Press

2024

February 1, 2024 - Mobile Arts Council Receives $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to Support 2024 Exhibition Series 

January 29, 2024 - Nominations Wanted for 19th Annual Artys

January 23, 2024 - Mystic Squirrels of Bienville now accepting new members

January 22, 2024 - City of Mobile - City of Mobile selects Dr. Charlotte Pence as city's first poet laureate

2023

October 7, 2023 - WKRG - Mobile Arts Council gets funding from Alabama State Council on the Arts

September 18, 2023 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council to host 11th Annual Throwdown

September 15, 2023 - AL.com - Mobile, Birmingham to pick their own official poets laureate

September 12, 2023 - NBC15- Mobile Arts Council holds 11th annual Throwdown fundraiser

August 10, 2023 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk and Opening Night for MAC Members’s Show/Members’ Appreciation Night

August 9, 2023- Lagniappe - Surrealist finds ‘fertile ground’ in MAC show

July 24, 2023 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council announces citywide poet laureate program

July 6, 2023 - MCPSS - Chastang-Fournier K-8 School Mural Unveiling

June 29, 2023- Alabama Public Radio - City of Mobile celebrates its LGBTQ+ community with annual Pride walk

June 13, 2023 - Lagniappe - Public art map now online through joint effort

June 9, 2023 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council: LoDa ArtWalk and June Exhibits

June 5, 2023- Alabama Public Radio - New online map highlights public art in Downtown Mobile

May 25, 2023 - NBC15 - The Mobile Public Art Experience: New online map highlights public art in Downtown Mobile

May 25, 2023 - WKRG - Explore Mobile’s public art with new interactive map

April 21, 2023 - Lagniappe - Presenting the 2023 Nappie Awards Finalists

April 12, 2023 - Lagniappe - The 18th annual Arty Awards: More folks, fewer words

March 29, 2023 - Lagniappe - Student-to-teacher cycle blooms at festival

March 22, 2023 - WKRG - City of Mobile offering free walking tours through month of April

March 21, 2023 - FOX10 - Visit Mobile announces free April walking tours

March 16, 2023 - Visit Mobile -  Visit Mobile Announces Free April Walking Tours

March 8, 2023 - MCPSS - MCPSS Students Honored for thier work at the Mobile Arts Council

February 24, 2023 - MCPSS - Students Artworks Displayed at Mobile Arts Council

February 19, 2023 - FOX10 - Brilliant costumes stroll down the streets in annual Joe Cain Parade

January 10, 2023 - WKRG - First LoDa Artwalk of 2023 to be Lego-Themed

2022

October 26, 2022 - Lagniappe - Cultural efforts ascend on extraordinary autumn

September 15, 2022 - Lagniappe - Gafford downshifts as arts season revs up

September 10, 2022 - FOX10 - Quilt art features landmark buildings in downtown Mobile

September 7, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council hosting 10th annual Throwdown fundraiser

September 6, 2022 - WKRG - Explore Mobile’s culture by visiting downtown murals

September 1, 2022 - Mobile Chamber Business View - Downtown Mobile’s Art Scene is Thriving

August 23, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Member Appreciation Night

August 10, 2022 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates National Makeup Day

July 21, 2022 - WKRG - Mobile artists use utility boxes as canvases

July 6, 2022 - FOX10 - July events with Mobile Arts Council 

June 7, 2022 - FOX10 - 'Miniatures & More' and 'Urban Vibes' Exhibitions with Mobile Arts Council

May 27, 2022 - NBC15 - Two chances to find your inner artist at Mobile Arts Council's Spring Fling!

May 24, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Spring Fling Paint Party Fundraiser

April 6, 2022 - FOX10 - April events with Mobile Arts Council

March 31, 2022 - The Telegraph - Oak trees torn down by hurricane reborn in art exhibition in Alabama

March 31, 2022 - AccuWeather - Historic trees damaged during hurricane used to create artwork

March 26, 2022 - The Telegraph - Oak trees torn down by hurricane reborn in art exhibition

March 24, 2022 - AL.com - Bienville Square oaks torn down by Hurricane Sally reborn in art exhibition

March 11, 2022 - FOX10 - Local artist turns destroyed Bienville Square oak tree into fully functioning guitar

March 11, 2022 - NBC15 - From hurricane rubble to art, Bienville Oaks resurrected for new gallery show

March 2, 2022 - FOX10- Local artists give new life to destroyed Bienville Square oak trees

February 15, 2022 - FOX10 - The Mystic Squirrels of Bienville

February 2, 2022 - Lagniappe - Artifice

January 24, 2022 - FOX10 - The 17th Annual Artys

January 19, 2022 - Lagniappe - Arty Awards arrive after two year waiting game

January 13, 2022 - FOX10 - Opening Night for January Exhibitions and LoDa ArtWalk

2021

December 7, 2021 - The Seattle Times - Alabama statues to feature Hank Aaron, other Hall of Famers

December 7, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobile's Hall of Fame courtyard statues to feature Hank Aaron, other Hall of Famers

December 6, 2021 - AL.com - Hank Aaron statues displayed as part of ‘Hall of Fame’ courtyard concept in Mobile

December 3, 2021 - AL.com - Mobile to unveil concepts, statues, including Hank Aaron, for ‘Hall of Fame’ Courtyard 

October 9, 2021 - FOX10 - Halloween LoDa ArtWalk

October 8, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobile hosts first Latin Fest in Cathedral Square

October 7, 2021 - AL.com - Art walk, Latin fest, Chili Cook-Off make for lively weekend in downtown Mobile

September 30, 2021 - FOX10 - New 'Welcome to Mobile, AL' mural in Downtown

September 22, 2021 - Lagniappe - MAC delays October Arts Throwdown

June 11, 2021 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates National Pride Month

June 11, 2021 - WKRG - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates Pride Month this Friday

June 11, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobilians celebrate LGBTQ+ community with Pride-themed LoDa Art Walk

June 9, 2021 - Lagniappe - Three amigas launch a local arts podcast

June 8, 2021 - FOX10 - June LoDa ArtWalk with Mobile Arts Council

May 14, 2021 - NBC15 - LoDa Art Walk has huge turnout for May event

January 11, 2021 - AL.com - Wood from Bienville Square oaks felled by Sally goes out to artists - al.com

2020

December 7, 2020 - AL.com - The (Arts & Crafts) show must go on: A day at the holiday market - al.com

October 23, 2020 - FOX10 - Five additional trees to be removed from Bienville Square | News | fox10tv.com

October 23, 2020 - WKRG - Five additional trees to be removed from Bienville Square after Hurricane Sally

October 22, 2020 - FOX10 - 9th Annual Throwdown with Mobile Arts Council

October 16, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile's Art Throwdown goes virtual for 2020 | WPMI (mynbc15.com)

October 1, 2020 - WKRG - Fallen Bienville Square oak trees to become art

October 1, 2020 - FOX10 - Wood from Bienville Square's hurricane-damaged oak trees will be made available to artist

September 30, 2020 - NBC15 -Mobile Arts Council to exhibit artwork using wood from fallen Bienville Square oak trees | WPMI (mynbc15.com)

Septemeber 14, 2020 - AL.com - Return of Mobile’s Art Walk a Step Toward Normal for Some

August 14, 2020 - NBC15 - LoDa ArtWalk returns to downtown Mobile with hybrid in-person, online event | WPMI (mynbc15.com)

June 23, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council calls for local artists to exhibit in August 'Member's Show' | WPMI (mynbc15.com)

June 17, 2020 - Lagniappe - Chalk 'Black Lives Matter' Mural Coming to Downtown

June 16, 2020 - NBC15 - Plans underway to paint 'Black Lives Matter' mural in Downtown Mobile | WPMI (mynbc15.com)

June 8, 2020 - Ezvid Wiki - 5 Organizations that Celebrate & Encourage Creativity

May 20, 2020 - WKRG - Community Gallery Set to Reopen Wednesday

May 4, 2020 - FOX10 - Virtual LoDa ArtWalk in May!

April 17, 2020 - AL.com - Mobile launching virtual art walk on Friday

April 9, 2020 - NBC15 - LoDa ArtWalk Goes Virtual

March 20, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council unveils Virtual Gallery

March 6, 2020 - FOX10 -  LoDa Art Walk March 13th

February 15, 2020 NBC15 - Mardi Gras Makers Market on Joachim Street in Mobile

January 29,2020 - FOX10 - Celebrate the local arts at the Artys

 

2019

December 19, 2019 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council to unveil new mural at Haley's Bar downtown

December 5, 2019 - WKRG - Check out downtown Mobile’s new building mural

September 12, 2019 - AL.com - Mobile’s art walk offers preview of ‘Throwdown’ battle

August 15, 2019 - NBC15 - 8th Annual Mobile Arts Council Throwdown fundraiser competiton

July 8, 2019 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk and Opening Night for July Exhibition

May 21, 2019 - WKRG - Dunbar Magnet School students paint mural celebrating the "Faces of Alabama"

April 28, 2019 - NBC15 News - Eight restaurants compete in Mobile's inaugural Taco Takedown

April 18, 2019 - FOX10 News - Breakfast Tacos with Nourish Cafe - Taco Takedown

April 9, 2019 - AL.com - SouthSounds Music Fest hits Mobile this weekend

March 26, 2019 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council presents "The Artys"

February 22, 2019 - FOX10 News - Mardi Gras Art with Eugenia Foster and The Mobile Arts Council

February 7, 2019 - FOX10 News - LoDa Artwalk and Young At Art with Mobile Arts Council

February 6, 2019 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council and Jake Peavy Foundation unveil new downtown Mobile mural

February 4, 2019 - NBC15 News - Rent increases force some downtown businesses to relocate

January 23, 2019 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council to move out of iconic downtown spot, searching for new location

January 16, 2019 - Lagniappe - Mardi Gras group marches for arts support

January 10, 2019 - NBC15 News - LODA ArtWalk changes start Friday

January 9, 2019 - Lagniappe - Artys nominations about to close

January 8, 2019 - FOX10 News - LoDa ArtWalk 2019

 

2018

November 3, 2018 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council Commissions new mural for Downtown Prichard

September 17, 2018 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council Throwdown

August 9, 2018 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council Members and Art Walk

July 26, 2018 - Mobile Fashion Week - Mobile Arts Council presents "The Throwdown"

January 8, 2018 - FOX10 - Attend the Mobile Arts Council's annual Arty Awards

2017

September 15, 2017 - FOX10 - Watch the battle of "Art Throwdown 6: Retribution" benefiting the Mobile Arts Council

January 25, 2017 - Lagniappe - Mobile Arts Council presents the 2017 Arty Awards

2016-2009

September 16, 2016 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Presents The Throwdown

April 7, 2015 - Alabama Local News - Appreciate the art of recycling at Mobile Arts Council

January 28, 2015 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council arts in education competitions that continue to state, national levels

October 9, 2014 - Alabama Local News - A mega-mural at Mobile Arts Council shows many perspectives on the Port City

September 16, 2014 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council planning lively 'Throwdown' for Sept. 26

June 4, 2014 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council announces recipients of Greater Mobile Arts Awards

September 14, 2013 - Alabama Local News - The Black Death blues: Mobile Arts Council goes medieval with 'Ten by Ten'

March 19, 2014 - Lagniappe - Big 80s fundraiser for the Mobile Arts Council

July 3, 2010 - Alabama Local News - After 5 years of steady growth, LoDa is still walkin' the walk every 2nd Friday in downtown Mobile

August 16, 2009 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council program leads teens in new directions

Media inquiries should be directed to Lucy Gafford, Executive Director, director@mobilearts.org.