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MAC Announces New Executive Director

April 26, 2024

Mobile Arts Council (MAC) is pleased to announce Angela Browning Montgomery as its new Executive Director. With a strong background in non-profit management and a passion for community engagement, Montgomery brings a wealth of experience to this important role. As Executive Director, Montgomery will oversee the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of MAC, a non-profit…

April 25, 2024

LODA ArtWalk celebrates Cartoons & Comics on Friday, May 10th! Come downtown to show your support of local artists, arts organizations, and downtown businesses at this fun, family-friendly event. View the official schedule below and download the full-resolution PDF here! We will post special content on the LoDa ArtWalk Facebook page throughout the month for updates…

April Organization Member of the Month

April 24, 2024

Congratulations to our April Organization Member of the Month, Azalea City Center for the Arts! The Azalea City Center for the Arts is a nonprofit organization in Mobile, Alabama, with a mission to provide opportunities for children and adults to explore the world of artistic expression through quality educational programs, recitals and performance opportunities that…

April Artist Member of the Month

April 23, 2024

Congratulations to our April Artist Member of the Month, Serah Jeppsen! Serah Jeppsen is a gifted artist from Dauphin Island, Alabama. She is the inspiration behind Serah’s Rainbow, an art space and gallery named in her honor. Her primary artistic outlet is photography, a medium through which she seeks to capture the intrinsic beauty of…

Call for Artists – MAC Accepting 2025 & 2026 Exhibition Proposals Now!

April 17, 2024

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,…

Summer Camps Galore!

April 17, 2024

Summer is just around the corner, and our Summer Camp Roundup is here to help your kids find creative and educational enrichment over the break. Sign up for any of these wonderful classes today! Your child is bound to gain artistic skills in creative problem solving, public speaking, and more! View this year’s listing from…

FIVE Show Winners Awarded

April 14, 2024

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…

Celebrate Poetry Month this April!

April 4, 2024

Weekly Poetry Prompts, School Workshop Application Open, & April ArtWalk Performances Friday Poetry Prompts Mobile’s Poet Laureate, Charlotte Pence, is providing a poetry prompt each Friday in April to inspire you to write a poem. Both the experience of writing and reading poetry can have a powerful, positive effect. Sometimes when talking to others, words can be…

April: FIVE

March 27, 2024

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…

March Artist Member of the Month

March 19, 2024

Congratulations to our March Artist Member of the Month, Lyza Woods! Lyza is a self-taught abstract artist and photographer based in Mobile, Al. She loves to travel and is inspired by the natural world when creating her art. Primarily working in acrylic and oil, she also dabbles in collage and wire wrapping. When speaking of…