Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ March 16, 2013; 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. ]

Styles of Yesterday & Today
The American Girl Fashion Show® is a fun-filled event for girls and their families, friends, and favorite dolls. Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions. Enjoy elegant refreshments, enter to win door prizes, and learn how clothing has [...]

[ March 1, 2013; 12:00 am; ]

You Can’t Drown the Blues by George Rodrigue could be yours soon. Come by the Carnegie and get you tickets for only $1 each. The drawing will be held at Fri.@ 5 on March 15th. Proceeds benefit the Carnegie Visual Arts Center.

[ February 21, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Dr. Dan T. Carter will deliver the keynote address, Scottsboro, A Tragedy of the American South,  at the First Baptist Church’s chapel next to the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. Dr. Carter is the Education Foundation Professor at the University of South Carolina and a recipient of the Lillian Smith Award. This event is part of [...]

[ April 27, 2013; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Tickets on sale now! Featuring a delicious brunch and a silent auction of designer purses and “bags” of all kinds.

Come visit with your Carnegie friends and enjoy appetizers and complimentary beverages. See the thought provoking exhibit, The “Scottsboro Boys”: Outside the Circle of Humanity.  This Fri.@ 5 is sponsored by Morgan County Bar Association and catering is courtesy of Albany Bistro. Fri.@ 5 is a monthly member event and welcomes guests. Suggested donation is [...]

[ February 15, 2013; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Southern Literary Trail State Director Carol Puckett and Morgan County Archivist John Allison will talk about the “Scottsboro Boys” history, multiple trials, and the photographer, Fred Hiroshige at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. Lunch & Learn is free to the public but reservations are encourage because of limited [...]

[ February 15, 2013 5:00 pm to March 30, 2013 2:00 pm. ] Like thousands of people did during the Depression, Haywood Patterson and nine other black youths hopped a train in Chattanooga, Tennessee, headed to Memphis to look for work. Shortly after crossing into Alabama, a fight broke out between white and black travelers. The train was stopped and the boys were accused of raping two white [...]

[ January 18, 2013 10:00 am to February 9, 2013 2:00 pm. ] This solo show features photographs of revelers in parades and parties in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
Aimee Tomasek considers herself to be a documentary photographer as well as a social commentator.  Her subjects are festivals and community events.  Some of her interests are rooted in humor, some in more serious concepts; all of them address [...]

[ January 5, 2013 10:00 pm to February 8, 2013 11:59 pm. ] We have a spectacular group on nominees for 2014 Carnegie Carnival King and Queen. It is $5 per vote and for every 5 votes you give for your favorite candidate, we will give him or her an extra one for free! All proceeds raised with this fun contest will benefit the Carnegie Visual Arts center [...]

[ January 1, 2013 9:00 pm to December 31, 2013 9:00 pm. ]
January 18 – February 9
Celebrating With Saints and Sinners – Photography by Aimee Tomasek

February 15 – March 30
The “Scottsboro Boys”: Outside the Protective Circle of Humanity

March 1 – March 29
10th Annual Youth Art Month Exhibit
(On display at the Alabama Center for the Arts)

April 9 – May 11
Exclaimations! Works by the Students of Jackie Briscoe

May 17 [...]