UAB Arts

Featured Events

Lavaughan Jenkins, Nigel the Watcher and The Watchman

Boston-based artist Lavaughan Jenkins uses his brush to expand conventional notions of painting beyond the boundaries of traditional, two-dimensional surface...

Vadis Turner, "Conduit," 2021: bedsheets, rebar, copper leaf, cement, acrylic, resin and thread.

Drinking gold was a relatively common practice for those seeking eternal youth at various points throughout human history. Vadis Turner uses this misguided...

Delrico Gibson Sr. RED HOT BLACK LOVE, 2023 Synthetic and metal fibers, metal, on wood Dedicated to Jackie Gibson.

Gibson’s 2023 AEIVA exhibition Strings of Gratitude literally weaves a story of survival and represents the artist’s deep appreciation for the health care...

Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop

This camp is for high school students (grades 9-12, rising) interested in creative writing. With the guidance of nationally recognized authors, they will...

Caring for the Family Caregiver

As of 2020 almost 1 in 5 people in the United States were providing unpaid care to an adult with functional needs, according to the National Alliance for...

6/19 12pm
Virtual Event
Homelessness in Birmingham

Homelessness continues to be a problem nationally and locally. Guests will discuss the current state of homelessness in Birmingham, local efforts to reduce...

7/17 12pm
Virtual Event
Benise: Fiesta

It’s going to be one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award winning production come to town as part of his global tour....

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