Art Department - Art Gallery & Events CURRENT EXHIBITION
Art Gallery
Calendar of EventsThe Gallery, located in Bloch Hall, is managed by the Art Department to support our curriculum and it is a major public venue for the visual arts in Shelby County. Four to five professional exhibitions and eight to ten BFA student shows are presented annually with public programming often included with each exhibit.
Gallery hours are typically Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., during the Fall and Spring terms.
Admission is free and all reasonable accommodations will be made for public access. Please call the Art Department at (205) 665-6400 to confirm the schedule and for any additional information.
January 14 - February 4
Faculty Exchange: Jacksonville State University
Schedule Spring 2010
January 14 - February 4
Faculty Exchange: Jacksonville State University
Artwork by the faculty of Jacksonville State Universityceramics, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
February
14th Annual Alumni Art Auction
Saturday, February 13th
DONATE ART! BUY ART! ENJOY ART!
Please join us for this Homecoming Event to see friends and bid on art to benefit the Art Department.
Viewing and silent bidding in The Gallery begins at 10:00 am and runs till 5:30 pm.
Bloch Party from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
PS: Art Alumns, there is still time to get your donated art to the auction—hopefully by February 9, 2010, but we’ll leave space for late arrivals. Until February 9, you can also drop off your donation at The Village Framer at 2847 Culver Road in Mountain Brook Village (205-871-6233).
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Art + Design Lecture
Designing to Enable: A Case for Civic Agriculture and A Culture of Resistance
Matthew Groshek
4:30pm, Merchants & Planters Auditorium, Comer Hall
How can a university encourage its students to become involved in their community? What is the social network that makes community gardens sustainable? Matthew Groshek—assistant professor, Herron School of Art and Design, IUPUI—provides insights based on his work with his campus administration to create an on-campus community garden.
March
Upcoming Lecture by artist Buzz Spector
Wednesday, March 10th
Comer Auditorium, 7pm
AprilBFA Student Exhibitions
(groups and dates, to be determined)
PAST EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
October 2009
Visions of China: The Burma Road and the War Years, The World War II Photographs of Dr. Clinton Millett
Presented in partnership with the Birmingham Asian Cultures Foundation
August - September 2009
This Is What You Think It Is: Student work from Summer I
February 19–March 26, 2009
Judy Major-Girardin and Scott Stephens, “Collaboration”
Prints made in collaboration between UM professor Scott Stephens and Judy Major-Girardin.
January 15–February 5, 2009
"Hokes Medical Arts" is now open in The Gallery. We will have a lecture by the artist, Beauvais Lyons on Thursday, February 5th, at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium in Comer Hall with a closing reception to follow.
'Saints, Haints, and the Rural Eye'
February 21 - March 13, 2008
Recent work by Ted Whisenhunt & Bethanne Hill
Opening Reception: February 21, 4:30 - 6:00pm
Artist's Talk at 5pm.
IT IS DIFFICULT a contemporary art lecture series by artist, Alfredo Jaar, and art historian, Dr. Kelly Wacker
April 24, 6-8 p.m., lecture at Hill University Center Alumni Auditorium, University of Alabama at Birmingham, reception to follow at Space One Eleven Gallery
April 26, 2008
7:30-9:00 p.m., lecture at LeBaron Recital Hall, University of Montevallo, reception to follow.
April 28, 2008
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., seminar on public art at the Coleman Center for the Arts in York
'Wendy DesChene: Generation Drawings'
January 10-31. 2008
Fall 2006
Faculty Exhibition
View photos of opening reception
Jill Johnson & Roxie Veasey : Recent Work
View photos of opening reception
Spring 2006Just a Head: Alabama Clay Invitational Exhibition
Spring 2006
BodyWorks- by artist Pinky Bass
Fall 2005
Survey- by artist Dana Hargrove
Spring 2005
Visiting Artist: Mel Chin
Nationally recognized artist Mel Chin lectured on his work and gave a critique with students.
Art students and Faculty participated in the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser 'Camp Out Stamp Out".
WPA Prints in the collection of the University of Montevallo Art Department
ANNUAL EVENTS
Visual Arts Achievement
Program sponsored by the Alabama State Council On The Arts - (usually in March)
The Visual Arts Achievement Program provides an opportunity for talented middle and high school students in Alabama to receive local and state recognition for their achievements in visual arts. Their artwork is displayed at the UM Department of Art and judged by the art faculty. The Department also provides, for these students in our district, many workshops on campus and an awards ceremony. The winners go to Montgomery for a statewide student exhibition and awards ceremony and a scholarship competition.
Alumni Art Auction
Auction of donated Alumni and Faculty artwork benefiting the art department. February 9th, 2008 as part of Homecoming activities.
For more events visit our Calendar of Fine Arts and Cultural Events
For more information contact:
Earline Howell
Secretary
Phone: 205-665-6400
Fax: 205-665-6383
howelle@montevallo.edu
