Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ October 8, 2010 11:00 am to October 10, 2010 4:00 pm. ] CAFE, Children’s Art For the Environment, the special art show at the The Carnegie Visual Arts Center in coordination with Decatur City Schools, has been held over by popular demand!  You have one last opportunity to view and purchase the amazing art of DCS students during Octber 15th’s Fri. @ 5. Proceeds from the show [...]

[ December 11, 2010 7:00 pm to January 22, 2011 7:00 pm. ] Guitar artist Bill Jehle presents his collection of historic and contemporary cigar box guitars. The exhibit features guitars, violins, banjos and ukuleles, as well as other instruments, made of cigar boxes and other everyday materials.

Bill says of his collection:

“My approach to making these instruments is, first, to share the experience in the creation of cigar [...]

[ September 17, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Come by the Carnegie and see your Carnegie friends. Your fun evening will start with yummy appetizers courtesy of Food Fite and complimentary beverages. View the new exhibit The American Windsor Chair: Esthetic & Engineering Excellence featuring antique chairs from the collections of Joe and Pat Carl and Carolyn McMillan West.

[ September 7, 2010 11:00 am to October 7, 2010 2:00 pm. ] Almost perfect in design and function the American Windsor chair exemplifies the spirit of American invention and ingenuity. This exhibit features Windsor chairs from the collections of Joe and Pat Carl and Carolyn McMillan West. The chairs provide an excellent example of the progression of design from the mid 1700′s through the early 19th century.