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Clear Your Art Dance Card for a Big Spring in West Alabama

Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, April 10, 2019. We’ve added a large number of art events this week, so clear your dance card and let the “spring” begin! 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.Kimberly Barfield at Betak-Frangoulis Gallery, Canterbury Chapel

HAPPENING NOW OR ENDING SOON 

NOW-APR 11 Jude AnogwihJuan López-BautistaUlrike Franz MA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery
APR 11 Exhibition reception, Alexander Brunson: Art of the Resilient, Wynn Humanities & Fine Arts Center Gallery, Stillman College (APR 11-MAY 2), 6-7 pm
APR 13 Rooster Day, Marengo County Historical Society, 211 N. Walnut Ave., Demopolis, 8 am-11 pm
NOW-APR 15 Samantha Joslin BFA Exhibition: Matter of Normalcy, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa
NOW-APR 15 Water/Ways – Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition, Arts Revive Cultural Arts Center, Selma
NOW-APR 18 George Jones Jr., Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

ONGOING & UPCOMING (in order of ending date)Ulrike Franz, "Dropdots," 2019, screenprint and watercolor painting on paper, ca. 19 x 19 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

APR 18 Reception, Dana Tokarzewski, Caroline Rothschild, Samantha Joslin & Jonathan Lanier BFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, 5-7 pm
APR 19 Reception, Earthworks: Pat Hoban Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa (APR 16-30), 6-9 pm
*APR 19 DEADLINE EXTENDED: Vendor registration, Sipsey Arts Alliance Spring Art Market (APR 27), Fayette Civic Center, Fayette, Ala.
*APR 19 DEADLINE: Harpo Foundation Grants for Visual Artists applications
NOW-APR 20 Missy Miles Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
APR 16-23 Dana Tokarzewski, Caroline Rothschild, Samantha Joslin & Jonathan Lanier BFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
NOW-APR 25 Making Alabama – A Bicentennial Traveling Exhibit, Hog Wild Camden Apr 27, 2019
NOW-APR 26 Beverly Buchanan-Habitat for Humanity, Paul R. Jones Museum, 6th St. Tuscaloosa
NOW-APR 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
NOW-APR 30 Lorrie Lane and Kimberly Barfield, Betak-Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa
NOW-APR 30 Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition: Nasrin Iravani, UA Gallery, DWCAC, Tuscaloosa
APR 16-30 Earthworks: Pat Hoban Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa
APR 27 Sipsey Arts Alliance Spring Art Market, Fayette Civic Center 534 Temple Ave., N., Fayette, Ala., 10 am-4 pm
APR 27 Exhibition opening, Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings, Arts Revive Cultural Arts Center, Selma (APR 27-MAY 31)Rooster Day, Demopolis, Apr 13, 2019
*MAY 1 Deadline extended! Call for Proposals: Public Art Project at Hudson Poole Fine JewelersThe Arts Council, Tuscaloosa

MAY FIRST FRIDAY & ART NIGHT (gallery guide)

APR 11-MAY 2 Alexander Brunson: Art of the Resilient, Wynn Humanities & Fine Arts Center Gallery, Stillman College
MAY 2 Art Night reception, Woodworkers of West Alabama Exhibition, Kentuck’s Museum and Teer Galleries, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
MAY 3 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
MAY 3 First Friday Reception, Generations: Eve Burnette and Jennifer Roth-Burnette, Betak-Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa (MAY 3-31), 5-7 pm
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
MAY 9 Meeting: Tuscaloosa Chapter of the Union of Southern Artists, Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm (all artists welcome)
NOW-MAY 18 Tuscaloosa and the Capital Period, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, 1901 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa
NOW-MAY 19 Rachel WakefieldKentuck’s Hotel Indigo Gallery, TuscaloosaJasmine James, T-Town Photo Club Exhibit, Tuscaloosa Juvenile Detention Center Lobby
MAY 2-30 Woodworkers of West Alabama Exhibition, Kentuck’s Museum and Teer Galleries, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
APR 27-MAY 31 Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings, Arts Revive Cultural Arts Center, Selma
MAY 1-31 Frances Osborn Robb: Shot in Alabama – A History of Photography, Friends Gallery, Hoover Public Library

JUN 2 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm

JUNE ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide)

JUN 6 Art Night reception, Mojo Weaver & Tommy Rosenstiel, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center (JUN 6-JUL), Northport, 5-8 pm
JUN 6 Art Night reception, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
JUN 7 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
JUN 7 First Friday Event, Sartre Night (Dress as Your Favorite French Existentialist contest), Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
JUN 14 Reception, Scott McQueen: Sacred Folk, Betak-Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm, artist talk and book signing 6:30 pm
MAY 3-JUN 15  Upward Rhythm: Roger Jones Painting Exhibition, Paperworkers Local, 2717 Seventh Ave., South, BirminghamSipsey Arts Alliance Spring Art Mkt Apr 27, 2019
NOW-JUN 15 Fe(male), Kress on Dexter, 39 Dexter Ave., Montgomery
NOW-JUN 30 First Annual T-Town Photo Club Exhibit, Lobby Gallery for Tuscaloosa Juvenile Court, 6001 12th Ave., East, Tuscaloosa
JUN 1-30 Frances Osborn Robb: Shot in Alabama – A History of Photography, Plaza Gallery, Hoover Public Library

MAY 23-JUL 14 Mojo Weaver, Kentuck’s Hotel Indigo Gallery, downtown Tuscaloosa
JUN 5-JUL 24  Mojo Weaver & Tommy Rosenstiel, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
JUN 5-JUL 25 Kevin Irwin Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

AUGUST ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide)

AUG 1 Art Night Reception, Andrew & Etta McCall Exhibition, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (JUL 30-OCT 11), 5-8 pm
AUG 1 Art Night Reception, Crossroads Arts Alliance, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (JUL 31-AUG 29), 5-8 pm
AUG 2 Beverly Buchanan-Habitat for Humanity, Paul R Jones Museum
AUG 2 First Friday Event, SM ART Night (art quizzes plus), Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
AUG 2 First Friday Reception, Rik Long Exhibition, Kentuck’s Hotel Indigo Gallery, downtown Tuscaloosa (JUL 17-SEP 24), 5-8 pm
JUL 31-AUG 29 Crossroads Arts Alliance, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

SEPTEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide)

SEP 5 Art Night Reception, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
SEP 5 Art Night Reception, Miller Pottery Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
SEP 6 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
SEP 6 First Friday Event, Pop T ART Night (Andy Warhol coloring contest & more), Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
SEP 13 Reception, Poets and Painters 2Betak-Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
JUL 17-SEP 24 Rik Long Exhibition, Kentuck’s Hotel Indigo Gallery, downtown Tuscaloosa

OCTOBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (Ceramics work by graduate student Nasrin Iravani, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.

OCT 3 Art Night Reception, Andrew & Etta McCall Exhibition, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
OCT 3 Art Night Reception, Miller Pottery Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
OCT 4 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
OCT 4 First Friday Event, Disturbers of the Piece Awards Night, Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
OCT 6 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
SEP 5-OCT 10 Miller Pottery Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
JUL 30-OCT 11 Andrew & Etta McCall Exhibition, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
OCT 12 48th Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Kentuck Park, Northport, 9 am-5 pm
OCT 13 48th Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Kentuck Park, Northport, 9 am-4 pm

NOVEMBER FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide)

NOV 1 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
NOV 1 First Friday Reception, Women of the Bible: Lashonda RobinsonJude Anogwih, "The Wor(l)d is an Idea" (detail), 2019, mixed media on packing board, varied dimensions. Image courtesy of the artist.
NOV 1 Woodworkers of West Alabama Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, 3215 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm

NOV 3 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm

NOVEMBER ART NIGHT
NOV 7 Art Night reception, Art Students of Stillman College, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (OCT 29-NOV 22), 5-8 pm
NOV 7 Art Night reception, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
NOV 8 Art Mart Night: Holiday Open House, Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
OCT 29-NOV 22 Art Students of Stillman College, Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

DEC 1 5th Street Vintage Market, Farmer’s Market Pavilion, 4150 5th Street, Northport, 10 am-4 pm
DEC 3 Dickens Downtown, historic downtown Northport, 5-8 pm

DECEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (Patrick Hoban, "Placeholder" (detail), ceramic and found rocks, 4' x 9' x 2". Image courtesy of the artist.

DEC 5 Art Night reception, Kentuck Studio Artists Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (DEC 3-JAN 17), 5-8 pm
DEC 6 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
DEC 6 First Friday Event: 2nd Annual Kafka Downtown, Lorrie Lane Studio, 910 31st Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-7 pm
DEC 17 Exhibition opening, Wade Hall Postcards Traveling Exhibit: Main Streets, UA (location TBA), (DEC 17-JAN 3)
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

DEC 17, 2019-JAN 3, 2020 Wade Hall Postcards Traveling Exhibit: Main Streets, UA (location TBA)
DEC 3, 2019-JAN 17, 2020 Kentuck Studio Artists Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

ANYTIME: Experience the Monsters that Tookover Tuscaloosa downtown, 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

Juan López-Bautista, "Caravans of Reflections," acrylic on panel, 2018, 12 x 16 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
https://art.ua.edu/about/calendar/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/smga/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/sgg/
https://art.ua.edu/gallery/prj/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/361599977234696/ (Alabama Art Post)
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/
http://cac.tuscarts.org/cacgallery.php (Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC)
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/
Jonathan Lanier, "Set Limits," 2018
https://www.apr.org/community-calendar
http://fayetteal.org/sipsey-arts-alliance/ (City of Fayette page)
http://fayetteal.org/residents/art-museum/ (City of Fayette Art Museum and Arts Council page)
http://firstfridaytuscaloosa.com/
http://gorgashouse.ua.edu/
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://sipseyartsalliance.com/
http://scfac.uwa.edu/default.htm (Sumter County Fine Arts Council)
http://www.themakersmarketalabama.com/
http://www.tuscarts.org/calendarofevents.php
http://www.tuscarts.org/artnight.php
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/entertainment (no visual arts)
Roger Jones, "Ascent," Paperworkers Local, 2019.
http://visittuscaloosa.com/events/
http://www.waqg.com/ (West Alabama Quilters Guild)

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