Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ January 1, 2011 8:00 pm to December 30, 2012 8:00 pm. ]
2012 Exhibit Schedule
Let the Good Times Roll! Mardi Gras Comes to North Alabama
February 7 – February 25
Fri.@ 5 – February 17
Youth Art Month Exhibition
March 6  – 31
Fri.@ 5 – March 16
Telling Stories – Quilted Art by Yvonne Wells
April 10 – May 26
Fri.@ 5 – April 20 and May 18
Sense of Place
June 5  – July 28
Fri.@ [...]

[ January 21, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] One last look at the exhibit The Cigar Box Guitar Museum. Welcome back artist, musician, and author, Bill Jehle. Enjoy food by Casual Gourmet and complimentary beverages. Fri. @ 5 is a monthly member event. Suggested donation is $5 for members and $15 for member’s guests. Attendees should be [...]

[ January 21, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Directly following January’s Fri. @ 5 is The Carnegie Underground at 7 PM. This concert series event will feature Bill Jehle, John Justice and Kevin Craig rocking to the amazing and unique sound of the cigar box guitar. The cost is $20 and food and beverages are included. Seating is limited so please call 256-341-0562 [...]

[ 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 [...]