Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Archive for May, 2008

Camp Carnegie

By Admin • May 30th, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Events

[ June 23, 2008 3:00 pm to July 23, 2008 3:00 pm. ] Meet your friends and make new ones while you connect with your creative side. Come join us at Camp Carnegie 2008 for photography fun! Let’s take a walk outside and discover our world through the lens of a camera. We’ll use our photographs to make fabulous works of art. We’ll have some other non-photography art [...]

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Granny and her Friends: Oils and Watercolors by Sam Barnett

By Admin • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ December 13, 2008 3:00 pm to January 23, 2009 5:00 pm. ] Featuring a collection of Sam’s traditional still-life paintings and the introduction of his new series of structure and landscape works, Highway 20 Perspectives.

Artist’s Statement

As long as I can remember, I have had an interest in painting, drawing and making things. My interest and respect for painting increased while attending Auburn University’s College of Architecture [...]

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Pretty In Pastels by Lee Nabors

By Admin • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ October 28, 2008 10:00 am to December 5, 2008 5:00 pm. ] A collection of lovely creations by
award-winning pastel artist Lee Nabors
featuring Southern-influenced still-life
and landscape paintings, and portraits
of friends, family, and pets.

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A Retrospective of Works by Larry Chandler

By Admin • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ September 19, 2008 5:00 pm to October 18, 2008 5:00 pm. ] Artist Larry Chandler was born in Alabama on June 25, 1951. He became interested in art at a very early age. His dad was a talented artist and helped inspire Larry to draw well before he started grade school. Frequent hunting trips with his dad and brother growing up exposed Larry to nature and [...]

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Legends in Their Own Minds… at the Carnegie

By Admin • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ August 1, 2008 10:00 am to September 15, 2008 2:00 am. ] Each Tuesday a group of artists meet with Scott Willis at the Carnegie in the Education Center to paint, critique, and chat. Come see their recent creations. Included are works by Lucinda Burchel, Susan Estes, Trina Hunter, Jesslyn Reeves, Patsy Roby, Judy Seymour, Arabelle Wilder, Scott Willis, and Marshall Wise.

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5 Days & 50 Cameras:

By Admin • May 21st, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ June 20, 2008 10:00 am to July 26, 2008 5:00 pm. ] Now You’re in the Picture, Celebrating 5 Years at the Carnegie

See over 50 photographs by amateur photographers depicting the daily life in the Tennesse Valley during the 5th Anniversary Celebration week of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. The photos, taken of ordinary places, people, and events April 10 – 15, 2008, will be on display [...]

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Watercolor Society of Alabama 67th Annual National Exhibition

By Admin • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ April 16, 2008 to May 9, 2008. ] The Carnegie Visual Arts Center presents the Watercolor Society of Alabama’s 67th Annual National Exhibition, April 12 – May 9, 2008. Fifty pieces by artists from across the nation will be exhibited as part of the Carnegie’s Fifth Anniversary celebration.

The Watercolor Society of Alabama was organized in 1939 by a group of artists. The [...]

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Embracing Arts VI

By Admin • Feb 18th, 2008 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ May 17, 2008 10:00 am to June 15, 2008 5:00 pm. ] Embracing Art VI: A Coming Together of Area Amateur and Professional Artists

This exciting show is being presented for the sixth year in a row and features artists from the North Alabama area as well as other invited guests. An open call to artists invited those who work in all mediums to enter multiple submissions [...]

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