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CLAY ANIMAL SCULPTURES: WORKSHOP WITH JENNY DAY

December 18, 2021 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm –

Take a break from the stress of the holiday season and create your own friendly clay creature with Santa Fe artist Jenny Day. Get your hands dirty setting your creative self free.

TENDER IS OUR SKIN

January 14, 2022 – March 26, 2022 @ –

Tender is Our Skin is an exhibition of photographs, films, videos, and voices by artists whose work explores the intimate moments of coming of age.

ACAC to Receive $150,000 Grant

January 27, 2022 @ –

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.

MOONMENT

February 11, 2022 – April 23, 2022 @ –

Sizhu Li is a Chinese-born multi-disciplinary artist based in New York. Lived and educated on two different continents, Li has developed a unique visual language of immersive kinetic installations to illustrate her understanding of the universe, society, and nature, which was influenced by Eastern wisdom and Western philosophy.

MONDAY WHEEL THROWING: MUGS AND BOWLS

March 7, 2022 – April 11, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

Ever wished you could create your own set of bowls and mugs to share delicious meals with family and friends?  This class will push you through your week. Learn the basics of wheel-throwing in this 6-week beginners’ ceramics class with ceramics artist Jenny Williams.

Intro to Sculpture: Handbuilding Vases

March 23, 2022 – April 20, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm –

Start the spring by learning the basics of sculpture in clay with ceramic artist Mary Cave. Create beautiful ceramic vases using hand-building techniques such as slab, coil, and modeling.

The Ancestral Light Series

April 8, 2022 – July 23, 2022 @ –

Tony Bingham will be working to engage with the community directly again, to document the rich history here through a series of photographs using cameras constructed from the discarded plantation lumber of the Klein Wallace house, a stop-motion animation film, and cast metal “communion vessel” sculptures. 

Sunprints: Workshop w/ Micah Mermilliod

April 16, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm –

Learn about the history of Cyanotypes while enjoying an afternoon of exploration, experimentation, and creative expression. Participants will create up to five 9″x12″ sun prints of their own which can be the perfect gift, print, greeting card, or gift tag.

SOYNIKA’S SPRING BREAK ART CLUB (AGES 9-13)

April 19, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm –

APRIL 19 TO APRIL 22, 2022. 9 A.M. – 2 P.M.
ACAC’s artist in residency Soynika Edwards-Bush will open up her studio space to guide your child in painting striking portraits, collages, and creating lasting memories. Activate your creativity this Spring Break in this 4 day Art Club for young artists (ages 9-13)  

Flashing the Leather

May 13, 2022 – August 20, 2022 @ –

Flashing the Leather (a baseball term used to admiringly describe a dexterous defensive play) explores baseball as a point of artistic reference and inspiration over the decades, focusing particularly on the period from the infamous baseball strike of 1994 to the present day. This exhibition highlights works of art that address the rituals and concepts within baseball and baseball history, archetypes and superstitions unique to the game and the use of baseball objects as an artist’s medium.