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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. 

Yoland uses multi channel video installation, performance, text, sculpture, and photography to chronicle the migration and movement of her and the tumbleweed. Yoland playfully approaches a serious topic by re-interpreting the iconic and deeply “American” nature of tumbleweeds, immigration, freedom, and borders. The piece aims to examine personal agency and the fluid nature of identity.

Guest curated by Ashley Stull Meyers through the Alabama Contemporary Art Center’s new Guest Curator Program, If You Have Ghosts includes four artists who engage with contemporary fiber techniques (both physical and digital) to recall their familial and ancestral histories.

Kids Studio is a weekly program where children and their families can come to explore contemporary art. Activities are designed to stimulate young minds through open-ended projects that encourage self-expression and idea exploration. Classes are taught by local artists and trained professional educators.

Memory Cafe at Alabama Contemporary Art Center provides a meeting place for individuals living with changes in their memory, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia due to Alzheimer's disease or related disorder to create and explore contemporary art while visiting with friends.

Kids Studio is a weekly program where children and their families can come to explore contemporary art. Activities are designed to stimulate young minds through open-ended projects that encourage self-expression and idea exploration. Classes are taught by local artists and trained professional educators.