Pieces of Agatha
Join Hina Zaidi, our new curatorial assistant, as she discusses Patty B. Driscoll's Pieces of Agatha series, now on view in the Museum's Kress galleries of Italian Renaissance art.
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ArtBreak
Meet the Artist
Join us for this very special ArtBreak given by artist Curtis Talwst Santiago. Born in Edmonton, Alberta and now based in New York and Lisbon, Portugal, Santiago creates intricate miniature spaces inside of jewelry boxes. During this gallery talk, Santiago will discuss his work, What you doing? Just chilling with some friends II (2019), now […]
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Charlie Lucas
Click play to watch the event! https://vimeo.com/457870653 Join us for a virtual ArtBreak! Each month, we'll take a 30-minute lunch break to explore art and the creative process led by curators, educators, artists, and special guests every month. For the first installment we will visit the studio of contemporary sculptor and Alabama native, Charlie Lucas. […]
Virtual Art Break: Seeing Music in Indian Art
As a prelude to the Indian Cultural Society's virtual fall classical concert, featuring Ramneek Singh, join Katherine Anne Paul, the Virginia and William M. Spencer III Curator of Asian Art for an Art Break that illustrates how music is made visual in Indian sculpture, painting, and textiles. Click play to start the event https://vimeo.com/470265483 The […]
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The Hidden Identity of Migrant Labor
For this installment of our virtual ArtBreak, join Chief Curator & Marguerite Jones Harbert and John M. Harbert III Curator of Decorative Arts, Dr. Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, HICA's Program Manager for Empowering Communities, Estela Tirado, and Dominique Villanueva, the Executive Director of Fountain Heights Farm, for a virtual conversation about the hidden identities of labor. Inspired […]
ArtBreak: Lawrence and Libraries
Join us for a conversation with Reba Williams which examines the relationship between archives, access, and art, and the Civil Rights legacy of the Smithfield Library. Williams is currently a librarian at the Smithfield Branch Library and a PhD Student at the University of Alabama. Artist Jacob Lawrence relied on his local library in New […]
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ArtBreak: The Labor that Builds our Nation
In this program, Victoria Siciliano, Director of Administration and Fundraising with Adelante Alabama, gives us a firsthand look at the advocacy work Adelante does to promote the rights, dignity and justice of immigrant workers. In panel 29 of the series Struggle...From the History of the American People, artist Jacob Lawrence paints from the perspective of […]
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ArtBreak
In this virtual talk, Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, The R. Hugh Daniel Director, will discuss the Museum’s history in the era of segregation and trace the integration of its collections and exhibition program. Boettcher will also present new information about Corietta Mitchell, who in 1963, became the first African American artist to exhibit at the […]
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ArtBreak: Logging in Alabama
Join us for a virtual conversation with Joel Moon, executive director of Alabama Loggers Council (ALC), to discuss the ways logging has contributed to the state. Inspired by Clare Leighton's work and the twelve industries she highlighted in her Wedgwood commission, this ArtBreak focuses on the logging industry in Alabama. ALC works to enhance the […]
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