Events

Stories: Repeat After Me – Curated by Doug Baulos

Featured Artists:

Sara Garden Armstrong – Pinky MM Bass – Sarah Bell – Jillian Marie Browning – Aaron Sanders Head – Sarah Marshall – Kole Nichols – Tracie Noles Ross – Sheri Schumacher – Irasema Quezada

Gallery Opening Reception: September 28, 2023, 6pm-8pm

Exhibition dates: September 28 – November 16, 2023

This gallery exhibit is free and open to the public.

“Many of the artists in this exhibition use an expanded approach to materials and processes juxtaposed in un-conventional ways to subvert traditional categorizations of materials and embrace a wider transience and engage more deeply in the specificity of the construction of their narratives and identities. They use a highly personal range of materials to become an important part of the taxonomy and language of their work.

Many of the artists repeat, and create site-specific installations that combine, and organize lived experiences that create a truthful, complicated, and interactional-accomplished spheres of understanding.

Several of the artists use found and historical patterns to complicate place and how connections can be made across cloth, dye, and artistic traditions. Much of the work has a multitude of sources that create interesting relationships that through time and examination get more complicated than they first appear.

In the exhibition, powerful stories connect the viewer as an active participant in the organization and design of the pieces and the space they occupy by creating a narrative that foster a culture of community building – focusing on liberation and human connection while highlighting the relationship between state of mind and physical experience. “

Discover Shelby Fest ~ Saturday, September 30th, 11am-7pm

Discover Shelby Music Festival will be in Columbiana, AL at Old Mill Square Park on September 30th from 11:00am – 7:00pm. Admission is FREE! We will be featuring live jazz and blues music from 11am-5pm. AT 5pm, ULA Band will take the stage with a 2 hour tribute to Jimmy Buffett. It will be a perfect, laid back setting for sipping on some of Alabama’s finest wine, all from right here in Shelby County, and enjoying the beautiful town of Columbiana.

There will also be select art vendors and food trucks. You can hang out in Old Mill Square Park in front of the Main Festival Stage or stroll the adjacent Main Street Entertainment District. If you want something besides wine, you’ll find it in the Entertainment District.

Got Kids? There will be a kid’s activity tent and the SCAC Art Gallery will be open.

Admission to the event is free. If you want to participate in wine sampling from the participating vineyards, you can order a festival wristband online for $20 (at this link). Wristbands are $25 on day of the event and can be purchased at the main tent.

We will also be offering a VIP Experience in the Grande Hall at the Shelby County Arts Council. Pre-sale for the VIP Experience is $50 can also be ordered online (at this link). The cost is $65 on the day of the event. The VIP Experience includes a festival wristband for wine tasting, a catered lunch and dinner, and access to the Grande Hall for game day viewing on the BIG SCREEN!

If you are looking for somewhere to stay near Discover Shelby Fest, you can relax and recharge with a beautiful lake-side room at the Alabama 4H Center!  Click here to book a room:  https://alabama-4-h-center.square.site

No coolers allowed. Bring a folding chair and/or blanket to sit on and enjoy the food and music.

For more information or to become a sponsor for this event, call 205-669-0044 or email info@shelbycountyartscouncil.com.

Purchase DSF wine sampling wristbands or VIP Experience wristbands here: https://shelbycountyartscouncil.com/early-bird-wristbands/

*Hosted by The Shelby Chamber of Commerce, Discover Shelby, Sweet Home Alabama Tourism, the City of Columbiana, America’s First Federal Credit Union (AMFIRST), and the Shelby County Arts Council.

Net proceeds benefit the programs of the Shelby County Arts Council, a 501c3 Nonprofit.