Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts

Designed by the world-renowned architect, the late Randall Stout, the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), is a center for UAB and the Birmingham community to engage with contemporary art and artists. The 26,000-square-foot building is named for lead donors Judy and Hal Abroms, and Ruth and the late Marvin Engel.

1221 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205

Place Type

Arts, On Campus

Website

uab.edu

Upcoming Events

Jacqueline Surdell: Adoration Garden

Scrappy and interpretive, Jacqueline Surdell hand-manipulates dock cord — weaving and knotting the line into naturalistic, sculptural installations that are...

12/8 12pm
Michael Dixon: The Undeniable Blackness Between Us

Michael Dixon’s paintings and performances explore the personal, societal, and aesthetic struggles of belonging to both “white” and “black” racial and...

12/8 12pm
Jacqueline Surdell: Adoration Garden

Scrappy and interpretive, Jacqueline Surdell hand-manipulates dock cord — weaving and knotting the line into naturalistic, sculptural installations that are...

12/9 12pm
Michael Dixon: The Undeniable Blackness Between Us

Michael Dixon’s paintings and performances explore the personal, societal, and aesthetic struggles of belonging to both “white” and “black” racial and...

12/9 12pm

Recent Events

Recent Activity

A literary lion; detail from "San Girolamo nello studio" by Colantonio

Rob Collins left a positive review 3/8/2020

Unusual and very rewarding. Deidra Dees’ very personal approach overcame my initial skepticism and made me think deeply about how we present knowledge and scholarly opinion.

Zahrah

Zahrah left a positive review 9/10/2019

This event was fantastic. Always awesome to see Birmingham attract high quality speakers and artists.

Natalie Campbell

Natalie Campbell posted a photo 12/12/2018

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