Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, February 2, 2022. It’s Art Night and First Friday this week, so it’s the perfect time to discover your new favorite artist or artwork. Galleries (and everyone) can stay open if we are vaccinated, masked and healthy, so please do your part. Events are listed in order of ending date. Thanks to Lorrie Lane for the image above. And thank you for continuing to support artists wherever you can. Subscribe here and forward this to a friend!
FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS

- FEB 2 Exhibition opens: Martha Beadle, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa (FEB 2-APR 26)
FEBRUARY ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY
- FEB 3 Opening reception, UA Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Garland Hall, UA (FEB 3-MAR 11), 4-6 pm
- FEB 3 Art Night at Kentuck, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
- FEB 3 Art Night event, Ahmad Austin, Museum Gallery and Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (FEB 3-27) 5-8 pm
- FEB 3 Art Night event, Black History Month Highlights from Kentuck’s Permanent Collection, SoNo Gallery (FEB 3-27), 5-8 pm
- NOW-FEB 3 2022 Adult Juried Art Exhibit, Shelby County Arts Council, Columbiana, Ala.
- NOW-FEB 3 Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Samford Art Gallery, Samford University, Birmingham
- FEB 4 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm (check-in with your favorite gallery to be sure it’s open)
- FEB 4 First Friday reception, Alabama Blues Project Exhibition, The Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa (FEB 4-25), 5-7 pm
- FEB 4 First Friday event, Heart Night, Lorrie Lane Studio, 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
Leanna Leithauser-Lesley at the UA Gallery, Cultural Arts Center - FEB 4 First Friday Event, Fool’s Gold Gallery, 2424 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- FEB 4 First Friday Reception, Shaken By the Roots: Works by Leanna Leithauser-Lesley, University of Alabama Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (JAN 12-FEB 25), 5-7 pm
- FEB 4 First Friday Reception, Together for Creativity: A Collaboration with Central Elementary School, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 6th St (JAN 12-FEB 25), 5-8 pm
- FEB 4 First Friday event, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
- FEB 4 First Friday event, Martha Beadle, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa (FEB 2-APR 26)
FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS and MORE
- FEB 7 Exhibition opens: Advanced Scholarship Show, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA (FEB 7-11)
- FEB 8 Exhibition opens: Jamaal Barber: All That You Hold is Yours, Samford Art Gallery, Samford University, Birmingham (FEB 8-MAR 3)
- FEB 7-11 Advanced Scholarship Show, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA
- FEB 10 Opening reception and artist talk: Cathy Fussell, Library Theatre, Hoover Public Library (FEB 10-MAR 28), 5:30-7:30 pm
- FEB 15 DEADLINE for Artist Applications for Druid City Arts Festival, Tuscaloosa
- FEB 16 Exhibition opens: Ryan Akers | Kole Nichols MA Thesis Exhibitions, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA (FEB 16-23)
- FEB 17 Reception, Ryan Akers | Kole Nichols MA Thesis Exhibitions, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA (FEB 16-23), 5-8 pm
- NOW-FEB 19 Dezzy Moon: Adventurers Welcome, Paperworkers Local, 2717 7th Ave S #203, Birmingham
- FEB 16-23 Ryan Akers | Kole Nichols MA Thesis Exhibition, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, UA
- NOW-FEB 25 Shaken By the Roots: Works by Leanna Leithauser-Lesley, University of Alabama Gallery, DWCAC, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- NOW-FEB 25 Together for Creativity: A Collaboration with Central Elementary School, Paul R. Jones Museum, 2308 6th Street, Tuscaloosa
- FEB 4-25 Alabama Blues Project Exhibition, The Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
- FEB 3-27 Ahmad Austin, Museum Gallery and Teer Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
Cathy Fussell at Hoover Public Library - FEB 3-27 Black History Month Highlights from Kentuck’s Permanent Collection, SoNo Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- NOW-FEB 28 Tara Stallworth Lee, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- MAR 2 Exhibition opens: Alex McClurg, Plaza Gallery, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala. (MAR 2-APR 30)
MARCH ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY
- MAR 3 Reception and artist talk, Jamaal Barber: All That You Hold is Yours, Samford Art Gallery, Samford University, Birmingham (FEB 8-MAR 3), 4:30-6 pm
- MAR 3 Art Night, Garments from Narashino City, Japan, SoNo Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (MAR 3-31), 5-8 pm
- MAR 3 Art Night, Chie Hitchner, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport (MAR 3-APR 3), 5-8 pm
- MAR 4-5 West Alabama Quilters Guild Quilt Show, Taylorville United Methodist Church, 640 Bear Creek Road, Tuscaloosa (fundraiser)
- MAR 4 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-9 pm (check-in with your favorite gallery to be sure it’s open)
- MAR 4 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- MAR 4 First Friday event, Fool’s Gold Gallery, 2424 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
- MAR 4 First Friday event, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
MARCH EXHIBITIONS & ON…
- NOW-MAR 11 UA Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Garland Hall, UA
- NOW-MAR 19 Weaving Muscogee Creek Culture: The Artistry of Mary Smith, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, Tuscaloosa
- FEB 10-MAR 28 Cathy Fussell – Art Quilter, Friends Gallery, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
Mary Smith at the Warner Transportation Museum - NOW-MAR 28 Bib & Tucker Sew-Op, City Hall Gallery, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- JAN 28-MAR 31 Dimensions, Doodles, and Dreams, group exhibition curated by Deborah Hughes, UA Medical Center, 850 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa
- MAR 3-31 Garments from Narashino City, Japan, SoNo Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- APR 1 Exhibition opens: Gaby Wolodarski, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala. (APR 1-MAY 31)
- MAR 3-APR 3 Chie Hitchner, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
- NOW-APR 8 Call for Artists Submissions, Black Belt Biennial, SEP 24-25, downtown Greensboro, Ala.
- FEB 2-APR 26 Martha Beadle, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa
- MAR 2-APR 30 Alex McClurg, Plaza Gallery, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- MAY 4 Exhibition opens: Liza Butts, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala. (MAY 4-JUN 30)
- APR 1-MAY 31 Gaby Wolodarski, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- MAY 4-JUN 30 Liza Butts, Friends and Plaza Galleries, Hoover Public Library, Hoover, Ala.
- SEP 24-25 Black Belt Biennial, downtown Greensboro, Ala.
AREA GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

- Aaron Sanders Head Studio, 1310 Main Street, Greensboro, Ala., events announced on Facebook
- The Arts Council Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, Mon.-Fri., 1-3 pm, First Fridays 1-7 pm
- Carnegie Visual Arts Center, Decatur, 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
- Fool’s Gold Gallery, 2424 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, Tues.-Sat., 12 noon – 8 pm (check the link)
- Gallery 905, Arts Revive, 3 Church Street, Selma
- Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa
- Kentuck Art Center, 503 Main Avenue, downtown Northport, Mon-Fri: 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat-Sun: 12pm-4pm
- Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth St., Tuscaloosa, Mon-Fri, 12 noon-6 pm
- Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum, 1901 Jack Warner Parkway, Tues.-Sat., 10 am-4:30 pm
- Paperworkers Local printmaking coop, 2717 7th Ave., S., Suite 203, B’ham, Saturdays open studio 11 am-4 pm
- Scott Miller Projects, 2212 Morris Avenue, Ste. 103, Birmingham
- Moundville Archaeological Park Museum, Moundville, Ala., Seven days a week, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
- Paul R. Jones Museum, Sixth St., Tuscaloosa, Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm and 12-8 pm First Fridays
- Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, 103 Garland Hall, UA campus, Mon.-Fri. 9 am-4:30 pm
UA Faculty Biennial at the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art - Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA campus
- Stephen Smith Fine Art, 5104 Gary Ave., Fairfield, Ala.
- The University of Alabama Gallery, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa, Mon.-Fri., 9 am-4 pm; First Fridays, noon-7pm
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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