1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (320+ words) Artworks included in Monet to Matisse exhibit Fame and beauty don't always go hand-in-hand, but art lovers just might find themselves dazzled on both fronts in Alabama. More than 100 works from big names " including legends such as Monet, Cezanne, Renoir,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (314+ words) The Huntsville City Council approved a $1.5 million contract with the Arts Council for the design and installation of three pieces of art and pavement art at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and Monroe Street. Urban and Economic Development Director Shane…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1238+ words) Community members and organizations are working to create a Black Arts District in Ensley, a historic Birmingham neighborhood. Organizers said the Black Arts District will be a representation of Ensley's past and future, its hardships and resilience. While the neighborhood…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (688+ words) Someone has just called two of Alabama's most iconic artworks "ugly." As you may have guessed, I have something to say about that. Alabama has its share of quirky outdoor art installations, which I prefer to call roadside attractions. If…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (910+ words) One of Dodds" ideas came from the notion that Scots tend to have red hair. Dodds began to interview and make portraits of people who fit the stereotype, those who consider themselves ginger. He learned that people were eager to…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago  (301+ words) On Sept. 5, renowned sculptor and mining historian Craigger Browne will lead a lecture on his work and the history of Sylacauga marble. Browne, a native Alabamian, has worked in France and Italy, home to the oldest stone studios and marble…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (893+ words) Birmingham artist Willie Williams said he hopes his art will encourage people to keep fighting the good fight. Williams" 22 foot tall carbon steel sculpture, titled the Arc of Justice after the famous words of Martin Luther King Jr., will be…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1120+ words) In a series of stories, AL.com will continue to explore big ideas for transforming Birmingham. Kat Files has danced since she was 4-years-old. Her talent has taken her around the country, yet every year she returns to Birmingham to…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (328+ words) The bunnies have left the pond at Auburn University. "Self-Portrait as Bunnies (The Bathers)," a quirky and beloved art installation at Auburn's Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, has ended its run after a decade. The bunnies are actually…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (96+ words) The Huntsville Museum of Art (HMA) will reopen at the end of summer. Museum leaders closed their doors on March 2, 2025, to make updates to the building. They announced that they will open on August 31, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Betsy and…...