NEWS

Wild Things Ball

Wild Things Ball

October 19, 2024
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

We’re leaving 301 Conti Street with the biggest, baddest, art party of the year! The Wild Things Ball is a biennial ACAC member blowout happening before All Hallows Eve, where we can all flex our creativity and get weird. You must be a member to attend, so join today!

Change is Afoot

Change is Afoot

June 20, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Alabama Contemporary is Taking it to the Street! We are embarking on an ambitious redevelopment project that will ultimately make the contemporary art museum more sustainable, increase impact and generate more equitable opportunities for artists across the state of Alabama.

ACAC to Receive 2-years of Funding

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts names Alabama Contemporary as only Alabama Awardee for Spring 2022 cycle, Program Support will fund exhibitions and programs over the next 2 years

ACAC to Receive $150,000 Grant

Mobile, AL—Alabama Contemporary Art Center (ACAC) is pleased to announce they have been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.

ANNOUNCING THE VERDANT FUND

ANNOUNCING THE VERDANT FUND

October 15, 2020

ALABAMA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE $60,000 FROM THE WARHOL FOUNDATION TO DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS

RE-OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT

RE-OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT

June 12, 2020

Crank up the band, light the sparkles and get your masks and sanitizer ready, we’re re-opening!

Putting a pause on opening date speculation

Putting a pause on opening date speculation

April 23, 2020 - May 6, 2020
12:00 am

At ACAC, we are rolling back any commitments to an opening date. My top priority is keeping our staff and supporters safe. As much as we miss you all and would love to throw open our doors, there is simply no level of health risk that I find an acceptable trade for admission. Until we are sure that we can open safely while protecting our front of line staff and patrons, we won’t make a return announcement.

POSTCARDS FROM QUARANTINE

POSTCARDS FROM QUARANTINE

March 26, 2020 - April 25, 2020

Mobile, AL: Alabama Contemporary Art Center is shifting the way we connect through the arts in this time of social distancing. With mass cancellations and our doors closed we’ve had to rethink how we fulfill our mission, and figure out new ways to meet the community where they are. We are starting by re-allocating funds for small commissions of artwork to send to people who need a little light in their life right now.

COVID-19: Temporary Closure/ Service Industry Relief

March 17, 2020 - April 6, 2020
12:00 am

It’s with a heavy heart that we are announcing, as of today, that our main galleries will be closed to the public with a tentative plan to re-open April 6th. Additionally, we are committing 60% of all new reciprocal memberships to relief for service industry folks until April 6th.

Alabama Contemporary Reveals Exciting Transitions for 2020

MOBILE, AL. January 9, 2020 – Following a banner year, Alabama Contemporary Art Center has cultivated a new organizational design to strengthen their focus on serving the local community in the most dynamic and successful manner. Starting January 1, elizabet elliott, former Director of Exhibitions and Programs, transitioned into the role of Executive Director.