Free Arts Education Workshop | May 23rd & 24th

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Are you interested in teaching visual or performance arts classes through Mobile Arts Council’s new partnership with Amp Up Arts? Are you an artist wanting to sharpen your teaching skills and liven up your lesson plans? Join us for a FREE two-day workshop at the Community Foundation of South Alabama, May 23rd-24th, from 9 a.m.…

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2023 Summer Camp Roundup

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Summer is just around the corner, and our Summer Camp Roundup is here to help your little ones find creative and educational enrichment over the break. Sign up for a class with one of these organizations today! Your child is bound to gain skills in creative problem solving, public speaking, and more! View this year’s…

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Teaching Artists Needed!

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Are you interested in teaching with Mobile Arts Council this summer? We are now partnered with Amp Up Arts, the first statewide initiative for arts education, and we need teaching artists! Our first available opportunities will be in the months of June and July this summer. Specific dates and times are to be determined. If…

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April Artist Member of the Month

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Congratulations to our April Artist Member of the Month, Renee Wallace! Living the art life is a dream come true for Renee.  Being on the Gulf Coast and witnessing the unique and beautiful coastal area inspires Renee’s art in almost every medium.  Sketching and painting were her first loves.  She uses soft graphite to sketch…

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April Organization Member of the Month

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Congratulations to our April Member Organization of the Month, The Azalea City Quilters‘ Guild! The history of this organization began back in 1976 when the bicentennial activities in the Mobile area included a quilt lecture and exhibit at FAMOS (Fine Arts Museum of the South) in conjunction with the Birmingham Museum.  The event was so popular that many hoped…

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Kites Over Mobile: Sketch Day

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Mobile Arts Council is celebrating Mobile Parks and Recreation’s Kites Over Mobile with a Sketch Day! Join us on the SECOND DAY of this weekend event from 12 noon to 5 pm. We encourage you to bring your drawing materials along as we will have minimal drawing materials available. Bring the whole family to this…

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Arts Education Workshop 4/18/23

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Amp Up Arts and Mobile Arts Council invite you to a FREE full-day workshop on growing arts education in Mobile and surrounding areas. We will begin with action steps for implementing teaching artist residencies and arts programming in schools through in-school instruction, after-school programs, and community events. In the afternoon, we will review available grants…

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March Artist Member of the Month

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Congratulations to our March Artist Member of the month, Nancy Goodman! Nancy was born in New England, moved to Colorado as a teenager and then to California for college. She made her first quilt for her firstborn about 45 years ago. A few years later she moved to New Mexico and finally to Alabama. Along…

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March Organization Member of the Month

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Congratulations to our March Organization Member of the Month, Classical Ballet of Mobile! Their mission is to inspire lasting love and appreciation for ballet through superb training, artistic excellence, and performance opportunities. Classical Ballet of Mobile is pleased to host their first Invitational Gala, welcoming dancers from other area dance schools to present their ballets…

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February Artist Member of the Month

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Congratulations to our February Artist Member of the Month, Muffinjaw Designs! Muffinjaw Designs is a group of local artist that joined together while studying glass at The University of South Alabama in 2016. The group is comprised of Freddie Blache, Caroline Gratton, Gage Nobles, and Tres Johns. Muffinjaw Designs creates handmade, functional, and decorative glass…

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