Moms, Dads, and Grads Member Appreciation Event Celebrate the Mothers, Fathers, and graduates in your life! From May 1 - May 15, all members receive 20% off their entire Museum Store purchase (instead of their usual 10%.) Employees, volunteers, and docents receive 25% off. Find the perfect gift for upcoming holidays and events!
Opening Day: 2021 Gala Art Exhibition Saturday, May 8 | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibition, 2021 Gala Art. This important fundraiser presents approximately 150 artworks in a range of media and styles, to be auctioned to the highest bidder during the annual Gala events.
CREATE Saturdays Saturday, May 8 | 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. FREE, but registration is required Families and children are invited to participate in a range of programs especially designed with younger visitors in mind. CREATE Saturdays offer fun, interactive art making activities for families with children ages 3 and up that will sure to spark [...]
Mixed Media Art: Junk Mail Journaling Friday, May 14 & Saturday, May 15, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced Members: $300 | Non-Members: $325 Register for workshop here! Leslie Wood, Monster 3, 2020, mixed media In this two-day workshop, you will explore how to transform discarded mail, magazines and [...]
Opening Day: Huntsville Photographic Society: 2021 Members' Showcase Sunday, May 16 | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibition, Huntsville Photographic Society: 2021 Members' Showcase. This exhibition features an annual juried selection of approximately 50 outstanding photographs by members of the Huntsville Photographic Society, founded in 1964 to promote the art and [...]
Opening Day: Jack Mitchell: Artists Sunday, May 16 | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibition, Jack Mitchell: Artists. This exhibition features approximately 50 silver gelatin and color photographs of important American visual, musical, and literary artists taken by Jack Mitchell over a career spanning five decades. Mitchell died in 2013 at age 88. Exhibition [...]
International Museum Day Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Theme: The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine Celebrate International Museum Day with us! We will have half-priced admission for adults as well as a discount in the Museum Store (10% off for non-members, 20% off for members.)
Join us Friday, May 21 at 1 p.m. for a virtual studio tour with Craig Highberger, the Executive Director of the Jack Mitchell Archives. Highberger will join us live from the Archives to discuss Jack Mitchell and our exhibition, Jack Mitchell: Artists. This virtual event is free, but registration is required. Learn more and register at [...]
Intro to Brush Calligraphy Saturday, May 22 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (one-hour lunch break) $70 Members | $85 Non-members Skill Level: All Jessica Nunno REGISTER FOR CLASS Discover the art of brush calligraphy. Gain knowledge and become more comfortable with brush lettering following a series of practice sheets and handouts using Tombow [...]
Closing Day Encounters: Althea Murphy-Price Sunday, May 23 | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy a last chance to view Encounters: Althea Murphy-Price. The accomplished works of this mid-career printmaker and sculptor from Knoxville, TN explore the links between individuality and assimilation, and their influence on culture and personal identity. Murphy-Price often manipulates manufactured synthetic [...]