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Painting Fish, Printing Quilts: New Art in the New Year

Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Welcome some new art into your life for the New Year! Please send us your visual arts events — we want to know what you are up to! This list is updated throughout the week on this page.

HAPPENING NOW OR ENDING SOONAnthony Tavis "Thunderbird,"

JAN 10 Opening: All that Art, All that JazzPaul R. Jones Museum, Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa (JAN 10-FEB 23)
NOW-JAN 12 A Life With Dolls: The Dolls of Susan Hodgson, Gorgas House Museum, UA
JAN 18 Art with Friends, Alabama Fishes by Joseph TomelleriTuscaloosa Museum of Art: Home of the Westervelt Collection, 1400 Jack Warner Pkwy NE, 5:30-7:30 pm
NOW-JAN 21 Uncommon Territory: Contemporary Art in Alabama, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

ONGOING & UPCOMING (in order of ending date)

NOW-JAN 22 Anthony TavisKentuck Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
NOW-JAN 24 Kentuck Art Center Studio Artists: Artisanal QualityKentuck Art Center, Northport
JAN 25 Dr. Gregory Clark will lecture Jan. 22, 2018.
NOW-JAN 26 Multifarious: Eclectic Selections from the Blount Collection of Art, UA Gallery, DWCAC
NOW-JAN 26 Department of Art and Art History Studio Faculty Research Biennial, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
JAN 28 Phase (Awesome Art Installation by Malcolm Smith and Jamey Grimes), Sassafras Center for Arts and Environment, 5-8 pm
NOW-JAN 31 Hallie O’Kelley Quilts, Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Court Lobby6001 12th Ave., East

FEBRUARY ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide)

FEB 1 Art Night, Beth ConklinKentuck Art Center, Northport (JAN 22-FEB 23), 5-8 pm
FEB 1 Art Night, William McGavin, Teer Gallery, Kentuck (FEB 1-MAR 15), 5-8 pm
FEB 2 Reception, Master of Arts exhibition (TBA), Sella-Granata Art Gallery, (FEB 1-15), 4-6 pm
FEB 2 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
FEB 2 Community Arts Conversations, Dinah Washington Cultural Art Center, 5:30-7:30 pm
FEB 2 First Friday Reception, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 Sixth Street, 5:30-7:30 pm
FEB 2 First Friday Reception, O’Connor Art Studios, 2316 University Blvd., 5:30-8:30 pm
FEB 2 First Friday Reception, Grace Aberdean Habitat Alchemy2124 Ninth Street, 6-9 pm

FEB 4 Opening, Paper/Work: Works on/of Paper, Salmon Library Gallery, UAH, 301 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville (FEB 4- MAR 3)
FEB 7 Gallery walkthrough: Cover of "Fishes of Alabama," Herbert T. Boschung Jr., and Richard L. Mayden, and Joseph Tomelleri. Smithsonian Books (July 8, 2004).
FEB 8 Reception, Paintings by Robert Kushner, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA (FEB 8-MAR 23), 5-7 pm
NOW-FEB 10 Call for Entries, Juried Exhibition, A Look At Us, Ground Floor Contemporary, Birmingham
JAN 22-FEB 11 15th Annual Double Exposure Juried Photography Exhibit (Jr. Div.), Bama Theatre’s Junior League Gallery, 6th Street, Tuscaloosa
FEB 1-15 Master of Arts exhibition (TBA), Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
JAN 22-FEB 19 Beth Conklin, Kentuck Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
JAN 10-FEB 23 All that Art, All that JazzPaul R. Jones Museum, Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa
JAN 22-FEB 23 Beth ConklinKentuck Art Center, Northport
FEB 2-23 15th Annual Double Exposure Juried Photography Exhibit (Adult Div.), Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Greensboro Ave.
FEB 27 Wendy White Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series, Gallalee Hall Room 227, UA, 6:30 pm

MARCH ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

MAR 1 Art Night: Pat, Suzanne, Angèlique & Andrè JuneauKentuck Art Center, Northport (FEB 27-APR 24), 5-8 pm
MAR 2 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

FEB 4-MAR 3 Robert Kushner, “White Lotus Shaft of Light III"
MAR 4 5th Street Vintage Market, Northport Farmers Market, 4150-5th St., Northport, 10 am-4 pm
MAR 12-16 UA closed for Spring Break
FEB 1-MAR 15 William McGavin, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport
MAR 21 Dr. Rebecca Zorach, “The Black Arts Movement in Chicago,” Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series, 205 Gorgas Library, UA, 6:30 pm
MAR 22 Reception, Out of Order: Tobias Layman’s MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm (MAR 12-30)
FEB 8-MAR 23 Paintings by Robert Kushner, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
MAR 12-30 Out of Order: Tobias Layman’s MFA Thesis Exhibition, Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC, Tuscaloosa
MAR 19-30 MFA Exhibition (TBA), Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA

APRIL ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

APR 5 Art Night: Pat, Suzanne, Angèlique & Andrè JuneauKentuck Art Center, Northport (FEB 27-APR 24), 5-8 pm
APR 5 Art Night, Kentuck Members Show, Teer Gallery, Kentuck (APR 5-JUN 7), 5-8 pm
APR 5 Art Night reception, Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA (APR 5-MAY 18)
APR 6 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)
APR 6 First Friday, Historic Drish House, Tuscaloosa

APR 7 Druid City Arts Festival, Government Plaza, Tuscaloosa
APR 12 Karl Haendel, Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series, 205 Smith Hall, UA, 6:30 pm
FEB 27-APR 24 Pat, Suzanne, Angèlique & Andrè JuneauKentuck Art Center, Northport
Tobias Layman, "Gear Go Round," 2016

MAY ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

MAY 3 Art Night, Melanie ColvinKentuck Art Center, Northport (APR 27-JUN 2), 5-8 pm
MAY 4 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

MAY Creative Campus Arts Research Projects Exhibition, Dinah Washington Cultural Art Center, Tuscaloosa (More TBA!)
APR 5-MAY 18 Dual Current: Inseparable Elements in Painting and Architecture, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, UA
JUN 3 5th Street Vintage Market, Northport Farmers Market, 4150-5th St., Northport, 10 am-4 pm
FEB 22-JUN 4 Scott McQueen, Kentuck Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa

JUNE FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

JUN 1 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

APR 27-JUN 2 Melanie ColvinKentuck Art Center, Northport
APR 5-JUN 7 Kentuck Members Show, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport

JUNE ART NIGHT 

JUN 7 Art Night, Missionary Mary ProctorEllington," by Leanna Leithauser-Lesley, at Canterbury Gallery in October 2016

JULY ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

JUL 5 Art Night, Missionary Mary ProctorKentuck Art Center, Northport (JUN 5-JUL 24), 5-8 pm
JUL 5 Art Night, Lee Busby, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport (JUL 5-AUG 15), 5-8 pm
JUL 6 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

JUN 5-JUL 24 Missionary Mary ProctorKentuck Art Center, Northport

AUGUST ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

AUG 2 Art Night, Leanna Leithauser-LesleyKentuck Art Center, Northport (JUL 27-AUG 29), 5-8 pm
AUG 3 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

JUL 5-AUG 15 Lee Busby, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport

JUL 27-AUG 29 Leanna Leithauser-LesleyKentuck Art Center, Northport

SEPTEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

SEP 6 Art Night, Dennis Thompson, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, (SEP 1- OCT 19) 5-8 pm
SEP 6 Art Night, Kids of Kentuck, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport (SEP 6-20), 5-8 pm
SEP 7 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

SEP 11 Dr. Richard K. Emmerson, “Apocalypse Illuminated,” Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series, Gorgas Library 205, UA, 6:30 pm
SEP 6-20 Kids of Kentuck, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport

OCTOBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

OCT 4 Art Night, Dennis ThompsonKentuck Art Center, Northport (SEP 1- OCT 19), 5-8 pm
OCT 4 Art Night, Kentuck’s Permanent Collection, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport (OCT 4-NOV 24), 5-8 pm
OCT 5 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

SEP 1- OCT 19 Dennis ThompsonKentuck Art Center, Northport

NOVEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

NOV 1 Art Night, Crossroads Arts AllianceKentuck Art Center, Northport (OCT 30-NOV 27), 5-8 pm
NOV 2 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

OCT 4-NOV 24 Kids of Kentuck, Teer Gallery, Kentuck, Northport
OCT 30-NOV 27 Crossroads Arts AllianceKentuck Art Center, Northport

DECEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY (gallery guide

DEC 6 Art Night, Kentuck’s Studio ArtistsKentuck Art Center, Northport, (DEC 4-JAN 19) 5-8 pm
DEC 7 First Friday, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (individual gallery times vary)

DEC 4-JAN 19, 2019 Kentuck’s Studio Artists, Museum and Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

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 SITESBlack Belt Treasures, Camden, Alabama

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://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/
http://gorgashouse.ua.edu/
http://graceaberdean.com/
https://www.facebook.com/HookedOnArtsFestival (Wilcox County)
http://tuscarts.org/gallery-juniorleague.php (Junior League Gallery, Bama Theatre)
http://www.kentuck.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Lorrie-Lane-Studio-322780188223/
http://www.warnertransportationmuseum.com/ (Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum)
https://www.montevallo.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-fine-arts/departments/department-of-art/the-gallery/
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
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”