UPCOMING:August Art Night at Kentuck: August 5, 2021; 5-8pm
Join us for August Art Night!
Art Night is our monthly FREE event that celebrates art and artists. Kentuck Art Center is located on the corner of Fifth Street and Main Avenue in the heart of Historic Downtown Northport. Join us for exhibition openings, open artists’ studios, live music in the courtyard, extended Gallery Shop hours, and pop-up shops from local vendors. These events are FREE, family friendly, and open to the public.
Art Night is our monthly, community-wide, FREE event that celebrates art and artists. Kentuck Art Center is located on the corner of Fifth Street and Main Avenue in the heart of Historic Downtown Northport. Join us for exhibition openings, open artists’ studios, live music in the courtyard, extended Gallery Shop hours, and pop-up shops from local vendors. These events are FREE, family friendly, and open to the public.
This month's Art Night features:
Museum Gallery
Creations of a Curious Sort (What Maralyn Did During the Lockdown)
By Maralyn Wilson
About Maralyn:
I was born in 1941 in Birmingham, Alabama. Creating art reminds me of my childhood when we would make up plays and do circus performances for the neighborhood. I loved sitting outside with my neighborhood buddies at night watching the fireflies and telling the most fabulous and exciting stories. Our imagination had no boundaries.
When I become immersed in creating a piece, the excitement of the story unfolding before my eyes reminds me of the magic of those firefly nights.
Working in clay brings out memories and feelings that I love to express in my work. The clay pieces are finished with encaustic, which adds depth and an aged feeling. Each of my sculptures has a story that has unfolded for me, as I created the piece.
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RED DOG POTTERS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ANNUAL ICE CREAM BOWL FUNDRAISER:
Donate $10 to the Kentuck Red Dog Potters, get a beautiful handmade bowl filled with ice cream to keep!
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Also at Art Night:
Community Teer Gallery: Life Lines by Lucas McDaniel
Live music by Andy Paxton
Community Art Project "BRING US YOUR BLING"
Pop up shops from local vendors
Kentuck's Art Nights and exhibitions are sponsored in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Alabama Humanities Alliance.