The Alabama Artists Exhibition

It's an art lover's paradise! 

It's the 15th annual Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings Art Exhibition

 at Charlie (Tin Man) Lucas' Studio. The diversity of works from 55 artists

 is amazing and features photography, acrylics, oils, works on paper,

 3:D and mixed media.

Two of the winning works are shown above: "Winter Forest," 

1st place Acrylic by Jeff Hughes; and "Soul, Cotton and Van Gogh,"

 Best in Show, an acrylic by Mary Ann Casey.

  

Sponsored by ArtsRevive, the show and sale opened for a members' reception 

Saturday night and will be open free to the public every Friday and Saturday

 from 11-4 through April 29. The studio is located at 7 Lauderdale St.

 Come see!

Linking to Our World Tuesday

Dakota Path

Selma artist Cindy Stoudenmire really rocks the pen and ink!

"Dakota Path" is among works on paper now on display 

at "Celebrating the Art of Paper" Show & Sale at ArtsRevive's

 Carneal Cultural Center. The exhibition honors the 50th anniversary

 of International Paper's Riverdale Mill near Selma. 

The show continues every Friday and Saturday, 

Nov. 3-4, Nov. 14-15 and Nov. 21-22 from noon until 4 p.m.

Telling Tales

If you love stories, music and lots of fun, the 36th annual

 Kathryn Tucker Windham Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival is this weekend. 

Last year, Donald Davis was a featured storyteller, and this year,

 three nationally known storytellers plus The Dill Pickers musical group will perform. 

Check out the details at the ArtsRevive website and Facebook page. 

Signs, Signs, Take a Break

Selma artist Clayton Cogle's "Take a Break"  painting takes us back to the early 1900s

 when Coca-Cola Bottling was located in a building near Water Avenue

 and Lauderdale Street. The mural on the side of the building was refurbished,

 and you can view it HERE. 

Cogle's colorful painting is on display

at the Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings Art Exhibition

 and Sale at Carneal ArtsRevive. The show ends Saturday. 

Linking to Signs, Signs & City Daily Photo Blogs

Singing the Blues

"Singing the Blues,"  an acrylic painting by Sarita Gish, caught my eye

 at the Alabama Artists' Roots and Wings Art Exhibition Saturday evening.

 The show and sale continues every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through March. 

Linking to Blue Monday Meme and City Daily Photo Blogs

Art for Everybody

Based on last year's show, I would say there will be art for everyone's tastes

 at tonight's grand opening of the Carneal ArtsRevive

 Roots and Wings Art Exhbition and Sale. Doors open at 7.

This show features the works of talented Alabama artists

 in an historic building by the river.

Linking to City Daily Photo Blogs

Alabama: Here We Stay

"Alabama: Here We Stay" was performed by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra

 and Bobby Horton to highlight StreetFest. 

Horton is an Alabama composer, performer and music historian and worked

 with the Symphony to tell the stories of Alabama Civil War soldiers,

 both Union and Confederate, through music. 

Linking to Our World Tuesday and City Daily Photo Blogs 

REVIVE the Arts

Selma will REVIVE the arts this Saturday with the third annual StreetFest 

 which celebrates "All Things Alabama." That includes arts, crafts, music, 

food and produce! 

I took this photo at last year's festival. which is part street fair, part catfish fry

 and part classy music concert. This year's evening entertainment will be

 the Alabama Symphony Orchestra's "Alabama: Here We Stay" with

 Alabama composer and music historian Bobby Horton. Earlier in the day,

 The Grasshopper String Band will play, and there are many more activities planned

 at the Carneal ArtsRevive corner at Water Avenue and Church Street. 

Linking to ABC Wednesday and City Daily Photo Blogs

Tastes of Tale-Tellin'

Before the music and stories begin, come early and have a taste of Tale-Tellin'!

Supper will be served beginning at 5:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12/13 

in the Carneal ArtsRevive courtyard by the Alabama River.

 In the photo, last year's menu included Lannie's barbecue sandwiches,

 hot dogs, moonpies, cookies, chips, soft drinks and bottled water.

 The Swappin' Ground also begins at 5:30 with the main event at 7. 

The Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival was founded by the late author

 and storyteller Kathryn Tucker Windham. 

Find updates on the ArtsRevive Facebook Page. 

Linking to Mellow Yellow Monday

ABC Wednesday, KUDOS for the Art Show!

K is the Letter of the Week over at ABC Wednesday,

 and I'm sharing some KUDOS from a recent Selma visitor.

Len Bornstein of Millburn, N.J., was in town during Pilgrimage Weekend

 and gave lots of kudos to the artwork at the ArtsRevive Juried Art Show.

 Among his favorite works was "Rag Rug" by Julian Wait. Bornstein is chair 

of the Arts Unbound Board of Governors, which raises funds for the program.

 Arts Unbound in Orange, N.J.,  "provides arts education, skills building

 and a variety of vocational opportunities in the visual arts to youth and adults 

with mental, developmental and physical disabilities."

This trip wasn't Bornstein's first to Selma. The retired educator

 recollected that when he was 21, he came to Selma

 during the Civil Rights Movement and ate lunch with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Posted at ABC Wednesday

StreetFest

StreetFest kicked off before noon today at the Carneal ArtsRevive building and along Church Street and Water Avenue. The festival continues until 8 tonight with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra performing at 6. Venues include arts and crafts, children's activities, locally produced U.S. Farm-Raised Catfish, hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade ice cream, popcorn and tours of the Harmony Club. Lunch attendees enjoyed music by the Concordia College Jazz Band. Admission to StreetFest is free.

The Trial of Santa Preview

Here's a little preview of The Trial of Santa production that will be presented this Friday at the Performing Arts Centre.  The Christmas comedy is sponsored by ArtsRevive and Off Broad Street Productions. Seems Santa delivered the wrong present to a little girl...or did he? Whether Santa is found guilty or not, milk and cookies will be offered after the play! For information, click HERE.