Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Archive for May, 2010

ArtWalk Festival

By Admin • May 20th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Next Event

[ June 19, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Come play in the street with us!

The Carnegie Visual Arts Center will host a super day of art, music and fun on Saturday, June 19th from 9 AM -5 PM.  Art Walk Festival is an annual street festival that features regional artists displaying their art for sale,  art demonstrations including a caricature artist, children’s art [...]

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The Poetry of Wildness by Clayton Bass

By Admin • May 16th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ July 31, 2010 11:00 am to August 28, 2010 4:00 pm. ] A series of acrylic landscape paintings celebrating the power, beauty, and variety of nature’s details

A North Carolina native, Clayton Bass has shown professionally in gallery and museum exhibitions for 26 years. His works are represented by galleries in Birmingham and Huntsville, and in private, corporate and museum collections in seven states.  Five works [...]

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Lunch & Learn with Bruce Larsen

By Admin • May 5th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Next Event

[ May 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Bruce will speak about his art, many creative venues, inspirations and give you glimpse into his new series of works, Medius-Terra. Bring a sack lunch. Soft drinks will be provided. The event is free but seating is limited. Reservations are recommended. Call 256-341-0562 to reserve your place!

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Next Fri.@ 5 – May 21

By Admin • May 5th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Fri. @ 5

[ May 21, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Come by the Carnegie and see the exhibit, Transformations: The Art of Bruce Larsen and meet our honored guest, Bruce Larsen. This month’s Fri.@ 5 is sponsored by Mar Mac Real Estate and catered by Vittone’s Pizzaria Ristorante. Complimentary beverages will be available. Fri. @ 5 is a monthly member event. Suggested donation is $5 [...]

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Summer at the Carnegie

By Admin • May 4th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Events

[ June 4, 2010 10:00 am to August 3, 2010 3:00 pm. ] Fantastic exhibits, ArtWalk Festival and camps galore! This year we are expanding our super camp program to include 4 creative opportunities. For more camp info download 2010 Camp flyer or look at Children’s Classes under the Education heading.

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Carnegie Arts Trail 2010

By Admin • Apr 14th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Events

[ May 16, 2010 2:00 pm to August 14, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Brochure maps of the trail are available at the Carnegie and the Decatur Convention & Visitors Bureau, or click through to download here: Dragonfly Brochure
The Carnegie Arts Trail is a public art extravaganza that showcases larger than life metal dragonfly sculptures, painted and decorated by commissioned artists, throughout historic downtown Decatur in [...]

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Design/ Sponsor a Dragonfly

By Admin • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Events, Uncategorized

[ May 2, 2010 7:00 pm to August 14, 2010 7:00 pm. ] The dragonfly designs for the 2010 Carnegie Arts Trail: Dance of the Dragonflies have started rolling in… Preview the designs and get more information…

Design concepts are viewable at http://www.danceofthedragonflies.yolasite.com. Click on an artist / designer name to view their submissions…

There is still time to sponsor a dragonfly or submit your own [...]

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Transformations: The Art of Bruce Larsen

By Admin • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ May 1, 2010 11:00 am to June 12, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Bruce Larsen is one of Alabama most recognized native artists, known for his uncanny ability to take natural objects found in the environment and man-made objects from junk heaps and fuse them into sculptures with line and texture rivaling traditional art mediums. Transformations: The Art of Bruce Larsen features new works from his Medius Terra [...]

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