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Author previews graphic novel about 1960s Marion

Bianca Martin March 17, 2013

Often studied, taught and explored, the civil rights movement of the 1960s is the subject of many books. But author Lila Quintero Weaver presents the time period in an alternative way – through the...

Graphic novel provides alternative view on southern life in civil rights era

Bianca Martin March 13, 2013

The Summersell Center for the Study of the South will host author Lila Quintero Weaver Thursday. Weaver will be speaking about her life experiences as child of South American immigrants and her graphic...

Westervelt Collection home to 1000 works

Westervelt Collection home to 1000 works

Alexandra Ellsworth March 13, 2013

The Tuscaloosa Museum of Art may look more like a dojo than your typical art museum. Located on Jack Warner Parkway behind several pine trees in an Asian-style building, the museum can be a quiet getaway...

World-renowned performer to speak on creativity

Amanda Gold March 10, 2013

World-renowned artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph will bring creative discussion and inspiration to The University of Alabama Monday, March 11, and Tuesday, March 12. Joseph will be speaking at a number of events...

UA, UAB sponsor art history symposium

Megan Miller March 7, 2013

On Friday, The University of Alabama will host the 18th annual Graduate Student Symposium in Art History, an annual event shared by the University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The event...

Art Night to feature 3-D printing, metal casting projects

Bianca Martin March 7, 2013

The Kentuck Art Center will be presenting its Art Night in Northport Ala., Thursday. This week’s Art Night will be dedicated to different types of art including metal casting, pen and ink, music and...

Japanese artist brings work to Ferguson

Hannah Widener March 6, 2013

The Ferguson Center Art Gallery will be presenting works of Toko Shinoda this month on The University of Alabama campus. Shinoda was born in Dairen, Manchuria, in 1913 and moved to Tokyo in 1914. She...

Kentuck adds metal-working workshop to Art Night

Megan Miller March 5, 2013

This week, at the monthly Kentuck Art Night, things might be a little warmer in the Courtyard of Wonders at the Kentuck Art Center. Kentuck will host a metal casting workshop in addition to their usual...

DIY UA hosts 2nd ‘knitting party’ Thursday

Katherine Owen February 28, 2013

Following a successful turnout at their first Do-It-Yourself knitting party last semester, DIY UA, a Creative Campus project, will host a second event Thursday, Feb. 28. The gatherings are for old and...

Figure drawing class allows students to learn technique, anatomy

Megan Miller February 26, 2013

The brushstrokes of a handful of UA art students in a classroom in Woods Hall are transforming the way the models volunteering for the figure drawing class see themselves as the students explore creativity...

Graduate student exhibit features paintings and sculptures

Becky Robinson February 21, 2013

The Sella-Granata Art Gallery will be exhibiting the works of two UA graduate students. The exhibit, titled AMALGAM, features artists Darius Hill and Anne Herbert, both MFA students. Hill, a non-traditional...

Local artist uses pet portraits to benefit animal rescue groups

Shannon Auvil February 20, 2013

Tuscaloosa artist Emily Mitchell is running out of space on her walls. Every room in her home is decorated with lifelike paintings of flowers, pottery, landscapes and, most notably, dogs and cats. Emily...