2025 Visual Arts Achievement Program & Young at Art

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The Mobile Arts Council is now accepting entries for the 2025 District 1 Visual Arts Achievement Program and Young at Art! Those eligible for District 1 include public and private schools Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties. Every student who receives a District Award will be recognized in the State Awards from…

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November & December: GLIMPSES by Jerry Bousard and Art For All

GLIMPSES is inspired by the fragility of innocence in all children. A precious quality that in fleeting moments of time often reflect who we really are. Jerry Bousard is a self-taught artist, and started pencil drawing as a young child. He always had a love of portraits. As an adult, he put it down for over…

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2024-2025 Poetry Out Loud Competition Registration Open Now!

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Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Poetry Out Loud is…

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September: PleinAirSouth & 2024 Throwdown Artists

This September MAC features two new exhibitions: “On the Waterfront” by PleinAirSouth and works by our 2024 Throwdown Artists. This month’s exhibition series is sponsored by The Mobile Airport Authority. On the Waterfront: The Mobile Bay area is rich with a diversity of water resources, which provide much inspiration for our local artists. The PleinAirSouth…

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2024 Annual MAC Members’ Show

Mobile Arts - ANNUAL MAC MEMBERS' SHOW JULY & AUG 2024 Painting of a woman, flowers, man holding baby, abstract art, and a paint brush

The 2024 Annual MAC Members’ Show features 63 artists in a variety of artistic mediums and styles representative of our area. Unlike our typical month-long exhibitions, this show will be featured in our gallery throughout the months of July and August! We will announce the awards, sponsored by the Dempsey & Litchfield Fund, on August…

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June: Figures of Imagination & Ethereal

MOBILE arts, COUNCIL Figures of Imagination By Eric Achenbach Ethereal By Lucy Gafford, Benjamin Kaiser, & Vanessa Quintana June 2024 - art figures on side

Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 to shop in our gallery gift shop and to see our newest exhibitions, Figures of Imagination by Eric Achenbach & Ethereal by Lucy Gafford, Benjamin Kaiser, and Vanessa Quintana. Figures of Imagination deals with the naked identity of humanity through the expression of surrealism and imaginative rendering of…

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Twelfth Annual Throwdown Application OPEN NOW

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Applications for the Twelfth Annual Throwdown are OFFICIALLY OPEN! The Throwdown is the Mobile Arts Council’s largest annual fundraising event. Proceeds go towards supporting our mission: to enrich the quality of life in the greater Mobile area through increasing accessibility to the arts and promoting a vibrant cultural community. For the past twelve years, local…

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Make Music Mobile

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Introducing Make Music Mobile! 🎶 Make Music Day is a global event, and we’re bringing the excitement to our city on June 21st. MMDMobile will be a day filled with music, where everyone is invited to join in, whether you’re a seasoned musician, a beginner, or simply a music enthusiast. What To Expect: Who Can…

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May: Ginger Woechan & Mobile Art Association

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Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 to shop in our gallery gift shop and to see our newest exhibitions, Light by The Ginger Woechan Experience & Mobile Art Association’s Annual Spring Show. The inspiration for Light is a combination of the artist’s journey out of the darkness. This includes things, memories, and daydreams that…

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