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Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama.  Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama.  Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama.  Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

Helen Keller Art Show on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art

The Helen Keller Art Show is now on exhibit at the Wiregrass Museum of Art through May 17th

For over a decade, the Wiregrass Museum of Art has hosted The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama.  Each year, artwork created by Alabama children with visual impairments, blindness and deafness is shown from Tennessee to Mobile. The show is juried, state-wide. Select pieces are also shown internationally.

Young artists encouraged to enter State Fish Art Contest

Young artists encouraged to enter State Fish Art Contest

Each year the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) partners with Wildlife Forever to conduct the State Fish Art Contest in which students depict a state fish and write a one-page essay to compete for scholarships and other prizes. Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2013, and mailed to Wildlife Forever, 2700 Freeway Blvd., No. 1000, Brooklyn Center, MN, 55430.
 
Artists can choose to depict either of Alabama’s state fish: the largemouth bass or the fighting tarpon. Participants can also choose to draw state-fish from other states. In addition to the artwork, all of the artists, except those in grades 1-3, are required to write a one-page essay with facts about the fish, its natural habitat, and the importance of that habitat.
 
All artwork is judged by Wildlife Forever, which also handles contest details and awards prizes, such as scholarships, art supplies and fishing gear.

Troy University Art & Design students exhibit senior theses

Troy University Art & Design students exhibit senior theses

Twelve Troy University art and design students are showcasing their work in Malone Gallery during the Fall Senior Thesis Exhibition that runs through Dec. 14.

The senior projects are required for graduation and each reflects the students' personal interpretations of the world around them. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. runs through Dec. 14.

A reception honoring the seniors is slated for 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Dec. 13 in Malone Gallery.

Seniors exhibiting are:

  • Hillary Andrews, a design, technology and innovation major from Montgomery, whose mixed media project focuses on branding and marketing for Head on the Door, a local Montgomery lounge.

DeLoney receives Image of AG Award,

DeLoney receives Image of AG Award,

About 1,700 Alabama farmers gave Ozark watercolor artist Jack DeLoney a standing ovation this morning as the famous painter of agricultural scenes received the Alabama Farmers Federation's Image of Agriculture Award.

Federation President Jerry Newby presented the inaugural award to DeLoney during the organization's 91st annual meeting held at the Montgomery Performing Arts Center.

"Jack's work has inspired many, has brought farm images to life and has served as a piece of nostalgia for those who aren't even associated with farming," Newby said. "We are proud to be able to present Jack our first-ever Image Of Agriculture Award, which is given to an individual who has dedicated his or her life to enhancing the image of farmers."

At the end of this year, DeLoney is closing his gallery and will cease to produce limited edition prints. He plans to travel throughout the United States and continue to paint original works and commissioned pieces.