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Art Is “Warming Up” All Over West Alabama!

Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Is this winter, spring or summer? Whatever season it is, it’s perfect weather for looking at art! Please send us your visual arts events — we want to know what you are up to! This list is updated throughout the week.

HAPPENING NOW OR ENDING SOON Deborah Luster, Tooth for an Eye disarchive # 01-13

FEB 22 Deborah Luster – Artist Lecture: “Archive of Lamentations,” Birmingham Room, Bryant Conference Center, UA, 6:30 pm
NOW-FEB 24 14th Annual Double Exposure Juried Photography Exhibit, Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC
NOW-FEB 24 For the Culture, Ferguson Student Center Gallery, UA
NOW-FEB 25 Sloane Bibb, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL
NOW-FEB 25 The Modernization of Tuscaloosa’s Built Environment: the Architecture of Don Buel Schuyler, 1937 – 1964Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, Tuscaloosa
FEB 23-27 Call for Artists in Sumter County for SCFAC Juried Show 2017, Coleman Center for the Arts, York (MAR 2-APR 12)
NOW-FEB 27 Basil Ede ExhibitionTuscaloosa Museum of Art: Home of the Westervelt Collection
NOW-FEB 28 Amy Keen art exhibition (Sipsey Arts Alliance), DCH Medical Center lobby, Fayette
NOW-FEB 28 Susan Nabors art exhibition, Sipsey Arts Alliance, Missy’s Taste of Home, Fayette
NOW-FEB 28 The Architecture of Don Buel Schuyler
NOW-FEB 28 Sweet Metal and the Road – Anne Herbert and Wade MacDonald, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa
NOW-FEB 28 In Progress – Canterbury student community art exhibition, Betak/Frangoulis Art Gallery, Canterbury Chapel, Tuscaloosa

ONGOING & UPCOMING (in order of ending date)

MAR 1 DEADLINE ASCA Artist Fellowship Grants Application (and others!) 

MARCH ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY  (gallery guide)

MAR 2 Opening, “Quantum” – Encaustic Monotype Collages by Joni Gruber, Manna Grocery, McFarland Blvd., Tuscaloosa (MAR 2-31)
MAR 2 Art Night Reception, Sydney Ewerth MFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA (MAR 1-10), 4-6 pm
Anne Herbert, (untitled) 14"x17", acrylic and spray paint on muslin.MAR 2 Reception, Mel Kendrick: Woodblocks, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, (MAR 2-APR 12), 5-7 pm
MAR 2 Art Night, Charlie Lucas, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (MAR 2-APR 26), 5-8 pm
MAR 2 Opening Reception, SCFAC Juried Show 2017, Coleman Center for the Arts, York (MAR 2-APR 12), 6-8 pm
MAR 3 Empty Bowls, Grace Presbyterian Church, 113 Hargrove Road, Tuscaloosa, 11 am-2 pm
MAR 3 First Friday, O’Connor Art Studios, University Blvd., Tuscaloosa
MAR 3 First Friday, Grace Aberdean Habitat Alchemy, 2124-9th St., Tuscaloosa, 5 pm
MAR 3 First Friday, Freedom?Paul R. Jones Gallery, 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
MAR 3 First Friday, Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
MAR 3 First Friday, UA Gallery, DWCAC, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
MAR 3 First Friday Reception, Liam Ward MFA Exhibition: 24, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa (FEB 28-MAR 19), 6-9 pm

MAR 4 Opening reception, William C. Gorgas and the Great War, Gorgas House Museum, UA (MAR 4-SEP 29), 1-3 pm
MAR 4 Opening reception, “Lafayette, We Are Here!” America Enters The First World War, Hauser Hall, UA (NOW-APR 28?), 1:00pm-3:00pm
MAR 4-5 15th Annual Jerry Brown Arts Festival, Hamilton, Ala.
MAR 5 5th Street Vintage Market, 4150 5th St., Northport, 11 am-4 pm
MAR 7 Exhibition opening, Joni Gruber, "Quantum 01"
MAR 1-10 Sydney Ewerth MFA Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
NOW-MAR 10 Herb Rieth Solo Exhibition, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia
MAR 15 DEADLINE: 2017 Statewide Student Juried Art Exhibition (Alabama high school students) 
FEB 28-MAR 19 Liam Ward MFA Exhibition: 24, Harrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa
MAR 23 Reception, Joani Inglett MFA ExhibitionSella-Granata Art Gallery, 4-6 pm
NOW-MAR 25 Dale and Mamie Joe Rayburn Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art
MAR 20-30 Joani Inglett MFA ExhibitionSella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
NOW-MAR 31 Judson College Students Exhibition, Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Court Lobby, 6001 12th Ave E, Tuscaloosa
NOW-MAR 31 Metaphysics in Almost Black and White, Wellness Walls for Art, University Medical Center, Tuscaloosa
MAR 1-31 “Quantum” – Encaustic Monotype Collages by Joni Gruber, Manna Grocery, McFarland Blvd., Tuscaloosa
APR 2 5th Street Vintage Market, 4150 5th St., Northport, 11 am-4 pm

APR 6 Art Night with Charlie Lucas, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (MAR 2-APR 26)
APR 7 First Friday reception, Image by Liam Ward for MFA exhibition, "24"
APR 8 8th Annual Druid City Arts Festival, Government Plaza, Tuscaloosa, 10 am-5 pm
MAR 2-APR 12 Mel Kendrick: Woodblocks Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
MAR 2-APR 12 SCFAC Juried Show 2017, Coleman Center for the Arts, York
MAR 7-APR 14 Publicly Identified Exhibition, UA Gallery and Arts Council Gallery,  DWCAC
APR 6-20 EXIT 2017 BA Group ExhibitionSella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
APR 21 Reception, 2017 BFA Juried Exhibition, Harrison Galleries, 6-9 pm (APR 17-30)
MAR 2-APR 26 Charlie Lucas, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL
NOW-APR 28 Freedom? Selections from the Paul R. Jones Collection, Paul R. Jones Gallery, 6th Street, Tuscaloosa
MAR 4-APR 28? “Lafayette, We Are Here!” America Enters The First World War, Hauser Hall, UA
APR 17-30 2017 BFA Juried ExhibitionHarrison Galleries, Tuscaloosa

MAY 4 Art Night, Chris “Chub” Hubbard, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (MAY 4-27), 5-8 pm
MAY 7 5th Street Vintage Market, 4150 5th St., Northport, 11 am-4 pm
APR 21-MAY 26 MFA Thesis Exhibitions: Kelsey Windham and Celestia MorganSarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
MAY 4-27 Chris “Chub” Hubbard, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL

JUN 1 Art Night, William “Willie Willie” Lamendola, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (JUN 1-28), 5-8 pm
JUN 2 First Friday Reception, Retrospective: Frank Engle and Bethany Windham Engle, DWCAC (JUN 2-30), 5-8 pm
JUN4 5th Street Vintage Market, 4150 5th St., Northport, 11 am-4 pm
JUN 1-28 William “Willie Willie” Lamendola, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL

JUL 6 Art Night, Myrna Gates, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (JUL 6-AUG 22), 5-8 pm
MAY 3-JUL 22 People’s Choice Art Competition Exhibit, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
JUL 6-AUG 22 Myrna Gates, Coleman Center for the Arts

SEP 7 Art Night, Yvonne Wells, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (SEP 7-OCT 20), 5-8 pm
MAR 4-SEP 29 William C. Gorgas and the Great War, Gorgas House Museum, UA
AUG 23-OCT 7 43rd Annual Bi-State Art Juried Competition Exhibit, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
SEP 7-OCT 20 Yvonne Wells, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL
OCT 21-22 46th Kentuck Festival of the Arts, Kentuck Park, Northport, AL

NOV 2 Art Night, Crossroads Arts Alliance, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (NOV 2-30), 5-8 pm
NOV 2-30 Crossroads Arts Alliance, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL

DEC 5 Art Night, Kentuck Studio Artists, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL (DEC 5-JAN 12, 2018), 5-8 pm
DEC 5-JAN 12, 2018 Kentuck Studio Artists, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, AL

ANYTIME: Stroll between galleries through our Woods Quad Sculpture Garden with five outdoor sculptures, plus other sculptures in adjoining campus lawns.

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/
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://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)
http://bryantmuseum.com/
http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/current/
http://cac.tuscarts.org/cacgallery.php (Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC)
http://tuscarts.org/gallery-juniorleague.php (Bama Theatre galleries)
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://gorgashouse.ua.edu/
http://graceaberdean.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HookedOnArtsFestival (Wilcox County)
http://www.kentuck.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Lorrie-Lane-Studio-322780188223/
http://www.warnertransportationmuseum.com/ (Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum)
http://www.montevallo.edu/fine-arts/college-of-fine-arts/departments/department-of-art/
http://www.oconnorartstudios.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Renaissance-Gallery-Inc-129254000418041/
https://www.facebook.com/riverportgallerynorthport
http://www.chiltoncountyartscouncil.com/rose-gallery.html (Rose Gallery, Clanton)
http://scfac.uwa.edu/default.htm (Sumter County Fine Arts Council)
http://www.themakersmarketalabama.com/
http://tuscaloosamoa.org/calendar-2/
http://www.tuscarts.org/calendarofevents.php
http://www.tuscarts.org/artnight.php
https://www.facebook.com/ttownwawa/ (Woodworkers Association of West Alabama)
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)
http://weldbham.com/blog/category/art-culture/
http://wilcoxcountyartscouncil.org/

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Look for this e-list each week, a service of the UA Department of Art and Art History. We hope to provide a more or less comprehensive list of exhibits and visual arts events in West Alabama (and sometimes a wider net, esp. if West Alabama folks are showing), with hyperlinks. 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.

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