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Call for Artists: Mobile Arts Council Artist in Residency Program

June 18, 2025

Call for Artists: Veterans Residency Partnership with Vets Recover The Mobile Arts Council (MAC) is proud to partner with Vets Recover to offer a special residency opportunity for our members. This six-month rotating exhibition will provide artists the chance to display their work in a public space that supports the healing and recovery of veterans.…

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June Artist Member of the Month

June 18, 2025

Congratulations to our Artist Member of the Month for June 2025, Harley, a self-taught multimedia artist whose evocative work spans painting, drawing, taxidermy, and sculpture. Working under the name Hollow Art by Harley, their art explores the delicate tension between life and death, often drawing inspiration, and materials, from the natural world itself. Harley’s signature…

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June Organization Member of the Month

June 16, 2025

Congratulations to our Organization Member of the Month Prism United! Six years ago, a dedicated group of community leaders and volunteers in Mobile, Alabama, came together with a shared vision: to create a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ teens. What began as a simple peer support group soon revealed deeper, systemic challenges facing LGBTQ+…

June: “STARPRINTS” by Valerie George & Micah Mermilliod

June 3, 2025

George & Mermilliod are artists from Mobile, AL, who work in various media. They find connection in shared conceptual interests and a love of experimental photographic processes.  STARPRINTS is an exhibition of photograms and lumen prints that explore themes of transformation and transcendence, utilizing organic materials of the body and the earth. Valerie George (she/her)…

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Art in Motion-Education Workshop at MMofA

May 20, 2025

Mobile Arts Council and Mobile Museum of Art Present: Art in Motion Summer Educator Professional Development Friday, June 6, 20259 am – 12 pm@ Mobile Museum of Art4850 Museum Drive, Mobile, AL 36608 Let’s get Alabama’s kids moving, creating, and thriving through the arts! Did you know that there are many public schools in our state without…

May Organization Member of the Month

May 16, 2025

Congratulations to our May Organization Member of the Month Bellingrath Gardens & Home! Bellingrath Gardens and Home is a 65-acre historic estate and public garden nestled along Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama. Created by Coca-Cola bottler Walter Bellingrath and his wife, Bessie, the property began as a private retreat and later opened to the public…

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May Artist Member of the Month

May 15, 2025

Congratulations to our May Artist Member of the Month Oneida Moss! A talented jewelry designer and metalsmith artist, Oneida is the creative force behind NeatsUniques, a distinctive jewelry brand based right here in Mobile. If you have wandered through downtown during ArtWalk, chances are you’ve encountered Oneida’s warm presence and striking displays. Her handcrafted pieces,…

May: “National Photography Month” & “Navigating the Broken Road”

May 2, 2025

The National Photography Month open call group show instructed artists to “tell us your story,” and showcases the depth and diversity of photographic storytelling. The exhibit invites viewers into the personal and creative narratives of photographers from across the region. Each piece offers a unique perspective and visual voice, showcasing the many ways photography is…

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Now Accepting Submissions for the 2025 Annual MAC Members’ Show

May 2, 2025

The Mobile Arts Council (MAC) will feature works by our Artist Members for the months of July and August 2025. 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…

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April Organization Member of the Month

April 25, 2025

Congratulations to April’s Organization of the Month the Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed (MOJO)! Founded on September 10, 2001, in the heart of the city known as “The Mother of the Mystics,” MOJO began as a bold vision by jazz enthusiast Kevin Lee. Armed with a poster of Miles Davis, a stylized saxophone, and…