Adams MA Exhibition: Space Between the Ears, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa
NOW-APR 2 John Klosterman

APRIL FIRST FRIDAY & ART NIGHT (gallery guide

APR 4 Art Night reception, George Jones, Jr., Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (APR 6-19), 5-8 pm
APR 4 Art Night reception, Missy Miles, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (APR 3-27), 5-8 pm
APR 5 2019 Spring Arts & Crafts Show, 140 Cane Creek Rd., Warrior, 10 am-5 pm
APR 5 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
APR 5 First Friday Reception, Madelyn Carr Bonnett: Fine Art Photography Exhibition, The Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC, Tuscaloosa (APR 5-26), 5-8 pm
APR 5 First Friday Reception, ST ART Night, Lorrie Lane Studio/Fast Lane Auto, 910 31st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
APR 5 First Friday Reception, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 6th St., Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
APR 5 First Friday Reception, Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition: Nasrin Iravani, UA Gallery, DWCAC, Tuscaloosa (APR 3-30), 5-8 pmSSCC Visual Arts will present former student Yazmyn Rozier's first solo art exhibition, Flora & Java, February 18 through April 2 in the Martin Campus Cadence Bank Art Gallery
APR 5 First Friday Reception, Grace Aberdean Habitat Alchemy, 2124 9th St., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
APR 5 First Friday Reception, Samantha Joslin BFA Exhibition: Matter of Normalcy, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa (APR 5-15), 6-9 pm
APR 5 Druid City Arts Festival (DCAF), Government Plaza, Tuscaloosa, 5-10 pm

ONGOING & UPCOMING (in order of ending date)

APR 6 Druid City Arts Festival (DCAF), Government Plaza, Tuscaloosa (APR 5-6), 10 am-5 pm
APR 6 2019 Spring Arts & Crafts Show, 140 Cane Creek Rd., Warrior, 10 am-4 pm
APR 8 Exhibition opening: Katie Adams, "Brain," versatile plastic, 10 x 10 x 12 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
APR 8 Reception, Jude AnogwihJuan López-BautistaUlrike Franz MA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery (4-11)
APR 4-11 Jude AnogwihJuan López-BautistaUlrike Franz MA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery
APR 13 Rooster Day, Marengo County Historical Society, Demopolis
APR 5-15 Samantha Joslin BFA Exhibition: Matter of Normalcy, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa
APR 18 Reception, Dana Tokarzewski, Caroline Rothschild, Samantha Joslin & Jonathan Lanier BFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 5-7 pm
*APR 19 DEADLINE: Harpo Foundation Grants for Visual Artists applications (FEB 25-APR 19)
APR 16-23 Dana Tokarzewski, Caroline Rothschild, Samantha Joslin & Jonathan Lanier BFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
NOW-APR 26 Beverly Buchanan-Habitat for Humanity, Paul R. Jones Museum, 6th St. Tuscaloosa
APR 5-26 Madelyn Bonnett Photography Exhibit, Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC
APR 27 Hog Wild for Art Festival, Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center, Camden, 10 am-3 pm
APR 27 Sipsey Arts Alliance Spring Art Market, Fayette Civic Center, Fayette, 10 am-4 pm
APR 3-30 Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition: Nasrin Iravani, UA Gallery, DWCAC, Tuscaloosa
*MAY 1 Deadline extended! Druid City Arts Festival

MAY FIRST FRIDAY & ART NIGHT (gallery guide

MAY 2 Art Night Kentuck Art Center, 5-8 pm
MAY 3 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
MAY 3 Opening reception, Upward Rhythm: Roger Jones Painting Exhibition, Paperworkers Local, 2717 Seventh Ave., South, Birmingham (MAY 3-JUN 15), 5:30-7:30 pm, artist talk, 6:30 pm
NOW-MAY 3 Confluence by Jerry Uelsmann, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art

MAY 5 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
NOW-MAY 18 Tuscaloosa and the Capital Period, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, 1901 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa

JUN 2 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
MAY 3-JUN 15  Upward Rhythm: Roger Jones Painting Exhibition, Paperworkers Local, 2717 Seventh Ave., South, Birmingham
NOW-JUN 15 Fe(male), Kress on Dexter, 39 Dexter Ave., Montgomery
APR 8-JUN 30 Hog Wild Camden Apr 27 2019

OCT 6 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
OCT 12-13 48th Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport

NOV 3 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
DEC 1 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
NOW-DEC 31 ‘Of This Goodly Land:’ Celebrating Alabama’s Bicentennial, 1819-2019, Gorgas Library: Pearce Lobby, Williams Collection; M.H. Bryant Hall: Hoole Special Collections

ANYTIME: Experience the Monsters that Tookover Tuscaloosa or stroll through UA’s Woods Quad Sculpture Garden with six outdoor sculptures, plus other sculptures in adjoining campus lawns and four galleries/museums in the heart of campus.

CALENDARS, EVENT LISTS & VISUAL ARTS SITES

https://art.ua.edu/category/roundup/ Always the latest Roundup!
https://art.ua.edu/about/calendar/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/smga/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/sgg/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/prj/
Lorrie Lane Painting for St Patricks Day 2019
http://www.alabamacenterforthearts.org/
http://alwca.weebly.com/ (Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art)
http://alabama.travel/upcoming-events/search?q=Tuscaloosa
http://artsrevive.com/ (Selma)
http://arts.alabama.gov/gallery.aspx
http://www.artsbham.com/visual-arts/
http://www.artsnautism.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/artnighttuscaloosanorthport/
http://canterburychapel.dioala.org/Ministries/art-at-canterbury.html (Betak Frangoulis Gallery)
http://www.bethanywindhamengle.com/
http://www.blackbelttreasures.com/ (Camden, Wilcox County)
https://usdac.us/tuscaloosa (Black Warrior Outpost of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture)
http://bryantmuseum.com/
http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/current/
Samantha Joslin, "Bits and Pieces," 2019, Ceramic stoneware and cast aluminum, 4 x 5 x 2 inches
http://cac.tuscarts.org/uagallery.php (University of Alabama Gallery, DWCAC)
http://www.chiltoncountyartscouncil.com/ (Chilton County Arts Council)
http://colemanarts.org/ (Sumter County)
http://creativecampus.ua.edu/
http://www.druidcityartsfestival.com/
https://www.ua.edu/events/category/8/ (arts events at UA)
http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wual/events.eventsmain
http://fayetteal.org/sipsey-arts-alliance/ (Fayette County)
http://fayetteal.org/residents/art-museum/ (Fayette County)
http://firstfridaytuscaloosa.com/
Nasrin Iravani, Aspire, 2019, 30 x 25 x 20 cm., porcelain. Image courtesy of the artist.
http://graceaberdean.com/
http://www.firstfridaytuscaloosa.com/art-galleries/harrison-galleries-llc
http://www.hooverlibrary.org/galleries
http://tuscarts.org/gallery-juniorleague.php (Junior League Gallery, Bama Theatre)
http://www.kentuck.org/
https://www.facebook.com/lorrieslane/
http://stephensmith.gallery/exhibitions.html
http://www.warnertransportationmuseum.com/
https://www.montevallo.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-fine-arts/departments/department-of-art/the-gallery/
http://www.oconnorartstudios.com/
https://www.facebook.com/riverportgallerynorthport
http://scfac.uwa.edu/default.htm (Sumter County Fine Arts Council)
http://www.themakersmarketalabama.com/
Juan López-Bautista, "Caravans of Reflections," acrylic on panel, 2018, 12 x 16 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
http://www.tuscarts.org/artnight.php
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/entertainment (no visual arts)
http://www.tvaa.net/ (Tennessee Valley Art Association)
http://visittuscaloosa.com/events/
http://www.waqg.com/ (West Alabama Quilters Guild)

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Thank you for supporting ALL of the arts all over West Alabama!
“Gathering West Alabama’s Visual Arts Events since September 2013”