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Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History for Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The winter holidays, starting with Art Night and First Friday, are a great time to support artists in the West Alabama area. Thanks to Steve Davis of Sunheart Metalworks for the image above, and thanks to everyone for continuing to support artists. Events below are listed in order of ending date (scroll down for the bold “NOW“s). Subscribe here and forward this list to a friend!

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• NOW-NOV 17 Applications are open for the 2024 Robin Nance Metz Art Competition (JAN 18-FEB 29)
• NOW-NOV 18 Artist registration is open for the 8th Annual Eight X Eight art show (DEC 1-2)
• DEC 1-7 Submissions accepted for 2024 West Alabama Juried Show (JAN 10-FEB 2)
• NOW-JAN 10, 2024 DCAF Artist Applications open for 2024 Druid City Arts Festival (APR 5-6, 2024), Tuscaloosa

NOVEMBER ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY

• NOV 2 Artist Lecture: Kyle Hackett, Garland 203, UA campus, 4 pm
• NOV 2 Opening reception, SGA Student Artwork Exhibition: Abi Brewer, Emily Rabbideau, Cecily Downey, Aisley Walaitis, Gorgas Library 6th Floor, UA (NOV 2-APR 30), 4-6 pm
• NOV 2 Reception, 2023 United States International Poster Biennial, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA (OCT 20-NOV 14), 5-7 pm
• NOV 2 Art Night, Tiffany Ownbey, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
• NOV 3 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
• NOV 3 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
• NOV 3 First Friday reception, Thai Art in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, Paul R. Jones Museum (OCT 18-DEC 12), 5-8 pm
• NOV 3 First Friday event, Scott McQueen, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa (NOV 2-JAN 28)
• NOV 3 First Friday jazz reception, New Paintings by Paul Looney, Harrison Galleries, 2315 Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
• NOV 4 First Saturday in the Garden!! Join Steve Davis in the sculpture garden at Sunheart Metalworks, 802 Nick’s Kids (28th) Ave., Northport, 8 am-noon
• NOV 4 Opening reception, Circular Narratives by Kyle Hackett, Vinegar, 701 37th Street, S., Birmingham (NOV 4-DEC 30), 5-8 pm
• NOW-NOV 4 2023 Watercolor Society of Alabama Members’ Showcase, Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega

  

NOVEMBER EXHIBITIONS AND BEYOND

• NOV 9 Art Lecture: Dr. Doris Sung, Women of Mokuhanga, Gorgas Library, Yellowhammer Room, UA campus, 4:00 p.m.
• NOW-NOV 10 Ethridge+Nicholson+Rienstatler: Another Bridge, MCC Graphics and Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Miss.
• NOV 11 Homestead Market, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Coker, Alabama, 9 am-12 noon
• NOV 12 Holiday Open House, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, 1-4 pm
• NOW-NOV 14 2023 United States International Poster Biennial, Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, UA
• NOW-NOV 16 ROUNDABOUT: Molly Lay, Kaitlin West, Nicole Weldy, Conner Gayda, Samford Art Gallery, 800 Lakeshore Dr., B’ham
• NOW-NOV 16 Stories: Repeat After Me, curated by Doug Baulos, EBSCO Fine Art Gallery, Shelby County Arts Council, Columbiana, AL
• NOV 18 Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
• NOV 18 Reception, Charlie Lucas Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS (NOV 1-30) 1-3 pm
• NOW-NOV 27 Tiffany Ownbey, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport
• NOW-NOV 30 Women of Mokuhanga, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, Garland 103, UA
• NOW-NOV 30 Charlie Lucas Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
• NOW-NOV 30 Tara Bullington, Gallery 126, 126 W. Tombigbee St., Florence

  

DECEMBER FIRST FRIDAY DEC 1

• NOW-DEC 1 Susan N. McCollough Fine Arts Initiative – A University of Alabama Biennial Event, The University of Alabama Gallery and The Arts Council Gallery, 620 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
• DEC 1 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
• DEC 1 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
• DEC 1 First Friday event, Scott McQueen, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa, 6 pm
• DEC 1 First Friday jazz reception, Harrison Galleries, Univ. Blvd., Tuscaloosa, 6-9 pm
• DEC 1-2 8th Annual Eight X Eight Holiday Show, The Historic Drish House, Tuscaloosa (DEC 1, 6-8 pm; DEC 2, 12noon-2 pm)

DECEMBER ART NIGHT DEC 7

• DEC 7 Art Night event, Kentuck’s Studio Artists, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm

DECEMBER EXHIBITIONS & THE NEW YEAR

• DEC 8 Reception, Art & Design Senior Exhibitions, Samford Art Gallery, 800 Lakeshore Dr., B’ham (NOV 30-DEC 9), 4:30-6 pm
• NOV 30-DEC 9 Art & Design Senior Exhibitions, Samford Art Gallery, 800 Lakeshore Dr., B’ham
• NOW-DEC 12 Thai Art in the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama, Paul R. Jones Museum
• DEC 16 Saturday Art Market, Kentuck Art Center, Northport 9:30 am-2 pm
• NOW-DEC 30 Alana Enfinity: Exploration of the Youniverse – Exhibition Extended, Altman Riddick Museum & Gallery, 630 Avenue A, York, AL
• NOV 4-DEC 30 Circular Narratives by Kyle Hackett, Vinegar, 701 37th Street, S., Birmingham

JANUARY 2024 EXHIBITIONS

• JAN 4 & 5 No Art Night at Kentuck, Northport, or First Friday Art Walk in Tuscaloosa in January. See you next month!
• JAN 10, Exhibition opening, 2024 West Alabama Juried Show, The Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC (JAN 10-FEB 2)
• JAN 25 Opening reception, Deeply Placed: Karen Brummund, Jessica Henderson and Elisabeth Pellathy, Samford Art Gallery, 800 Lakeshore Dr., B’ham (JAN 25-FEB 29), 4:30-6 pm
• NOW-JAN 28, Scott McQueen, Kentuck’s Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa
• DEC 5-JAN 28, Kentuck’s Studio Artists, Museum Gallery, Kentuck Art Center, Northport

  

• NOW-JAN 30 The Northern Edge of the Gulf of Mexico: Visual Representations of Alabama during the Age of European Exploration and Settlement, c. 1592 – 1819, Gorgas Library 2nd floor, Pearce Foyer
• NOV 28-JAN 30, Robert Evans: Vertical Horizons: Inharmonic Shifts of Light, Color and Texture, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Miss.
• JAN 30, Closing reception, Robert Evans: Vertical Horizons: Inharmonic Shifts of Light, Color and Texture, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian Community College, (NOV 28-JAN 30, 2024), 4-5:30 pm
• JAN 10-FEB 2 2024 West Alabama Juried Show, The Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC

FEBRUARY ART NIGHT & FIRST FRIDAY

• FEB 1 Art Night, Kentuck Art Center, Northport, 5-8 pm
• FEB 2 First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm
• FEB 2 First Friday closing reception, 2024 West Alabama Juried Show, The Arts Council Gallery, DWCAC, 5-7 pm
• FEB 2 First Friday event, Lorrie Lane Studio, 2420 Sixth Street, Tuscaloosa, 5-8 pm

FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS & MORE…

• FEB 13 Opening reception, Gail Morton: Coming into Focus, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian (MS) Community College (FEB 13-MAR 19, 2024), 4-5:30 pm
• JAN 25-FEB 29 Deeply Placed: Karen Brummund, Jessica Henderson and Elisabeth Pellathy, Samford Art Gallery, 800 Lakeshore Dr., B’ham
• FEB 13-MAR 19 Gail Morton: Coming into Focus, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Miss.
• APR 16 Opening reception, Annual Exhibition and Competition: MCC Fine Arts and Graphics Students, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian (MS) Community College (APR 16-MAY 7), 4-5:30 pm
• NOW-APR 30 SGA Student Artwork Exhibition: Abi Brewer, Emily Rabbideau, Cecily Downey, Aisley Walaitis, Gorgas Library 6th Floor, UA
• APR 16-MAY 7 Annual Exhibition and Competition: MCC Fine Arts and Graphics Students, Homer Castell Art Gallery, Meridian Community College, Meridian, Miss.

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, Altman Riddick Museum & Gallery, 630 Avenue A, York, Ala., Mon.-Thurs., 10 am-2 pm, and by appointment (Enter through the Hightower Memorial Library)
• Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus, Miss.
• Durbin Gallery, Birmingham-Southern College, Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham
• 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)
• Fire Horse Pottery (Kerry Kennedy)
• Gadsden Museum of Art, 515 Broad St, Gadsden
• 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
• Heritage Hall Museum and Art Center, 200 South Street East, Talladega, Ala., Tues-Fri, 10 am-4 pm
• Hoover Public Library Galleries, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Ala. (check the website for locations and hours)
• Intercultural Diversity Center exhibition space, 2nd floor, Student Center, 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, 10 am-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
• Samford Art Gallery, 153 Swearingen Hall, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, 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
• Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia
• The Gallery at 103 Broad St., Camden (Wilcox Artworks)
• 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

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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