December Member of the Month: Central Arts Collective
Established in 2017 to fill the need for affordable studio spaces for local artists, Central Arts Collective is a group of about 20 individual working artists who strive to craft community through service and arts cultivation in Mobile. Each artist occupies a studio space within the same building of Central Presbyterian Church located at 1260…
Tape Art Mural & Workshop
This December, downtown Mobile will welcome Tape Art artists Michael Townsend and Leah Smith to create a massive work of art on the outside of the Temple Downtown. Tape Art is an evolving group of public artists who create large-scale temporary drawings and installations out of low-adhesive tape. Over the last 33 years, Tape Art…
Give the Gift of the Arts!
Mobile Arts Council is excited to share our first annual Holiday Arts Catalogue! We at MAC make it our business to support our Members and promote the work they do. Why not support the Arts in Mobile this holiday season by giving a unique, handmade gift to your friends and loved ones? Do you prefer…
November Member of the Month: Eastern Shore Art Center
The Mission of the Eastern Shore Art Center is to connect people of all ages and abilities with the arts through education, exhibitions, and outreach activities. This week (October 31-November 5), ESAC is hosting Plein Air Fairhope. This is a community celebration of painting in the great outdoors. 60 painters will be taking to the…
November Exhibitions: Ty Tover & Lynne Weeks
This November and December, MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature two exhibitions: “I am Light” by Ty Tover and “All About the Dress” by Lynne Weeks. These exhibitions will hang from November 3rd through December 21st, 2022. Read more about these exhibitions below! Tyrome “Ty” Tover – TOSH TOVAR | Art Therapy Paintings –…
Villains of Broadway
Presented by The PACT Theatre Co Foundation October 27, 2022 at The Merry WidowDoors at 6:30pm | Show at 7pm Villains of BroadwayPresented by The PACT Foundation This one-night-only, 21+ cabaret event features an all-star vocal cast from all along the Gulf Coast taking on some of the biggest hits from some of the best…
MAC’s First Member of the Month is…
Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival! A little about the organization:The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to further the preservation and growth of jazz music for future generations. Their goal is to encourage young musicians to play jazz by educating them in its history and…
October Exhibitions: L.A. Stevens, Art of Engineers, & WGAS
This October, MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature three exhibitions: the Watercolor & Graphic Art Society’s “Annual Fall Show”, “Confusion” by L.A. Stevens, and “Airbus Art of Engineers.” These exhibitions will hang from October 5th through October 30th, 2022. Read more about these exhibitions below! As a non-profit organization, the object of the Watercolor…
Utility Box Art
Thanks to a grant from the Downtown Mobile Alliance‘s MOBilize Fund and various private donors, we have made headway towards our newest public art initiative! So far, 25 utility boxes have been painted or wrapped throughout downtown, and more are in the works! We are currently at capacity for art submissions for this project through…
10th Annual Throwdown Results!
The 10th Annual Throwdown was one of our toughest art competitions yet! On Friday, September 16th, artists John Halliday, Devontae Knight, Mayssam Iskandar, Christopher Murray, and Elizabeth Brooks had 90 minutes to create an original piece of art while utilizing a surprise item. Inspired by our Aircraft Pavilion event venue, this year’s mystery box item…