The Carnegie Visual Arts Center presents the 24th annual exhibit Embracing Arts, A Coming Together of Amateur & Professional Artists from March 24-May 10, 2026. Embracing Art is an annual juried exhibit featuring works by North Alabama-connected artists and was the inaugural exhibit for the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in April 2003. The exhibit includes works in multiple media including pencil, watercolor, oil, acrylic, clay, and mixed media. The artists are included in the exhibit from their submitted applications including photographs of up to 3 pieces of their art.
Awarded Artists:
1st- Shaun Forester, Alabama Brimstone II: The Woeful Wendigo of Winfield Woods
2nd- Rick Parker, Invictus
3rd- Zack Underwood, George and Christina
Director’s Choice: Trey Edgil, The Chain
Curator’s Choice: Jackie Segars, Lone Flight
Honorable mentions:
- Rick L. Adams- The Potter (Etruscian Urn Series)
- Char Baxter- Brainstorm
- Kimberlee Guthrie- My Existence is Not a Sin
- Gary Jones- Blood, Sweat and Tears
- Linda Sanders Lee- Leaves Aren’t Really Butterflies You Know, They Just Pretend
- Jennifer Shaver- Zion National Park Poster
Embracing Art 2026 Exhibiting Artists:
Jamie Adams
Rick L. Adams
Anna Alexander
Lexie Austin
Ashley Bailey
Sherman Barnes
Brenden Barraza
Char Baxter
Regina Berg
Amita Bhakta
Kathleen L. Bost
Mary Anna Brown
Tammie Clark
Emily Cooper
Denise DeKemper
Trey Edgil
Marsha Ercegovic
Robin Estell
Paula Ethridge
Jan Farley
Ruth Marie Fledermaus
Shaun Forester
Misty Granade
Julia Gray
Kate Gurganus
Kimberlee Guthrie
Carol Hamilton
Sydney Harper
Rickie Higgins
Bonnie Hurst
Sherry Jacks
Timothy Joe
Gary Jones
Jordan Jones
Pamela Keller
William Kinslow
Annette Kirkland
Jim Kodet
Daniel Lee
Linda Lee
Randall Lewter
Joanne Lowery
Juliana Maddox
Michael Manly
Britta McCaleb
Beck McDowell
Donna Miller
Jennifer Mumby
Corinna Nicole
José Alfredo Ortiz-G.
Deandra Owens
Richard Parker
Lori Parker
Theodore (Ted) Parker
Lindanne Phillips
Catherine Posey
Connor Read
Mary H Reed
Robin Roberts
Elizabeth Lewis Scott
Mallie Sedlak
Jackie Segars
Tara Segars
Payge Semmes
Jennifer Shaver
Kris Shelledy
Amelia Sorrells
Rebecca Sower
Jennifer Spiller
Mavis Stephens
Ludmilla Stevens
Jenny Stucki
Samantha Tallichet
Jennifer Taylor
Keilee Terry
Carol Terry
Ellen Thomas
Trevor Thomas
Arcenia Turrentine
Terry Tutor
Zack Underwood
Gary C. Walker
Beth Walldorf
Missy Watkins Wood
Brittany Wilkerson
Tonya Witt
Monica Yother