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 [...]
Adult and High School Class: Sketching in the Galleries Skill Level: All $30 Members | $45 Non-members Register for class here! Drawing and sketching supplies will be available. Come enjoy a morning at the Museum and become inspired by artwork in the galleries. Materials included. Space is limited to 8 students, reserve your spot here.
