The Huntsville Museum of Art is pleased to present the sixth installment of its exhibition series focused on contemporary artists linked in terms of subject matter and sensibility. The latest installment of this series features two artists from New Orleans whose works revolve around themes of childhood, nature, innocence, and loss. Stephen Paul Day creates [...]
Mary was chosen for the role of “Scout” at the age of ten, with no prior acting experience. She won an Oscar nomination for best-supporting actress. At that time she was the youngest person ever to do so. After To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962, she appeared in two other films, This Property is Condemned, 1966, with Robert [...]
Adult and High School Class: Introduction to Print Making - Got Ink? Skill Level: All $70 Members | $85 Non-members Register for class here! Learn how to carve and print linoleum blocks with relief carving tools. Create an original work of art. Lots of fun-filled demonstrations! Materials included. Space is limited to 8 students, reserve [...]
Adult and High School Class - Wet Felted Vessels: Surface Design & Resist Skill Level: All $95 Members | $110 Non-members Register for class here! Learn how to use a resist to create a three-dimensional form while also using different types of wool fibers and surface design techniques to create shapes and textures. Take home [...]
Accessible Art Works: Deaf/Hard of Hearing Session Free Register for session here! The Huntsville Museum of Art is excited to announce the Accessible Art Works (AAW), a program developed by the Education Department in collaboration with people with disabilities. Each session will allow an assistant or companion to attend with the workshop participant. The Accessible Art [...]
Teacher Professional Development Workshop Connect & Create: The Expression of Color, Patterns & Shapes through Art with Jennifer Redstreake Geary Friday, February 21, 2020 from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Workshop is full, please email Kathy Johnson at kjohnson@hsvmuseum.org to be added to a wait list. Join us for this unique teacher professional development workshop opportunity! Inspired by [...]
Curated by the HMA Docent Association, FULL STEAM AHEAD! features selections from HMA’s collection that illustrate various elements of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics — disciplines collectively known as STEAM. The exhibition encompasses artworks with scientific subject matter such as wildlife and nature, mathematically patterned abstractions, and art created with the help of engineering [...]
Helen Vaughn (born in 1940, Birmingham, AL/lives in Huntsville, AL) Remembrance and the Cost of Decisions, 1980, oil on canvas, 36.5 x 48.5 in. Museum Purchase in Memory of Amanda and Margaret Lawson Some of the earliest evidence of human art suggests that people told stories with pictures, and narrative art can be [...]
Ladson - Spartan, 32 x 41.5 Encounters: Charles Ladson focuses on the accomplished paintings of this mid-career artist from Macon, GA. Ladson’s works mix conventional aspects of painting like texture, layering, perspective, transparency, and detail — to create images that evoke a sense of mystery and dreamlike reality. Like much Southern art, his [...]
Accessible Art Works: Blind/Visually Impaired Session Free Register for session here! The Huntsville Museum of Art is excited to announce the Accessible Art Works (AAW), a program developed by the Education Department in collaboration with people with disabilities. Each session will allow an assistant or companion to attend with the workshop participant. The Accessible Art Program [...]