Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ July 17, 2009; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Join us on Friday July 17 at Noon to learn while you lunch. Pack your lunch and we will furnish soft drinks. Sandra Swindall, educator and artist from Montevallo will speak about the interesting life of Adelaide Mahan. No cost, but please let us know you are coming by Thursday, July 16 by calling 341-0562.

[ July 17, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Swing by the Carnegie for Fri. @ 5. Check out the new exhbit, The Art & Life of Adelaide Mahan for a glimpse of early 20th century trends in art. Miss Mahan, a native Alabamian, studied art at the prestigious and innovative Cooper Union in New York City. Appetizers and complementary beverages will be served. [...]

[ July 7, 2009 11:00 am to August 8, 2009 6:00 pm. ] …

The  The Art & Life of Adelaide Mahan exhibit contains the artwork and personal belongings of Adelaide Eleanor Mahan. Adelaide painted in both oil and watercolor as
well as drawing in pencil and ink. Her talent as an artist and her
interesting life history make her a colorful and notable Alabamian. Dr. Mike Mahan, her great nephew, [...]

[ May 1, 2009 10:00 am to August 14, 2009 10:00 am. ] Downtown Decatur is all aflutter with giant butterflies. Arts Aflutter, presented by the Carnegie Visual Arts Center, is the most exciting, public, outdoor art event Decatur has ever experienced. Arts Aflutter celebrates the area’s diverse and creative visual artists and spotlights the “rebirth” of Decatur’s downtown. This event will encourage laughter, thought, [...]

[ March 20, 2009 10:00 am to August 15, 2009 10:00 pm. ] In the next few months, Decatur will be the site of Arts Aflutter- the most fun, the largest, and the coolest public outdoor art event Decatur has ever experienced. (See www.carnegieartstrail.org) Arts Aflutter will celebrate our area’s diverse and creative visual artists and the “rebirth” of Decatur’s downtown. This event will encourage laughter, thought, and [...]