Carnegie Visual Arts Center

[ April 10, 2012 10:00 am to May 26, 2012 2:00 pm. ] The 13-piece exhibit features full-size quilts by Yvonne Wells, a retired teacher from Tuscaloosa. Mrs. Wells is completely self-taught as a quilt maker and an artist. She is known for her hand-stitched quilts that depict historical events, personal experiences and observations, and religious themes. Using appliqué, she creates quilts with ingenious materials and innovative visual [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ 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. [...]