February: 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…

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January 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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November 2023: Coastal Clay

Coastal Clay features an eclectic collection of ceramic artworks by 24 local artists. Curated by Phillip Counselman, this collection represents a variety of artistic styles, techniques, and use of materials. This exhibition will be featured in the MAC Gallery throughout the months of November and December. The gallery will be closed November 22nd – 25th…

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October 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…

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2023 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…

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June Exhibitions: Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Artists & PRIDE

Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 from June 6th until June 30th to see the Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Artists and PRIDE exhibitions, featuring Mobile-area Black and LGTBQ+ artists and allies! Gallery hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesdays – Fridays and 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturdays. We will…

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May Exhibitions: National Photography Month Exhibition

Stop by MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 from May 6th until May 30th to see our National Photography Month community exhibition, featuring 30+ area photographers! Subject matter and mediums range from studio portraits and landscape photography to silver gelatin prints and cyanotypes. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Tuesdays – Fridays and…

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April Exhibitions: A Ménage à Trois & Not Without Water

This April, MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature two exhibitions: “A Ménage à Trois” by Frank “Chip” Mayes and “Not Without Water” by Pier Hardin. Frank “Chip” Mayes began painting in 1960 and is a painter of Oils, Acrylics, and Designers Gouache. He enrolled in college as an art major. Being one of the…

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March Exhibitions: Not Without Water & Blue Mind

This March, MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature two exhibitions: “Not Without Water” by Pier Hardin and “Blue Mind” curated by Kathy Martin Not Without Water depicts the environments that could not exist without water. Surreal and abstract forests, bog plants, cypress knees, swamps, mythical caves, carp, lily pads, insects, and frogs—water is their…

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