Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ April 9, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] The Carnegie is painting the town… one mural at a time. The first has been was installed at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Lee Street on the side of the former Robinson Furniture building. The artwork depicted is by local artist Rickie Higgins and is entitled “Arts in Decatur”.

[ 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 [...]

[ April 11, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] You are invited to a Garden Party Celebration honoring the 7th Anniversary of the CARNEGIE VISUAL ARTS CENTER and introducing THE ARMATURE SOCIETY, a volunteer association to support the Carnegie.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Private Gardens of Margaret Wenzler & Mark and Gay Maloney   1008 & 1012 Gordon Drive, SE   Decatur, AL

2:00 [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ May 1, 2010 11:00 am to June 12, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Bruce Larsen is one of Alabama most recognized native artists, known for his uncanny ability to take natural objects found in the environment and man-made objects from junk heaps and fuse them into sculptures with line and texture rivaling traditional art mediums. Transformations: The Art of Bruce Larsen features new works from his Medius Terra [...]

[ April 1, 2010 11:00 am to April 24, 2010 6:00 pm. ] An art exhibition created to help women artists reclaim their inner artistic spirits and in turn, help raise awareness and money for women fighting cancer. The show features works by Jennie Roles-Walter, Jennie Couch, Carol Ann Morris, Sharon Saraceno-Prosser, Karen Ingle and Kathy Mullins. These artist are from various backgrounds, locations and seasons in life. [...]

[ February 27, 2010; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Buy your tickets now for the annual Bag Ladies Brunch, a fundraiser for the Carnegie Visual Arts Center. This year the event is moving to the Decatur County Club so we will have more tickets available so more gals can join the fun. The event features a silent auction of designer purses and “bags” of [...]

[ March 19, 2010; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Swing by the Carnegie for another lovely Fri.@ 5. View the exhibit “Out of the Kitchen…” and meet the artists.  Enjoy delicious appetizers provided by sponsor Timbuck2′s 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 21 years of [...]

[ February 12, 2010 3:00 pm to February 13, 2010 4:00 pm. ] DiAnna Tindell of Tindell’s Restoration Schools and Studios will be at the Carnegie on Friday, February 12th 3 pm to 8pm and Saturday, February 13th 11 am to 4 pm. Bring your art piece(s) to be evaluated for restoration and/or appraised.  Open to the public. $10.00 per art piece. Advanced appointments are recommended. Call Danielle [...]