Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Archive for July, 2010

NYC 2011 Information

By Admin • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Carnegie Arts Trail

[ July 16, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Tentative details for our 2011 NYC Trip!

Date: Wednesday, February 2 – Sunday, February 6, 2011

NOTE: Many may ask why in the world we would plan a trip in February! February is a slow time for NYC and discounts are plentiful! NYC’s “Paint the Town” promotion that time of year [...]

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Beautiful Again – Works by Dana Brown & Scott Smith

By Admin • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Exhibits

[ October 15, 2010 5:00 pm to December 4, 2010 2:00 pm. ] EXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 4

Ms. Brown, a water-media painter and Mr. Smith, an assemblist, come together  in exhibition as they individually find beauty and inspiration in the old, the industrial, and the worn.  The exhibit will be on display October 15 – November 20, 2010. Both artists will be the guest speakers at Lunch & Learn [...]

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Dance of the Dragonflies Online Auction

By Admin • Jul 15th, 2010 • Category: Calendar, Past Events

[ August 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] THE DANCE OF THE DRAGONFLIES AUCTION IS ONLINE NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18TH!

Click the title above to go to next page for a link to ebay or search ebay user lhphillips45 for the 10 dragonflies for auction.

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Fri.@ 5 on July 16th

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

[ July 16, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Come by the Carnegie and see the exhibit, Embracing Art: The Coming Together of Area Amateur & Professional Artists. This annual exhibit features 70 regional artists. This month’s Fri.@ 5 is sponsored by The Brooke Hill Ovarian Cancer Foundation and is catered by Simp McGhee’s . Complimentary beverages will be available. Fri. @ 5 [...]

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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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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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Embracing Art

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

[ June 18, 2010 5:00 pm to July 29, 2010 5:00 pm. ] A Coming Together of Amateur & Professional Artists

This exciting show will be presented for the eighth year and this year features 70 artists from the North Alabama area and beyond. Works in a variety of mediums will be presented for viewing. Juried awards will be given for Best of Show 1st, 2nd [...]

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