Y. MALIK JALAL

November 8, 2019 – July 17, 2020 @ –

Atlanta based emerging artist Y. Malik Jalal will mount his first solo exhibition this fall at Alabama Contemporary, curated by elizabet elliott. Jalal was born in Savannah, GA, and raised in the Atlanta suburbs. He paints and makes images and objects. His work is equally personal and fictitious, rooted in both the artist’s own identity and his relationship to the collective cultural identity and history of the African diaspora in the American South. 

The Drowned

March 13, 2020 – June 27, 2020 @ –

The Drowned, curated by Aaron Levi Garvey as a part of Alabama Contemporary Art Center’s new guest curator program, is a collection of photographs, paintings, and films that highlight and play with altered realities.

POSTCARDS FROM QUARANTINE

March 26, 2020 – April 25, 2020 @ –

Mobile, AL: Alabama Contemporary Art Center is shifting the way we connect through the arts in this time of social distancing. With mass cancellations and our doors closed we’ve had to rethink how we fulfill our mission, and figure out new ways to meet the community where they are. We are starting by re-allocating funds for small commissions of artwork to send to people who need a little light in their life right now.

*POSTPONED* Girl Scouts Art Badge Day

April 18, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm –

Alabama Contemporary Art Center invites Girl Scouts of South Alabama’s Brownies and Juniors to enjoy a day full of fun in the galleries and studios as they learn the basic elements of painting and drawing.