Posts by Sydney Cramer
Call for Artists – 2024 MAC Members’ Show
The Mobile Arts Council (MAC) will feature works by our Artist Members for the months of July and August 2024. Artwork can be 2D or 3D, as well as audio/video. Artists may submit up to two pieces of work that are no larger than 3’x6′ in area total (combined). Artists with more than one entry…
Read MoreCall for Artists – MAC Accepting 2025 & 2026 Exhibition Proposals Now!
MAC is accepting solo and group exhibition proposals for its 2025 & 2026 exhibition series. If you are a local artist, part of a local art group, or know someone who would be interested, please see the exhibition proposal form here. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, and slots are filled on a first-come,…
Read MoreFIVE Show Winners Awarded
MAC is delighted to announce the 2024 FIVE Show winners! These students’ works were picked out of 75 entries that had previously been juried into the exhibition. Thank you to all students currently exhibiting their work, and congratulations to this year’s FIVE winners. The FIVE Show will be on display in MAC’s Gallery @ Room…
Read MoreApril: FIVE
Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 to shop in our gallery gift shop and to see our newest exhibition, the FIVE Show. The April exhibition series is sponsored by the Mobile International Airport and will be featured in the MAC Gallery through April 30th, 2024. “Five” is a biennial juried exhibition of work by…
Read MoreMarch: “For Lynda” by Lynda Touart & “Elevating Refugee Voices”, Curated by Dwell Mobile & Alabama Folklife Association
Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 to shop in our gallery gift shop and to see two new exhibitions: For Lynda by Lynda Touart and Elevating Refugee Voices curated by Dwell Mobile & Alabama Folklife Association. These exhibitions will be featured in the MAC Gallery through March 30th, 2024. Designed to elevate the lives…
Read More2024 Visual Arts Achievement Winners Announced
Every February, the Mobile Arts Council hosts the Visual Arts Achievement Program (VAAP) and Young at Art. VAAP is an arts in education program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts, and it awards students in grades 6 through 12 that are participating in arts programs within their academic institutions. Young At Art is…
Read MoreFebruary: 2024 Visual Arts Achievement Program & Young at Art
The Mobile Arts Council is pleased to host the 2024 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 the…
Read More“FIVE” Biennial College Art Competition
“Five” is a juried exhibition of work by students from the area’s five colleges and universities, sponsored every other year by the Mobile Arts Council (MAC). The 2024 exhibition will be displayed in MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 (6 South Joachim Street) from Thursday, April 4 through Tuesday, April 30, with a reception and awards…
Read More2024 Visual Arts Achievement Program & Young at Art
The Mobile Arts Council is now accepting entries for the 2024 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…
Read MoreJanuary 2024: “When the Sky Looks In” by Annieo Klaas & “Sometimes You Get Shown the Light” A Poet’s Explorations in Watercolor & Ink” by Vernon Fowlkes
When the Light Looks In showcases how sunlight shines softly through the clouds, casting shadows off window blinds and the flowers in the windowsill. They add a shimmery layer on top of this open window, this steaming, breathing, fresh-baked loaf of a painting, open and reaching with its canvas weave and brushstrokes, attempting to grasp…
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