Calling all art lovers

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2012 at 2:52 pm

Calling all lovers of art and all things beautiful. North Alabama offers many opportunities to catch your artistic eye. Whether you enjoy strolling through a museum to look at and appreciate various types of art or strolling through festivals in order to purchase beautiful hand-made pieces, we’ve got you covered.

Art on the Square is an annual festival in Athens that was created by a dedicated group of volunteers, to support artists, promote art education, and bring cultural events to Athens and Limestone County. The art festival supports the arts and allows artists to sell their fine creations. During this September’s festival, there will be more than 20 mini art camps that allow children to freely express their creativity. The Art on the Square Arts League serves the community through continuous children’s art education. It offers a children’s art camp during the summer. This year the festival is Saturday, September 8. (www.aots-athens.com)

Boom Days Heritage Celebration – During the last portion of the nineteenth century, Fort Payne experienced a huge coal and iron boom followed by a textile-manufacturing boom during the twentieth century that led to the city’s one time claim of “Sock Capital of the World,” and to commemorate, the mountaintop town offers a day-long, family-friendly street party. Festival goers will find street performers meandering up and down the streets, a variety of music flowing from four stages, dozens of skilled artisans in City Park, among other things. The seventh annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration is set for September 15. (www.boomdays.org)

Hartselle Depot Days is a festival in downtown Hartselle that celebrates its railroad beginnings and offers many opportunities to purchase various types of art from local artists. The 32nd annual Depot Days festival is September 15. (www.hartsellechamber.com)

Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur is an art museum and education facility that serves many different purposes in the community. It houses art exhibits and offers many educational opportunities for children and adults. Millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie built the building that houses the museum in 1904, and it originally was the Carnegie Library. (www.carnegiearts.org)

The Gadsden Museum of Art’s goal is to support and maintain a museum of local history of the Gadsden and Etowah County area and to support and maintain a museum dedicated to Southern artists. An additional goal is to promote an appreciation for all types of visual arts for the enjoyment and understanding of its visitors. The museum features many exhibits each year. (www.gadsdenmuseum.com)

Jerry Brown Pottery is located in the northwest Alabama city of Hamilton and is the only known mule-powered pug mill still operating in the United States. Ninth-generation potter Jerry Brown and his mule, Blue, mix and grind the clay used to make his unique and one-of-a-kind pieces of pottery. Pottery lovers can visit, shop, have their picture made with Blue the Mule, watch Jerry turn pieces of pottery, or take a tour with Sandra. (www.jerrybrownpottery.com)

Miracle Pottery in Valley Head has functional and decorative pottery and custom-made dinnerware. Miracle Pottery even has a bridal registry. Visitors can see pottery being made daily in brilliant colors and unique designs that make great gifts which are food, microwave, & oven safe, making them practical for everyday use. (www.miraclepottery.com)

Since 2002, Orbix Hot Glass has distinguished itself by its refined handmade glassware and its connections with those who appreciate clean designs, dependable service, and excellent quality in a small studio and gallery business. (www.orbixhotglass.com)

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