Visiting Artist Series
Visiting Artist Workshop: Glass Blowing with Hot Glass Academy
$80 for members; $90 for not-yet members 2 hour sessions, 6 person maximum per session Ages 8 and up, children ages 8-16 must be accompanied by an adult Indulge your inner artist with a two-hour glass blowing session! Hot Glass Academy...
The Life and Times of Glenn House: A Retrospective Talk
Free on Zoom. Glenn House (1931-2014) was a prolific artist from West Alabama. Glenn developed and directed the Book Arts program at the University of Alabama, which is a cornerstone of the University’s library school. He created in multiple mediums...
Virtual Artist Talk: Cathy and Coulter Fussell
Free on Zoom. Cathy and Coulter Fussell will discuss their personal quilting histories, materials, methods, inspiration, approaches, and themes and share images of their most recent works. “Like the rivers depicted in our art quilts, in terms of materials, methods,...
Virtual Artist Talk: Panel Discussion for “The Woods Burnin’ ‘s Right”
Free on Zoom Join us for a virtual panel discussion with book artist Jessica Peterson, Dr. Jerrilyn McGregory of Florida State University, who wrote Wiregrass Country, and historian Dr. Martin Olliff of Troy University Dothan. The discussion will center around...
Film Screening: Chasin’ Butterflies with additional book signing by Butch Anthony
Join us for a special film screening of Chasin’ Butterflies: The Art of Being Butch Anthony, a SCAD Savannah Film Festival award-winning short for Best Short. Watch this heart-warming film in WMA’s Great Hall, and enjoy a cash bar with...
Visiting Artist Workshop: Floristry Unbound with Holly Carlisle
Create a one-of-a-kind seasonal botanical arrangement with floristry expert and visual artist Holly Carlisle. Together, we will explore the “The Birmingham Style” which is a unique approach to floristry developed in Birmingham, AL by two friends during the 1960s named...
‘I, Too, Am Thornton Dial’ Gallery Talk with exhibition curator Paul Barrett
Join exhibition curator Paul Barrett in Blumberg Gallery as he speaks about works from I, Too, Am Thornton Dial. Thornton Dial Sr. (1928-2016) is one of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed artists, and his works can be found in the collections...