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Council District three
Crestwood South, East Avondale, Five Points South, Forest Park/South Avondale, Glen Iris, Highland Park, Redmont Park
District Three Councilor
Valerie A. Abbott
Birmingham City Councilor Valerie A. Abbott is Chair of the Planning and Zoning Committee, and a member of the Budget and Finance and Community Development Committees.
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With the future of the City of Birmingham at the forefront, Councilor Abbott has been a champion of The Comprehensive Plan. The plan will set out a 20-year policy and strategic framework for the City of Birmingham.
Her seemingly endless schedule of neighborhood meetings and community events is her way of learning about the needs and concerns of citizens throughout Birmingham and ensures that she is knowledgeable when issues affecting various neighborhoods come before the City Council.
Councilor Abbott serves on the boards of the Birmingham Planning Commission, Birmingham Tree Commission, Birmingham Historical Society, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and has served as Chairman of the Board of the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham.
She has collaborated with her fellow councilors and city staff to revise ordinances regulating noise, smoking, and fences. An avid gardener and nature enthusiast, her pursuit of neighborhood health and revitalization has resulted in two community gardens, including a national award-winning project in East Avondale. She is a proponent of all things green, including Birmingham’s recycling program, which is experiencing a rebirth.
Her credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree from the School of Architecture and Fine Arts at Auburn University and a Masters Degree in Public and Private Management from Birmingham Southern College. As an employee of AT&T Services, Inc. for the past 44 years, Councilor Abbott has deep roots in the community’s business sector as well as within its neighborhoods. The recipient of numerous volunteer awards from groups ranging from the Civitan Club to the Birmingham Tree Commission, Councilor Abbott was named Birmingham’s “Unsung Hero” in 1993.
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For District Schools
MARY BOEHM, BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT 3
SCHOOLS:
Avondale Elementary
Glen Iris Elementary
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Homewood Community Art Show
06-01-2025
06-30-2025
Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 12:00 am
Sun, Jun 22 @ 12:00 am
Mon, Jun 23 @ 12:00 am
Tue, Jun 24 @ 12:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 12:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 12:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 12:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 12:00 am Sun, Jun 29 @ 12:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 12:00 am - less dates and times
June 1-30
Why should only kids get art shows? Local artists of any medium: Bring your piece to the Adult/Teen desk during the month of June, and we'll showcase it in the Ellenburg Art Gallery during the month of July. Artists and art collectors...
[more+]June 1-30
Why should only kids get art shows? Local artists of any medium: Bring your piece to the Adult/Teen desk during the month of June, and we'll showcase it in the Ellenburg Art Gallery during the month of July. Artists and art collectors can join us on Saturday, July 26, for a reception. Please make sure all pieces submitted are PG-13. 3-D art, fabric arts, paintings, and everything else is welcome! Check out our website for the application form at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
stuck; lingering: New Works by Miriam Calleja
06-06-2025
08-23-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am
Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am
Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am
Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 28 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 29 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 30 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 31 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 01 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 02 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 04 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 05 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 06 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 07 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 08 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 09 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 11 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 13 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 15 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 16 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 18 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 19 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 20 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 21 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 22 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 23 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Using techniques such as collage, embroidery, and image transfer, artist Miriam Calleja works with acrylic paint, ink, watercolor, pencil, and found materials to incorporate her original verse into handmade books, assemblages, and mixed-media...
[more+]Using techniques such as collage, embroidery, and image transfer, artist Miriam Calleja works with acrylic paint, ink, watercolor, pencil, and found materials to incorporate her original verse into handmade books, assemblages, and mixed-media pieces. Each of Calleja’s pieces contains a line or an entire poem from her repertoire, including some new unpublished work. The exhibition name is inspired by her poem “A choreography of almost." Poems featured in stuck; lingering are on display alongside Calleja’s artwork so that viewers can explore the correspondence between it and her poetry.
Calleja is an internationally published poet, artist, translator, and writer. A native of Malta, she has lived in Birmingham for the past three years. Her poetry collections include Pomegranate Heart (EDE Books, 2015) and Inside (EDE Books, 2016). Among her poetry chapbooks are Remember (Stamparija Reljic, 2020), Stranger Intimacy (Stamparija Reljic, 2020), and Come Closer, I Don’t Mind the Silence (BottleCap Press, 2023). Calleja’s upcoming book Variations on Silence (PoetryWala, 2025) is translated from Maltese. Learn more about Calleja at miriamcalleja.com.
This exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of BPL by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Books + Film, Libraries, Literature, Multicultural, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
PA Technical Skills Workshop
06-21-2025
06-21-2025
Presented by Create Birmingham at Workplay, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am
Join Film Birmingham alongside local crew and filmmakers to get hands-on technical skill training. You'll navigate from department to department to get in-the-moment training from industry and subject matter experts. We'll have local Birmingham...
[more+]Join Film Birmingham alongside local crew and filmmakers to get hands-on technical skill training. You'll navigate from department to department to get in-the-moment training from industry and subject matter experts. We'll have local Birmingham based crew members answering your questions and demonstrating your role as a production assistant, making your first and future days on set easier to navigate.
This workshop will show you what it takes to succeed while preparing you for your first day on set or your transition from a dayplayer to a core crew member. Whether you want to work as an office PA, set PA, or production assistant in another department, this workshop will teach you everything you need to know to feel confident in your ability to do the job.
But this workshop isn’t just for PAs. It’s for anyone . If you're interested in getting started in the film industry, this workshop will let you sample different departments and get a taste of life on a film set. All the same protocols, terminology, and hiring practices exist no matter where you start your career.
A taste of what you'll learn:
How to set a C-Stand
Where to place sand bags
How to set a craft services table
How to read a call sheet
Walkie Talkie codes
Set protocol
Thank you to Workplay for hosting this workshop! Click HERE for registration!
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Tags: Film, Books + Film
SENIOR FIT WEEKENDs
06-07-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 10:00 am
This weekly class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.
This weekly class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.
[less-]Tags: Outdoor Recreation, Health + Wellness
The Baby Bunch!
06-14-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:30 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 10:30 am
(0-18 Months) Babies and caregivers are welcome to a lap sit storytime filled with early literacy tips, baby-friendly songs, and bubbles.
(0-18 Months) Babies and caregivers are welcome to a lap sit storytime filled with early literacy tips, baby-friendly songs, and bubbles.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Pre-K, Family + Camps
Stanley Kubrick Filmmaker Focus - Barry Lyndon (1975) 50th Anniversary
06-20-2025
06-22-2025
Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:30 am
Sun, Jun 22 @ 4:00 pm
As a part of our Filmmaker Focus series on Stanley Kubrick.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
As a part of our Filmmaker Focus series on Stanley Kubrick.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
[less-]Tags: Film, Books + Film
PILATES
06-07-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 11:00 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 11:00 am
This is a unique experience that brings your low impact, strength, flexibility and core exercises outdoors. Perfect for participants at all levels.
This is a unique experience that brings your low impact, strength, flexibility and core exercises outdoors. Perfect for participants at all levels.
[less-]Tags: Outdoor Recreation, Health + Wellness
Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents
06-06-2025
08-16-2025
Presented by Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at UAB, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 12:00 pm
Tue, Jun 24 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Jun 25 @ 12:00 pm
Thu, Jun 26 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jun 27 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jun 28 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 01 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 02 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 03 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 04 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 05 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 08 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 09 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 10 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 11 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 12 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 15 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 17 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 18 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 19 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 22 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 23 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 24 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 26 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 29 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 30 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 31 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 01 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 02 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Aug 05 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Aug 06 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Aug 07 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 08 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 09 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Aug 12 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Aug 14 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 15 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 16 @ 12:00 pm - less dates and times
Featuring work by 19 artists from across the state, the Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents explores questions of place and identity. Through work that emphasizes movement, journey, mapping, exchange and transference, the exhibition complicates...
[more+]Featuring work by 19 artists from across the state, the Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents explores questions of place and identity. Through work that emphasizes movement, journey, mapping, exchange and transference, the exhibition complicates notions of Southern identity as something static or unitary, instead viewing it as a confluence of various currents, constantly in motion, made and remade in relation to what came before.
Currents are directional movement and energy. As natural phenomena in our oceans and atmosphere that gave rise to trade routes and transit corridors, they are reminders of the inextricability of history and culture from the material conditions of place. Yet they are also immaterial, invoking spiritual practices such as channeling, as well as the amalgamation of religious influences common in this region. As directional movement, currents call to mind lineages – of ancestry or heritage – as well as the belief systems that have shaped our environment and material existence. One question guiding this exhibition is: How do we position ourselves in relation to what we inherit?
Finally, although far from comprehensive, the Triennial is intended as a survey of current artistic practices in Alabama. It's of a time and place washed ashore by the past, with one eye fixed on the horizon.
Participating artists are Douglas Pierre Baulos, Daphne Burgess, Merrilee Challiss, E L Chisolm, Soynika Edwards-Bush, Valerie George, Allison Grant, Arielle Gray, Darius Hill, Helga Mendoza, Micah Mermilliod, Joe Minter, Bethany Moody, Celestia Morgan, Miriam Omura, Celeste Amparo Pfau, Millian Giang Pham, Rial Rye and Jennifer Wallace Fields
The Alabama Triennial 2025 was curated by elizabet elliott, Executive Director of Alabama Contemporary Art Center in Mobile; Sydney A. Foster, Montgomery-based creative director and community architect; and AEIVA Curator Hannah Spears.
[less-]Tags: Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
Homewood Community Art Show
06-01-2025
06-30-2025
Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 12:00 am
Sun, Jun 22 @ 12:00 am
Mon, Jun 23 @ 12:00 am
Tue, Jun 24 @ 12:00 am Wed, Jun 25 @ 12:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 12:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 12:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 12:00 am Sun, Jun 29 @ 12:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 12:00 am - less dates and times
June 1-30
Why should only kids get art shows? Local artists of any medium: Bring your piece to the Adult/Teen desk during the month of June, and we'll showcase it in the Ellenburg Art Gallery during the month of July. Artists and art collectors...
[more+]June 1-30
Why should only kids get art shows? Local artists of any medium: Bring your piece to the Adult/Teen desk during the month of June, and we'll showcase it in the Ellenburg Art Gallery during the month of July. Artists and art collectors can join us on Saturday, July 26, for a reception. Please make sure all pieces submitted are PG-13. 3-D art, fabric arts, paintings, and everything else is welcome! Check out our website for the application form at homewoodpubliclibrary.org.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
stuck; lingering: New Works by Miriam Calleja
06-06-2025
08-23-2025
Presented by Birmingham Public Library at The Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am
Mon, Jun 23 @ 9:00 am
Tue, Jun 24 @ 9:00 am
Wed, Jun 25 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jun 26 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jun 27 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jun 28 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jun 30 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 01 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 02 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 03 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 04 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 05 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 07 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 08 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 09 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 10 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 11 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 12 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 14 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 15 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 16 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 17 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 18 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 19 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 21 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 22 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 23 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 24 @ 9:00 am Fri, Jul 25 @ 9:00 am Sat, Jul 26 @ 9:00 am Mon, Jul 28 @ 9:00 am Tue, Jul 29 @ 9:00 am Wed, Jul 30 @ 9:00 am Thu, Jul 31 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 01 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 02 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 04 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 05 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 06 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 07 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 08 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 09 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 11 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 12 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 13 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 14 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 15 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 16 @ 9:00 am Mon, Aug 18 @ 9:00 am Tue, Aug 19 @ 9:00 am Wed, Aug 20 @ 9:00 am Thu, Aug 21 @ 9:00 am Fri, Aug 22 @ 9:00 am Sat, Aug 23 @ 9:00 am - less dates and times
Using techniques such as collage, embroidery, and image transfer, artist Miriam Calleja works with acrylic paint, ink, watercolor, pencil, and found materials to incorporate her original verse into handmade books, assemblages, and mixed-media...
[more+]Using techniques such as collage, embroidery, and image transfer, artist Miriam Calleja works with acrylic paint, ink, watercolor, pencil, and found materials to incorporate her original verse into handmade books, assemblages, and mixed-media pieces. Each of Calleja’s pieces contains a line or an entire poem from her repertoire, including some new unpublished work. The exhibition name is inspired by her poem “A choreography of almost." Poems featured in stuck; lingering are on display alongside Calleja’s artwork so that viewers can explore the correspondence between it and her poetry.
Calleja is an internationally published poet, artist, translator, and writer. A native of Malta, she has lived in Birmingham for the past three years. Her poetry collections include Pomegranate Heart (EDE Books, 2015) and Inside (EDE Books, 2016). Among her poetry chapbooks are Remember (Stamparija Reljic, 2020), Stranger Intimacy (Stamparija Reljic, 2020), and Come Closer, I Don’t Mind the Silence (BottleCap Press, 2023). Calleja’s upcoming book Variations on Silence (PoetryWala, 2025) is translated from Maltese. Learn more about Calleja at miriamcalleja.com.
This exhibition is made possible by a grant awarded to the Friends Foundation of BPL by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
[less-]Tags: Books + Film, Libraries, Literature, Multicultural, Places, Visual Arts, Art + Stage
PA Technical Skills Workshop
06-21-2025
06-21-2025
Presented by Create Birmingham at Workplay, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 9:00 am
Join Film Birmingham alongside local crew and filmmakers to get hands-on technical skill training. You'll navigate from department to department to get in-the-moment training from industry and subject matter experts. We'll have local Birmingham...
[more+]Join Film Birmingham alongside local crew and filmmakers to get hands-on technical skill training. You'll navigate from department to department to get in-the-moment training from industry and subject matter experts. We'll have local Birmingham based crew members answering your questions and demonstrating your role as a production assistant, making your first and future days on set easier to navigate.
This workshop will show you what it takes to succeed while preparing you for your first day on set or your transition from a dayplayer to a core crew member. Whether you want to work as an office PA, set PA, or production assistant in another department, this workshop will teach you everything you need to know to feel confident in your ability to do the job.
But this workshop isn’t just for PAs. It’s for anyone . If you're interested in getting started in the film industry, this workshop will let you sample different departments and get a taste of life on a film set. All the same protocols, terminology, and hiring practices exist no matter where you start your career.
A taste of what you'll learn:
How to set a C-Stand
Where to place sand bags
How to set a craft services table
How to read a call sheet
Walkie Talkie codes
Set protocol
Thank you to Workplay for hosting this workshop! Click HERE for registration!
[less-]
Tags: Film, Books + Film
SENIOR FIT WEEKENDs
06-07-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 10:00 am
This weekly class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.
This weekly class focuses on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance. The group exercise setting provides a wonderful opportunity to stay healthy and meet new people while having fun.
[less-]Tags: Outdoor Recreation, Health + Wellness
The Baby Bunch!
06-14-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Homewood Public Library at Homewood Public Library, Homewood
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:30 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 10:30 am
(0-18 Months) Babies and caregivers are welcome to a lap sit storytime filled with early literacy tips, baby-friendly songs, and bubbles.
(0-18 Months) Babies and caregivers are welcome to a lap sit storytime filled with early literacy tips, baby-friendly songs, and bubbles.
[less-]Tags: Libraries, Pre-K, Family + Camps
Stanley Kubrick Filmmaker Focus - Barry Lyndon (1975) 50th Anniversary
06-20-2025
06-22-2025
Presented by Sidewalk Film Festival + Center at Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 10:30 am
Sun, Jun 22 @ 4:00 pm
As a part of our Filmmaker Focus series on Stanley Kubrick.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
As a part of our Filmmaker Focus series on Stanley Kubrick.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
[less-]Tags: Film, Books + Film
PILATES
06-07-2025
06-28-2025
Presented by Railroad Park at Railroad Park, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 11:00 am
Sat, Jun 28 @ 11:00 am
This is a unique experience that brings your low impact, strength, flexibility and core exercises outdoors. Perfect for participants at all levels.
This is a unique experience that brings your low impact, strength, flexibility and core exercises outdoors. Perfect for participants at all levels.
[less-]Tags: Outdoor Recreation, Health + Wellness
Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents
06-06-2025
08-16-2025
Presented by Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA) at UAB, Birmingham
Upcoming Dates:
Sat, Jun 21 @ 12:00 pm
Tue, Jun 24 @ 12:00 pm
Wed, Jun 25 @ 12:00 pm
Thu, Jun 26 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jun 27 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jun 28 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 01 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 02 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 03 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 04 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 05 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 08 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 09 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 10 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 11 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 12 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 15 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 16 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 17 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 18 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 19 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 22 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 23 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 24 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Jul 25 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Jul 26 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Jul 29 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Jul 30 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Jul 31 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 01 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 02 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Aug 05 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Aug 06 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Aug 07 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 08 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 09 @ 12:00 pm Tue, Aug 12 @ 12:00 pm Wed, Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm Thu, Aug 14 @ 12:00 pm Fri, Aug 15 @ 12:00 pm Sat, Aug 16 @ 12:00 pm - less dates and times
Featuring work by 19 artists from across the state, the Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents explores questions of place and identity. Through work that emphasizes movement, journey, mapping, exchange and transference, the exhibition complicates...
[more+]Featuring work by 19 artists from across the state, the Alabama Triennial 2025: Currents explores questions of place and identity. Through work that emphasizes movement, journey, mapping, exchange and transference, the exhibition complicates notions of Southern identity as something static or unitary, instead viewing it as a confluence of various currents, constantly in motion, made and remade in relation to what came before.
Currents are directional movement and energy. As natural phenomena in our oceans and atmosphere that gave rise to trade routes and transit corridors, they are reminders of the inextricability of history and culture from the material conditions of place. Yet they are also immaterial, invoking spiritual practices such as channeling, as well as the amalgamation of religious influences common in this region. As directional movement, currents call to mind lineages – of ancestry or heritage – as well as the belief systems that have shaped our environment and material existence. One question guiding this exhibition is: How do we position ourselves in relation to what we inherit?
Finally, although far from comprehensive, the Triennial is intended as a survey of current artistic practices in Alabama. It's of a time and place washed ashore by the past, with one eye fixed on the horizon.
Participating artists are Douglas Pierre Baulos, Daphne Burgess, Merrilee Challiss, E L Chisolm, Soynika Edwards-Bush, Valerie George, Allison Grant, Arielle Gray, Darius Hill, Helga Mendoza, Micah Mermilliod, Joe Minter, Bethany Moody, Celestia Morgan, Miriam Omura, Celeste Amparo Pfau, Millian Giang Pham, Rial Rye and Jennifer Wallace Fields
The Alabama Triennial 2025 was curated by elizabet elliott, Executive Director of Alabama Contemporary Art Center in Mobile; Sydney A. Foster, Montgomery-based creative director and community architect; and AEIVA Curator Hannah Spears.
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