Black River

September 8, 2023 – January 27, 2024 @ –

Black River is a series of works by the artist Charles Edward Williams that acts as a composite portrait of the relationship between the artist and his father. Throughout this developing series, Williams uses biblical parables and modern narratives to explore the profound act of forgiveness between father and son.

Remembering the Avenue

October 4, 2023 – December 31, 2024 @ –

Remembering the Avenue is a civic practice exhibition curated through Alabama Contemporary’s Guest Curator Program that enlists the local community in mapping the history, legacy, and possible futures for historic Davis Avenue.

A Feast to Remember

December 8, 2023 – February 29, 2024 @ –

In this installation, Jenny Day’s raucous use of materials – blown glass, mirrors, wood, fiber, fur, semi-precious stones, beads, bits and baubles – establishes a sculptural feast of celebratory chaos. Drawing on her deep concern for the planet’s ecological health, Day invites us to see that what we build eventually falls down and what we attempt to discard may return to haunt us.

Date Night on the Pottery Wheel

January 10, 2024 – January 24, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm –

Select evenings, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Jenny Williams

This one-time experience allows you to spend some quality time with your bestie or significant other while learning and playing creatively in an intimate setting. Instructor Jenny Williams will guide partners in making small wheel pieces while learning introductory skills in wheel throwing.

Hurricane Party

January 12, 2024 – April 20, 2024 @ –

Since the mid-1980s, Mobile, AL has been home to a growing punk cultural scene. Transitory in nature, as with any punk scene, the scene in Mobile has cycled over the decades through fleeting phases and times of burgeoning richness. Through a partnership with 309 Punk Project (Pensacola, FL), this exhibition aims to collect, archive, and preserve some of that lightning in a bottle.