Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ January 20, 2012 10:00 am to January 29, 2013 5:00 pm. ] PARADES AND CREWE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 29TH! February 9, 2013 is the day of festivities. The following is on the Carnegie Carnival website:

Carnegie Carnival Crewe registration/ information
Prince and Princess Parade registration/ information
Carnival Canines  on Parade registration/ information
Voting for Carnegie Carnival royalty
Red Beans and Rice Cook-off registration/ information
Carnegie Carnival partners and sponsors
Other Downtown Decatur Mardi [...]

[ January 30, 2012 to February 3, 2012. ]

February 2nd is your opportunity to join thousands of Alabamians in being part of a history making event that aims to raise millions of dollars for hundreds of Alabama nonprofits in just 24 hours. Inspired by other Gives Days in the nation, Alabama Gives Day provides nonprofits an opportunity to showcase the impact of the [...]

[ March 6, 2012 10:00 pm to March 31, 2012 10:00 pm. ] The Carnegie Visual Arts Center presents the 9th Annual Youth Art Month Exhibit, in coordination with area art teachers who submitted works by their current students, ages 5 to 18 years of age. See the amazing creative abilities of the Decatur area student artists.

Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the [...]

[ February 7, 2012 5:00 pm to February 25, 2012 5:00 pm. ] This exhibit features the regalia, complete with attire, elaborate trains, crowns, and accessories, of 2009 King Felix III and two Mobile Carnival Association Queens. Also included are original float design renderings and photographs from the Mobile Carnival Museum. Come see the history of America’s first Mardi Gras as we kick off our own Mardi Gras [...]

We will not have Fri. @ 5 on January 20th due to interior renovation work. But be ready to party Mardi Gras style on February 17th. Come enjoy our exhibit Let the Good Times Roll! Mardi Gras Comes to North Alabama featuring Carnival items and costumes from the Mobile Carnival Museum in Mobile Alabama. Enjoy [...]

[ January 10, 2012 to January 28, 2012. ] The exhibition galleries will be closed January 10 – 28, 2012 for wall repair and January 31 – February 4, 2012 for exhibit installation. We will reopen with a special exhibit on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

In the heat of the July, MG Roofing Incorporated began the repairs to our leaky building. They dug [...]

[ 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.@ [...]

[ November 15, 2011 to January 7, 2012. ] Michael Liu was born in Kweishan, Taiwan in 1962, the grandson of the city’s mayor.  At the local high school he was both an avid artist and track star, winning several national medals.  In 1985 he graduated from the College of Engineering in Kaohsiung and began his military service.  After working as an engineer for [...]