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ARTS
GUIDE
Fall 2022
through
Spring 2023
251-432-9796
www.mobilearts.org
Bonjour!
Mobile is one of Alabama’s top cultural centers,
boasting a wide variety of active arts organizations
and unique cultural events throughout the year.
With a deep history rooted in Carnival culture,
Mobile has developed into a bustling port city
with a downtown that is home to a variety of
galleries and centers featuring murals, sculptures,
paintings, and more.
From our professional opera and ballet companies
to a symphony orchestra, community theaters,
and free music festivals, Mobile always has
something onstage for lovers of the performing
arts.
Since its inception in 1955, the Mobile Arts Council
(MAC) has served as a strong informational
center for local arts and culture, helping to
facilitate numerous events and opportunities for
artists of all backgrounds and mediums along the
Gulf Coast.
Our mission is to enrich the quality of life in the
greater Mobile area by increasing accessibility
to the arts and promoting a vibrant cultural
community. Through this annual Arts Guide, we
hope to share the wealth of artistic talent from
Mobile and surrounding areas with locals and
visitors alike.
For more listings of arts events in the area, sign
up for our ArtStart newsletter and visit us at
www.mobilearts.org to view our cultural calendar.
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ALABAMA
CONTEMPORARY
ART CENTER Mobile Civic Center:
alabamacontemporary.org
Founded in 1999,
▪ Black Violin, Dec. 2
Alabama Contemporary
Mobile Convention Center:
Art Center is a nonprofit
located at 301 Conti ▪ Voices of Gospel Music
Street. Through Awards, Sep. 10
exhibitions, public ▪ REVEL Mobile,
programming, and Oct. 14-16
community partnerships, ▪ DanceMakers
it supports cultural Convention and
production, provides Competition, Nov. 4-6
space for courageous
conversations that shape
identity, and seeds growth
in the greater creative
economy.
ASHLAND
GALLERY Saenger Theatre:
facebook.com/ashlandgallery
Ashland Gallery, located
▪ Zach Williams, Sep. 14
at 2321 Old Shell Road,
▪ The Black Jacket
Symphony – 1984,
is a full-service custom
Oct. 14
framing shop and art
gallery, also featuring fun
▪ Taylor Tomlinson,
Oct. 15
gifts and fine crafts.
▪ Indigo Girls with
special guest Rickie Lee
Jones, Oct. 16
ASM GLOBAL ▪ Gov’t Mule, Oct. 20
asmglobalmobile.com ▪ Gary Allan, Oct. 21
ASM Global Mobile is ▪ Rainbow Kitten
comprised of the Mobile Surprise, Oct. 26
Civic Center, the Mobile ▪ Rickey Smiley &
Convention Center, and Friends, Oct. 29
the Saenger Theatre. ▪ Leanne Morgan – Big
Located in the heart Panty Tour, Nov. 4
of downtown Mobile, ▪ Aaron Lewis, Nov. 12
the three venues offer ▪ Disney Junior Live On
memorable locations to Tour - Costume
hold any event – from Palooza!, Nov. 27
conferences and concerts ▪ The Prophecy Show –
to dance recitals and Trans Siberian
more. Some of their Orchestra, Dec. 2
upcoming arts and ▪ The Fab Four, Dec. 3
cultural events include: ▪ Nate Bargatze, Dec. 4
Mobile Arts Council 2
BAY AREA ART
EDUCATORS
baaepresident@gmail.com
Bay Area Art Educators
(BAAE) is a regional
group of the Alabama Art
Education Association,
AZALEA CITY comprised of visual
CENTER FOR arts teachers located
THE ARTS in southeast Alabama,
azaleacityarts.com primarily in Mobile
The Azalea City Center and Baldwin counties.
for the Arts provides This group upholds and
opportunities for children abides by the AAEA
to explore the world of mission statement:
artistic expression, engage “AAEA is a professional
in intensive training in organization dedicated
the arts, and perform to the leadership
before live audiences. opportunities,
The Center, located at 63 advocacy, professional
Midtown Park E, offers development, and
classes that enhance self- support for all visual arts
confidence, encourage educators in Alabama.”
personal growth, and
strengthen academic and
artistic skills. BAY CITIES
IMPROV
COMPANY
baycitiesimprov.com
Bay Cities Improv
Company was founded
in 2013 out of the love
for improvisational
AZALEA CITY comedy. They provide
QUILTERS entertainment on the
GUILD Perdido Queen Dinner
azaleacityquiltersguild.org Cruise and are responsible
The Azalea City Quilters for the hugely successful
Guild promotes the Murder Creek Mystery
appreciation of quilting Show, which runs four
by educating the public times a week. Other
on this beautiful art form. shows produced include
The guild comes together The Pirate’s Curse, Radio
to learn new skills by Days, and Operation
hosting workshops, Improv. In addition to
beginner classes, and entertainment, they teach
exhibitions of their quilts improv comedy and other
throughout each year. acting techniques.
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CENTRAL ARTS CITY OF MOBILE
COLLECTIVE PARKS AND
centralartscollective.com RECREATION
Located within the walls cityofmobile.org/parks-rec
of Central Presbyterian The City of Mobile offers
Church, 1260 Dauphin extensive programming
Street, Central Arts throughout the year,
Collective is a working including quarterly free
studio home to visual and concerts and kids’ days,
performing artists, who monthly LoDa ArtWalks,
strive to craft community regular vendor events,
through service and arts arts classes, and much
cultivation. They host more. Mobile has 15
arts events throughout community centers:
the year, including art nine large centers with
markets, photography multiple rooms and
exhibitions, and artist gymnasiums and six
studio open houses. Mark small centers located
your calendars for: in neighborhood parks.
▪ Holiday Studio Open These centers also
House, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. provide daily classes
and activities. Visit the
website to see schedules
of events.
CHICKASAW
Photo/Reba Davis
CIVIC
THEATRE
cctshows.com
801 Iroquois Street,
Chickasaw, Alabama.
Season and single tickets
are available online. CLASSICAL
The 2022/23 season BALLET OF
includes: MOBILE
▪ The Play That Goes classicalballetmobile.org
Wrong, Sept. 9-25 Classical Ballet of Mobile
▪ The Lion, the Witch fosters a lifelong love and
and the Wardrobe, appreciation for ballet.
Nov. 11-20 Located at 4621 Spring
▪ She Loves Me, Hill Avenue. This season’s
Jan. 27-Feb. 12 performances include:
▪ Is He Dead?, ▪ Holiday Wonders, Dec. 3
March 24-April 2 ▪ Mixed Classical
▪ George M!, May 12-28 Repertory, May 20
Mobile Arts Council 4
DAUPHIN
ISLAND
HERITAGE AND
ARTS COUNCIL
dauphinislandarts.org
DIHAC, located at 918
Bienville Boulevard,
works to create and
COASTAL maintain a network
MAKERS of visual, literary, and
performing artists and
coastalmakers.com
Coastal Makers is an patrons, providing
art studio located at 70 venues for educational
N. Joachim Street in arts programs, exhibits,
downtown Mobile. It is and performances. It
family friendly and has showcases opportunities
something to create for for educational programs
all skill levels – from related to the heritage and
glass and resin art to history of the Gulf Coast.
wood burning and more.
Register for an upcoming
experience or join Coastal
Makers during one of its
open studio times.
CONDÉ-
CHARLOTTE
MUSEUM
condecharlotte.com
Listed on the National
Register of Historic
Places, the Condé-
Charlotte Museum is
EASTERN
a gateway to Mobile’s SHORE ART
history. The mission is CENTER
to preserve the historic esartcenter.org
structure and collection, The Art Center at 401 Oak
to interpret the history of Avenue, Fairhope, is free
the site and the influence to the public and offers
of those who have flown guided tours through
their flags over the city. five galleries. Artists
Located in the heart of from all over the country
Fort Condé Village, the display at the Art Center
Condé-Charlotte Museum in the annual Outdoor
is owned and operated Art Show and changing
by The National Society exhibits. Activities include
of The Colonial Dames of quarterly classes for
America in the State of adults and children and
Alabama. monthly Art Walks.
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HISTORIC
MOBILE
PRESERVATION
SOCIETY
historicmobile.org
Mobile’s most enduring
historical society,
the Historic Mobile
Preservation Society was
formed in 1935. Now, 82
years later, its members
are still proud advocates
for preservation of
beautiful, historic Mobile.
The HMPS is located at
MOBILE GREEK Historic Oakleigh.
FESTIVAL
greekfestmobile.com
The Mobile Greek Festival
has been a staple of our
community since the
first Greek Night in 1962.
Visitors can engage in
traditional Greek dance
and live music, vendors,
Yia Yia’s recipes, and HISTORY
more. Come out and MUSEUM OF
enjoy a taste of Greece at
the Annunciation Greek
MOBILE
historymuseumofmobile.com
Orthodox Church at 50
The History Museum of
S. Ann Street on October
Mobile, housed inside
13-16.
the Southern Market/
Old City Hall National
GULF COAST Historic Landmark, 111
S Royal Street, boasts a
ETHNIC AND collection of more than
HERITAGE JAZZ 90,000 artifacts related
FESTIVAL to Mobile history, as well
gcehjazzfest.wordpress.com as special exhibitions
The Festival’s mission is throughout the year. It
to further the preservation also oversees the Historic
and growth of jazz by Site at Fort Condé and the
encouraging young Phoenix Fire Museum,
musicians to play jazz. all located close by. Free
The Festival is known Learning Lunches –
for the Marcus Johnson discussions about the
Summer Jazz Camp, An history of South Alabama
Evening of Poetry and – are held on the second
Jazz, and a main stage Wednesday of each
jazz concert. month.
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LODA ARTWALK
mobilearts.org/art-walk
LoDa ArtWalk is a free
monthly event that
showcases the visual,
performing, and culinary
arts communities in
downtown Mobile.
This event takes place
on the second Friday
of every month from 6
to 9 p.m. in the Lower
Photo/Frank Lee Roberts
Dauphin (LoDa) Arts
District. During ArtWalk,
Dauphin Street is open
only for pedestrian foot
traffic. Local art galleries,
institutions, studios, and
unique shops stay open
extended hours for the
public to explore. This
‘Ring of Fire,’ 2022 family-friendly event is
JOE JEFFERSON a staple of Mobile’s arts
community, bringing
PLAYERS thousands downtown
joejeffersonplayers.com
to visit venues, eat at
Founded in 1947 and
restaurants, and shop
named after a prominent
with the local outdoor
19th century actor, JJP
vendors.
has its own theater at 11 S
Carlen Street. Upcoming
performances this season
will include:
▪ The Crucible, Oct. 7-23
▪ RENT, Dec. 2-18
▪ Anne & Emmett,
Jan. 11-16
▪ Brighton Beach
Memoirs, March 17-
April 2
▪ Company, June 9-25
LUPERCALIA ART
SOCIETY
lupercaliaartsociety.com
This art gallery and
underground speakeasy is
in the heart of downtown
Mobile. Featuring 80-plus
regional artists at 358
Dauphin Street. LoDa ArtWalk, 2022
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MOBILE ASIAN
FESTIVAL
facebook.com/
MobileAsianFestival
The Mobile Asian
Festival represents the
rich diversity of Asian
MOBILE ART countries with samplings
ASSOCIATION of fresh food, arts &
crafts vendors, live
mobileartassociation.org
MAA is an organization of performances, and more.
working artists, students, This inaugural celebration
and supporters of the is part of National Asian
visual arts. Mobile Art Month and will take place
Association is the ideal on May 12 in Cathedral
organization for amateur Square.
and professional artists.
With over 100 members,
MAA provides numerous
opportunities to network
with and learn from fellow
artists.
MOBILE BALLET
mobileballet.org
Founded in 1987, Mobile
Ballet is the premier
classical ballet school
and performing company
in south Alabama,
providing world class
performances for the
community, impactful
MOBILE outreach programs,
ARTS COUNCIL and high-quality dance
mobilearts.org training from beginner
MAC’s exhibition to pre-professional.
program, displayed in Studios are located in
Room 1927 at 6 Joachim Mobile and Daphne.
Street, is free to the public Upcoming performances
and showcases different at the Mobile Civic Center
local artists monthly. Theater include:
Regular programming ▪ 35th Anniversary Gala
includes monthly Performance, Oct. 9,
exhibits, quarterly 2:30 p.m.
member workshops, ▪ The Nutcracker,
monthly ArtWalks, the Dec. 10, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m.;
annual Throwdown Dec. 11, 2:30 p.m.
competition, educational ▪ Swan Lake, March 25,
programming, art markets 7:30 p.m.; March 26,
and more. 2:30 p.m.
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MOBILE MOBILE
BOTANICAL CHAMBER
GARDENS MUSIC
mobilebotanicalgardens.com mobilechambermusic.org
The gardens feature a Mobile Chamber
hundred acres of garden Music is dedicated to
areas and wooded trails, serving Mobile and
allowing visitors to enjoy surrounding areas by
picnicking, birdwatching, expanding knowledge,
hiking, drawing, painting, understanding, and
and photography. Located appreciation of chamber
at 5151 Museum Drive. music through the highest
quality instruction and
performance.
▪ Andrianov and
Illarionov, Oct. 2
▪ Maxwell Quartet, Nov. 6
▪ Merz Trio, Jan. 15
▪ Francisco Fullana with
pianist Tomomi Sato,
Feb. 26
▪ Escher Quartet
with pianist Roman
Rabinovich, March 19
MOBILE
INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL
MOBILE mobileinternational
festival.org
CARNIVAL The 39th annual
MUSEUM International Festival
mobilecarnivalmuseum.com will take place at The
The museum highlights Grounds. The Festival is
the history of Mardi Gras dedicated to educating
in Mobile through various students and the general
mediums: costumes, royal public about the immense
robes, float construction, diversity that exists in
storytelling, custom their city, state, and
designs, art works, country. The festival
historical photographs, gives the opportunity to
and videos. Fourteen meet people from over
galleries are presented 70 countries, to speak
within a historic home in different languages and
downtown Mobile, 355 sample delicious food.
Government St. Guided ▪ Elementary School Day,
and self-guided tours are Nov. 16
available. Open Mondays, ▪ Middle School Day, Nov. 17
Wednesdays, Fridays, and ▪ High School Day, Nov. 18
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ▪ Family Day, Nov. 19
9 mobilearts.orgMOBILE
MUSEUM OF
ART
mobilemuseumofart.com
The MMofA includes a
permanent collection
Mobile Latin Fest, 2021 of works of fine and
decorative arts from
MOBILE LATIN around the world,
FEST spanning from classical
habagc.com/mobile- antiquity to the present
latin-fest-2022 day. Located at 4850
Mobile Latin Fest Museum Drive, MMofA
presents a cultural sample is supported by a
of the rich diversity of the unique public/private
Latin countries and helps partnership and regularly
integrate our communities facilitates studio art
by promoting mutual classes, art markets, art
understanding. There talks, and performances.
will be food, arts & crafts
vendors, live music, and
folk dances, among other
activities. This annual
celebration is part of
Hispanic Heritage month
and will take place Oct. 14
in Cathedral Square.
MOBILE JEWISH
FILM FESTIVAL
mobilejewishfederation.org MOBILE PUBLIC
The Mobile Area Jewish LIBRARY
Federation proudly mobilepubliclibrary.org
sponsors the Mobile Mobile Public Library has
Jewish Film Festival 11 library locations and a
each year. Through film Bookmobile that provides
screenings at various outreach services. Each
locations in the Mobile location offers a variety of
area, the festival works to free programs, including
preserve the past, teach arts and crafts classes,
the present, and build the movie screenings, writing
future while upholding workshops, and much
traditional Jewish values. more.
Mobile Arts Council 10MOBILE OPERA
mobileopera.org
Mobile Opera is one of
the oldest performing
arts organizations in the
country. This season’s
performances will
include:
▪ The Elixir of Love,
Oct. 21 & 23, The
Temple Downtown
▪ Let Freedom Sing, Scott Speck, MSO
Feb. 4, Murphy High
School Auditorium MOBILE
▪ La Rondine, SYMPHONY
March 24 & 26, The
Temple Downtown
ORCHESTRA
mobilesymphony.org
The MSO, one of
America’s best regional
orchestras, celebrates its
25th season with seven
two-performance concerts
at the Saenger Theatre:
▪ Scheherazade,
Mobile Symphonic Pops Sept. 24-25
▪ Beethoven and Blue
MOBILE Jeans, Nov. 19-20
SYMPHONIC ▪ A Cinematic Christmas,
Dec. 10-11
POPS ▪ Symphonic Innovations,
themobilepops.com
Jan. 21-22
The Mobile Symphonic
Pops Band is proud to
▪ Musical Romance,
March 11-12
be under the leadership
of Mr. David Dueitt.
▪ Brahms Symphony
No. 4, April 15-16
Upcoming shows are:
▪ Fall Concert, Sept. 29, ▪ Lords of the Ring,
May 6-7
7 p.m., Medal of Honor
Park
▪ Fall Concert, Oct. 2, MUFFINJAW
7 p.m., Spanish Fort DESIGNS
Community Center muffinjawdesigns.com
▪ Veterans Day Concert, “Mobile Bay’s premier
Nov. 11, 7 p.m., USS glass studio.” Muffinjaw
Alabama Battleship Park Designs provides glass
▪ Christmas Concert, blowing demonstrations
Dec. 13, 7 p.m., and classes, as well as
Davidson High School small and wholesale
▪ Christmas Concert, orders. Visit the website
Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Mary G. for a list of all upcoming
Montgomery High School events.
11 mobilearts.orgMYSTIC ORDER
OF THE JAZZ
OBSESSED
mojojazz.org
MOJO is dedicated
to the preservation, PICKETT MEDIA
performance, and GROUP
promotion of America’s pickettmedia.group
original music. Pickett Media Group
MOJO hosts a Jazz offers professional
Jambalaya, featuring photography. Its
live music every fourth representatives have
Monday, at Club 601 @ earned technical training
The Elks, 601 State Street, and certifications with
except during the Mardi Sony, Fuji film, and
Gras season. Canon. They work hard
to provide you with a
wonderful experience
filled with happiness and
joy.
Mystic SOBs, 2021
MYSTIC
SQUIRRELS OF
BIENVILLE ROUND BUT
mobilearts.org/mysticsobs
The Mystic Squirrels of SQUARE
Bienville (Mystic SOBs) STUDIOS
is a foot-marching roundbutsquarestudios.com
society that participates Round but Square Studios
at the “tail” end of the is a children’s art studio
Joe Cain Marching that focuses on the
Society’s procession process of creating instead
each year. Registration of the final product. Kids
includes the Joe Cain are free to explore and
Day party, a squirrel learn through discovery
mask, participation in the and are encouraged to
procession, and peanut think outside the box.
throws, courtesy of their The result is a gain in
friends at A&M Peanut confidence and fun. The
Shop. Proceeds go toward studio is located at 3304
the Mobile Arts Council. Old Shell Road, Suite C.
Mobile Arts Council 12Artys,
2022
SOPHIELLA
GALLERY
sophiellagallery.com
Sophiella Gallery, at
111 Dauphin Street in THE ARTYS
mobilearts.org/theartys
downtown Mobile, brings
The Artys is Mobile’s
the region’s contemporary
only awards program
fine art and collectors
that acknowledges the
together. Representing
priceless contributions
established as well as
made to the arts and
emerging artists from the
cultural community
area, the gallery dedicates
across all realms of the
space to solo exhibitions
arts. For 17 years, the
throughout the year.
Mobile Arts Council
has presented these
awards to recognize the
creative achievements of
individuals, organizations,
and businesses. Nominate
someone today online!
Canvasback by Bill Morris
THE ART GROUP
wcmorrisart.com THE HAUNTED
The Art Group is led by BOOK SHOP
William “Bill” Morris, thehauntedbookshop
who is both nationally mobile.com
and internationally The Haunted Book Shop
proclaimed and recently is named after the beloved
received the title of former bookstore located
“Master Artist” by the in downtown Mobile,
Arts Society of the operating from 1941 to
American West. His 1991. It’s an independent
accomplishments include store that carries new,
three Waterfowl Stamp used and rare books,
designs, including and it’s now located at
winning the 1984–85 9 S Joachim Street. The
Federal Waterfowl Stamp Haunted Book Shop is
often called the largest art keeping Mobile funky one
competition in the world. book at a time.
13 mobilearts.orgThrow-
THE KILN STUDIO down,
2019
& GALLERY
thekilnstudio.com THE
The Kiln Studio & Gallery
is in downtown Fairhope,
THROWDOWN
mobilearts.org/
Alabama, and functions as thethrowdown
both a gallery, showcasing Mobile Arts Council’s
work by regional and largest fundraiser of the
nationally recognized year will take place on
ceramic artists, and studio Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m.,
space, where classes and at the USS Battleship
workshops are taught Memorial Park’s Medal of
throughout the year. Honor Aircraft Pavilion.
This annual event will
feature five local artists
in a 90-minute live art
competition in addition
to a silent auction, food,
libations, and live music.
THE PACT USA MARX
THEATRE LIBRARY
COMPANY southalabama.edu/
thepactmobile.com departments/library/
The Company was librarygalleries
founded in 2018 to The University of South
create exceptional Alabama Libraries Art
theater experiences that Galleries have regular
inspire and engage the exhibits. While local and
Gulf Coast community. regional artists of all
The group performs ages, including children
four major productions in K-12, may exhibit
yearly, along with special in the galleries, artists
events, participation in from outside the region
Junior Theatre Festival, and traveling exhibits
and classes in acting, may also be considered.
musical theater, and more All exhibitions and
through its academy. The displays are approved by
innovative program and the Executive Director
teaching methods focus and/or the Outreach
on each child’s individual & Communications
needs and forms a specific Librarian of the
program that fits them. University Libraries.
Mobile Arts Council 14Mobile Arts Council Gallery @ Room 1927 6 S. Joachim Street Tue - Fri 11-5, Sat 11-2 info@mobilearts.org
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