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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T100000
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SUMMARY:Embracing Art XXIV
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” el_class=”single_event_top” z_index=””][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInUp” width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Current Exhibit\n  Embracing Art XXIV\n  \n  \n  Mar 24–May 10\, 2026\n  Carnegie Visual Arts Center\n  \n	[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nThe 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. \nAwarded Artists: \n1st- Shaun Forester\, Alabama Brimstone II: The Woeful Wendigo of Winfield Woods \n2nd- Rick Parker\, Invictus \n3rd- Zack Underwood\, George and Christina \nDirector’s Choice: Trey Edgil\, The Chain \nCurator’s Choice: Jackie Segars\, Lone Flight \nHonorable mentions:  \n\nRick L. Adams- The Potter (Etruscian Urn Series)\nChar Baxter- Brainstorm\nKimberlee Guthrie- My Existence is Not a Sin\nGary Jones- Blood\, Sweat and Tears\nLinda Sanders Lee- Leaves Aren’t Really Butterflies You Know\, They Just Pretend\nJennifer Shaver- Zion National Park Poster\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=”fadeInRight” width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”6563″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Embracing Art 2026 Exhibiting Artists:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jamie Adams \nRick L.  Adams \nAnna Alexander \nLexie Austin \nAshley  Bailey[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sherman Barnes \nBrenden Barraza \nChar Baxter \nRegina Berg \nAmita Bhakta[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kathleen L. Bost \nMary Anna Brown \nTammie Clark \nEmily Cooper \nDenise DeKemper[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Trey Edgil \nMarsha Ercegovic \nRobin Estell \nPaula Ethridge \nJan Farley[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ruth Marie Fledermaus \nShaun   Forester \nMisty Granade \nJulia Gray \nKate Gurganus[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kimberlee Guthrie \nCarol Hamilton \nSydney Harper \nRickie Higgins \nBonnie Hurst[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Sherry Jacks \nTimothy Joe \nGary Jones \nJordan Jones \nPamela Keller[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]William Kinslow \nAnnette Kirkland \nJim Kodet \nDaniel  Lee \nLinda Lee[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Randall Lewter \nJoanne Lowery \nJuliana Maddox \nMichael Manly \nBritta McCaleb[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Beck McDowell \nDonna  Miller \nJennifer Mumby \nCorinna Nicole \nJosé Alfredo Ortiz-G.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Deandra Owens \nRichard Parker \nLori Parker \nTheodore (Ted) Parker \nLindanne Phillips[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Catherine Posey \nConnor Read \nMary H Reed \nRobin Roberts \nElizabeth Lewis Scott[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Mallie Sedlak \nJackie Segars \nTara Segars \nPayge Semmes \nJennifer Shaver[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kris Shelledy \nAmelia Sorrells \nRebecca Sower \nJennifer Spiller \nMavis Stephens \nLudmilla Stevens[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jenny Stucki \nSamantha Tallichet \nJennifer Taylor \nKeilee Terry \nCarol Terry[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ellen Thomas \nTrevor Thomas \nArcenia Turrentine \nTerry Tutor \nZack Underwood[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Gary C. Walker \nBeth Walldorf \nMissy Watkins Wood \nBrittany Wilkerson \nTonya Witt \nMonica Yother[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] \n
URL:https://www.carnegiearts.org/event/embracing-art-xxiv/
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