Posts by Sydney Cramer
April: 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…
Read MoreOctober 2023: American Society of Botanical Artists, Louise Estes, & Henry Evans
This October, MAC features 3 new exhibitions: Square in Mobile? You Must Be Kidding! from the American Society of Botanical Artists, Homage to Louise Estes, and Homage to Henry Evans. These exhibitions feature botanical art in various mediums from local, national, and international artists. The American Society of Botanical Artists provides a thriving, interactive community…
Read More2023 Annual MAC Members’ Show
The 2023 Annual MAC Members’ Show features 69 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 August and September! We will announce the awards, sponsored by the Dempsey & Litchfield Fund, on August…
Read More11th Annual Throwdown Mystery Item Surprise
The Throwdown, Presented by Hackbarth Deliveries, 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 eleven years, local artists have sought out to…
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