Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, March 8, 2023! If you’re staying in west Alabama for Spring Break, the next week or so will be a great time to explore galleries and studios in our area. Call ahead (check the list below) and find a venue that’s new to you to discover! Thanks to William Dooley for the image above. And thank you for continuing to support artists wherever you can. Events are listed in order of ending date. Subscribe here and forward this list to a friend!
ARTIST CALLS FOR ENTRY
- APR 2 K-12 Student Art Competition, WAMAFest Heritage Festival, Tuscaloosa Rivermarket, registration 1-1:45 pm
- NOW-JUN 1: Artist applications for the 5nd Kentuck Festival of the Arts, October 14-15, 2023, Northport
- More artist opportunities on this page.
MARCH EXHIBITIONS
- NOW-MAR 8 Sculptures by Paige Ward, Gallery 126, Florence, Ala.
- MAR 16 Opening reception, 2023 Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings juried exhibition, Gallery 905, 905 Waters Ave., Selma (MAR 16-APR 3)
- MAR 18 Kentuck’s Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
- MAR 18 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- MAR 18 Artist Talk, Cat Eyes: Stephen W. Evans, Jennifer Marshall, Elisabeth Pellathy, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham (MAR 4-18), 3 pm
- NOW-MAR 18 Cat Eyes: Stephen W. Evans, Jennifer Marshall, Elisabeth Pellathy, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham
- MAR 20 Exhibition opening, MFA Exhibitions of Ryan Akers and Will Henry, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA (MAR 20-27)
- MAR 22 Artist Lecture: Carl D’Alvia, Camellia Room, Gorgas Library, UA, 3:30 pm
- MAR 23 Artist Lecture: Coulter Fussell, Yellowhammer Room, Gorgas Library, UA, 3:00 pm (reception following)
- MAR 23 Opening reception, Coulter Fussell: My Love for You is Deathless, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA (MAR 23-MAY 3), 4-6 pm
- MAR 23 Reception, MFA Exhibitions of Ryan Akers and Will Henry, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA (MAR 20-27), 5-8 pm
- MAR 24 Empty Bowls Annual Fundraiser for Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Grace Presbyterian Church, Tuscaloosa, 11 am-2 pm
- NOW-MAR 25 Donté K. Hayes: Objects of Tomorrow, AEIVA, UAB, Birmingham
- NOW-MAR 25 47th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, AEIVA, UAB, Birmingham
- NOW-MAR 25 Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, AEIVA, UAB, Birmingham
- NOW-MAR 25 Craig Legg: History of Birmingham Rock & Roll, East Village Arts in Eastlake, Birmingham (open Saturdays only, 11 am-3 pm)
- NOW-MAR 25 I Too, Am Thornton Dial, Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan
- MAR 20-27 MFA Exhibitions of Ryan Akers and Will Henry, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA
- NOW-MAR 28 The Arts of War: The Hearts of War, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa
- NOW-MAR 30 Between My Soul and Its Shadow: Photographs by Wanrudee Buranakorn, Miller Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi
- NOW-MAR 30 Tuscaloosa County School System Fine Arts Showcase, The Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- NOW-MAR 31 2023 Lights and Shadows Student Art Exhibition, Elaine Augustine Art Gallery, UNA, Florence, Ala.
- NOW-MAR 31 Church Goin’ Mule Folk Art, Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss.
- NOW-MAR 31 Sara Garden Armstrong: Works on Paper, 1970 – 1990, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- NOW-MAR 31 Liminal Hues: Waiting for Spring, Betak-Frangoulis Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, 5th Ave/Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa
- NOW-MAR 31 On the Cover: Books Published by A&S Faculty, UA Gallery, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa (MAR 3-31), 5-7 pm
- MAR 31 28th Annual UA/UAB Graduate Student Symposium in Art History, UA campus, 8 am-6 pm
- MAR 31-APR 1 Druid City Arts Festival (DCAF), Government Plaza, Tuscaloosa
A Bottle Tree by Steve Davis at Lorrie Lane Studio, Tuscaloosa
APRIL EXHIBITIONS
- NOW-APR 1 “I’m Still Here”: Documenting James Meredith, photographs and drawings, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, Miss.
- NOW-APR 1 Reception, Chloe Alexander: Animus & Anima, Paperworkers Local, 2717 7th Ave S #203, Birmingham
- APR 1 Exhibition opening, Southern Fiber Artists, Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss. (APR 1-30)
- APR 2 6th Annual WAMAFest Heritage Festival, Tuscaloosa Rivermarket, Jack Warner Pkwy, 2-4 pm
- MAR 16-APR 3 2023 Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings juried exhibition, Gallery 905, 905 Waters Ave., Selma
- MAR 16-APR 6 Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition sponsored by Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman, Samford University Art Gallery, Birmingham
APRIL FIRST FRIDAY & ART NIGHT
- APR 6 Art Night, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, Ala., 5-8 pm
- APR 7 First Friday Artist’s Reception, Molly Lay: An Act of Attention, MFA Thesis Exhibition, The University of Alabama Gallery, DWCAC, 620 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa (APR 7-MAY 5), 5-7 pm
- APR 7 First Friday artist’s reception, Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa (MAR 3-APR 28), 5-8 pm
- APR 7 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- APR 7 First Friday jazz reception, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
- APR 8 First Saturday Art in the Garden, SunHeart Metalworks Studio & Sculpture Garden, 802 Nick’s Kids (28th) Ave., Northport, 8 am- 12 noon
Wanrudee Buranakorn at Casteel Gallery, Meridian, Miss.
APRIL EXHIBITIONS and more…
- APR 13 Opening reception, Annual Graphics and Fine Arts Student Juried Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi (APR 13-MAY 5), 4-5:30 pm
- APR 15 Kentuck’s Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
- APR 15 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- NOW-APR 28 Michael C. Thorpe: Nonsensical Formalism, Paul R. Jones Museum, 6th St., Tuscaloosa
- APR 13-29 Studio Art Seniors Exhibition, Samford University Art Gallery, Birmingham
- APR 1-30 Southern Fiber Artists, Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss.
- MAR 23-MAY 3 Coulter Fussell: My Love for You is Deathless, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
- APR 13-MAY 5 Annual Graphics and Fine Arts Student Juried Exhibition, Miller Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi
- APR 7-MAY 5 Molly Lay: An Act of Attention, MFA Thesis Exhibition, The University of Alabama Gallery, DWCAC, 620 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa
- MAY 20 Kentuck’s Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
- MAY 20 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- JUN 26-30 UA Art Camp for rising 9th-12 graders, historic Woods Hall, registration open now!
- JUN 17 Kentuck’s Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
- JUN 17 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- JUN 1-30 Joseph MacGown Painting and Pottery, 501 Main St., Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Miss.
- JUL 15 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- JUL 1-31 Lorrie Lane and Andre Ray, 501 Main St., Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, Miss.
- AUG 19 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- SEP 16 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
- OCT 14-15 52nd Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Northport, APPLY NOW through June 1
- OCT 21 York Art Walk, Broad Street & Avenue A, York, AL,10 am-3 pm
Documenting James Meredith, Meridian Museum of Art
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
- 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, 630 Avenue A, York, Ala.
- Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss.
- 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)
- 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
- Hoover Public Library Galleries, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Ala. (check the website for locations and hours)
- Intercultural Diversity Center exhibition space, 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 Sixth St., Tuscaloosa, Mon-Fri, 12 noon-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
- 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 Sixth St., Tuscaloosa, 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
- 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
- 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, Alabama
- Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia
- 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
- Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama, W-F 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am- 3 pm, +check website
Lorrie Lane at Lorrie Lane Studio, Tuscaloosa
ART ANYTIME – Online Exhibitions Around West Alabama
- 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.
ABOUT THIS CALENDAR
Look for the Art Roundup e-list almost every week, a service of the UA Department of Art & Art History. We hope to provide a more or less comprehensive list of free exhibits and visual arts events in West Alabama (*and sometimes a wider net, esp. if West Alabama folks are showing), with hyperlinks. Very occasionally, non-profit events asking for a nominal entry fee or donation will be included. Follow the links to get more information. To send your exhibition info, unsubscribe to this email, or to change or add an email address, please email: rachel.dobson@ua.edu. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
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