Posts Tagged ‘Education’
January Organization Member of the Month
Congratulations to our January Organization Member of the Month, Alabama Contemporary Art Center! The mission of Alabama Contemporary is to support cultural production, provide space for courageous conversations that shape identity, and seed growth in the greater creative economy. They support living artists, and through their educational, public and curatorial programs advocate for human dignity…
Read MoreWhat’s new with Amp Up Arts?
Mobile Arts Council’s education outreach partnership with Amp Up Arts is growing everyday thanks to our vibrant arts community. We are lucky to be connected with countless professional individuals and organizations with an interest in providing arts education to local schools. Our visual arts and dance classes at Chastang-Fournier K-8 School have been up and…
Read MoreFREE for MAC Members: Performance Arts Panel Discussion & Headshots
Join us for a FREE Member Event at Mobile Arts Council’s Gallery on July 22nd, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. We are excited to hear from professionals in our local performing arts community, gaining some insight and tips & tricks on what it takes to thrive in this area of the arts. Our panelists…
Read MoreFree Arts Education Workshop | May 23rd & 24th
Are you interested in teaching visual or performance arts classes through Mobile Arts Council’s new partnership with Amp Up Arts? Are you an artist wanting to sharpen your teaching skills and liven up your lesson plans? Join us for a FREE two-day workshop at the Community Foundation of South Alabama, May 23rd-24th, from 9 a.m.…
Read More2023 Summer Camp Roundup
Summer is just around the corner, and our Summer Camp Roundup is here to help your little ones find creative and educational enrichment over the break. Sign up for a class with one of these organizations today! Your child is bound to gain skills in creative problem solving, public speaking, and more! View this year’s…
Read MoreTeaching Artists Needed!
Are you interested in teaching with Mobile Arts Council this summer? We are now partnered with Amp Up Arts, the first statewide initiative for arts education, and we need teaching artists! Our first available opportunities will be in the months of June and July this summer. Specific dates and times are to be determined. If…
Read MoreApril 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…
Read MoreArts Education Workshop 4/18/23
Amp Up Arts and Mobile Arts Council invite you to a FREE full-day workshop on growing arts education in Mobile and surrounding areas. We will begin with action steps for implementing teaching artist residencies and arts programming in schools through in-school instruction, after-school programs, and community events. In the afternoon, we will review available grants…
Read MoreMarch 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…
Read MoreFebruary Exhibitions: Visual Arts Achievement Program & Young at Art
This February, MAC’s Gallery @ Room 1927 will feature two exhibitions: The District 1 Visual Arts Achievement Program and Young at Art. The Visual Arts Achievement Program provides opportunities for students in grades 6 through 12 to be recognized for their contributions to the visual arts at the local and state levels. View the statewide…
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