UAB Visual and Performing Arts

UAB Visual and Performing Arts

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We are a growing UAB arts organization that encompasses the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), Alys Stephens Center, ArtPlay and UAB Institute for Arts in Medicine. UAB Visual and Performing Arts believe that the collaboration will allow for all disciplines of the arts to intersect and immerse our community in a world of creativity.

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Upcoming Events

Lavaughan Jenkins, Nigel the Watcher and The Watchman

Lavaughan Jenkins: 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...

6/9 12pm
Vadis Turner, "Conduit," 2021: bedsheets, rebar, copper leaf, cement, acrylic, resin and thread.

Vadis Turner: She Drank Gold

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

6/9 12pm
Delrico Gibson Sr. RED HOT BLACK LOVE, 2023 Synthetic and metal fibers, metal, on wood Dedicated to Jackie Gibson.

Delrico Gibson: Strings of Gratitude

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...

6/10 12pm
Lavaughan Jenkins, Nigel the Watcher and The Watchman

Lavaughan Jenkins: 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...

6/10 12pm
Vadis Turner, "Conduit," 2021: bedsheets, rebar, copper leaf, cement, acrylic, resin and thread.

Vadis Turner: She Drank Gold

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

6/10 12pm
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