EVENTS
Scott Bennett Opening Reception
Scott Bennett received a Masters of Fine Art in Ceramics at Ohio State University in 1989. He stayed in Columbus, Ohio after school, and was a prototype designer for Bath & Body Works and White Barn Candle Company for 7 years. He won the Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship in 1998. He also exhibited his ceramic sculpture at galleries, museums, and art centers around the country.
In 2004 Scott moved to Birmingham, Alabama where he opened Red Dot Gallery (reddotgallery.com) with painter, Dori DeCamillis. He continues to exhibit his work nationally, and won the Alabama State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship in 2011. In 2012 he became the director of the Alabama Craft Council and was the director of the Alabama Clay Conference for 3 years. He is also a current member of Ceramic Monthly Magazine's advisory board and continues to teach ceramics classes at Red Dot Gallery.
Thornton Dial Exhibition
Born in the rural community of Emelle, Alabama, in 1928, Thornton Dial, Sr. witnessed the racism of the Jim Crow era firsthand. Yet many of his works retain a spirit of optimism, even displaying a playful sense of humor at times. This exhibition includes a range of works on paper to celebrate what exhibition curator Paul Barrett considers the cornerstone of Dial’s artistic practice.
Dial remains one of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed artists. His work was featured in the 2000 Whitney Biennial and has been the subject of major solo exhibitions in 2005, 2011, and 2022. Dial’s work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, and Museum of Modern Art in New York; as well as the High Museum of Art; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; de Young Museum in San Francisco; and many more. In his home state of Alabama, his work resides in the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Paul R. Jones Museum of American Art, and the Wiregrass Museum of Art. His work is currently on view in a solo presentation at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts called, "A Man Looking for Something: Drawings by Thornton Dial."
Independent curator Paul Barrett has presented Dial's artwork in group exhibitions in Alabama and Tennessee and multiple solo museum exhibitions in Alabama and Louisiana. The catalog and traveling exhibition, Thornton Dial: I, Too, Am Alabama, remains a high point in his 30-year career working with artists.
Submissions Open for 2025 Roots & Wings Art Show
ArtsRevive is pleased to open registration for its 23rd annual juried art competition. The show has grown significantly over the past several years in size, popularity and most importantly in the quality of the submissions. Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings is a reflection of that growth. Entry for 2025 is open to artists who are from Alabama although they may now live and work elsewhere (Wings) as well as those artists who currently live in Alabama (Roots).
The ArtsRevive show has built a reputation for its varied sampling of Alabama talent at its finest. The show will be held at ArtsRevive Cultural Arts Center located at 3 Church Street in the heart of historic downtown Selma.
Judge: Cathy Bowen Phares (see Juror tab)
Eligibility
1.) Entrants must be current or former residents of Alabama.
2.) Only work not previously shown in ArtsRevive shows is allowed.
3.) All work must be original and all reference material must be the work of the artist.
4.) All artworks must have been created within the past 3 years (2022-2025)
5.) Artist must be 18 years of age by February 9, 2025
Categories
The following categories will be recognized in the show. Select the category most appropriate for your work. Pieces selected for the show will be judged in the category under which they were submitted.
1.) 3D - Clay/ Ceramics/ Fiber/ Furniture/ Glass/ Jewelry/ Metal/ Mixed Media/ Sculpture/ Wood
2.) Drawing - Graphite/ Pastel/ Ink/
3.) Painting - Acrylic/ Oil/ Watercolor/ Tempra
4.) Photography/Printmaking - Photography/ Computer Generated/ Printmaking (all forms)
Awards
- Best in Show $1,000
- People's Choice $1,000
- First (each category) $200
- Second (each category) $100
- Third (each category) $50
Submit your work here.
Tale Tellin' 2024
Join us for the 46th Annual Tale Tellin’ on October 24th! Our storyteller this year is Adam Booth and live music provided by The Dallas County Bluegrass Study Group and BBQ Ensemble. Tickets available here.
Oktoberfest
Join us for Oktoberfest on 1st Saturday Selma, October 5th 9am-3pm at Gallery 905 in the Pocket Park! We are partnering with Blackbelt Benefit Group to bring Selma some live music, good food and beer, and of course local art! We will have several new artisan vendors, this is the perfect time to start your holiday shopping!
Yellowhammer Theatre Group
Join us for a heartwarming and entertaining night of stories that will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. From sibling rivalries to parent-child dynamics, these short plays capture the essence of family relationships in a way that's both relatable and thought-provoking. Get tickets here.
Performance begins at 7:00 PM.
Doors open at 6:30 PM.
Seating is General Admission.
Be sure to stay for the reception afterwards sponsored by InVictus Development!
Free Movie Night
Free Movie Night September 28th at 5:30 pm at ArtsRevive in the Pocket Park. Bring your own chair or blanket. Special thanks to Cougar Oil, ALX Production, and CORI for sponsoring this event.
2024 Roots & Wings Art Show
Opening Reception
March 14
5:30pm-8pm
Awards 7:15pm
Exhibition
March 14 - April 12
Preacher’s Daughter - works by Patricia Ellisor Gaines
Opening Reception
Feb 29th
6pm
Exhibition
Feb 29 - March 10
Photographic Nights of Selma
The Photographic Nights of Selma festival highlights photography as an art form and joins people from across the globe to share time together in a place with a rich history. Through the power of art, this festival is building bonds of friendship as it crosses a multitude of boundaries and allows people to come together and better understand each other. The world is invited to enjoy this new, beautiful bridge, in Selma, Alabama.
Photographic Nights of Selma features high quality professional work, and annually spotlights a well known photographer, as the guest of honor, to exhibit and speak about their work. A global call invites photographers to share their work in Selma thereby providing international exposure to both young and old photographers. Festival participants are given a chance to spend time with artists, to learn about their craft, and to discover the meaning behind the work they create. Education is a core component of the festival that includes presentations, exhibit tours, and outreach programming for area students.
Tale Tellin’ 2023
Come hear wonderful stories from Paul Strickland and music from the Lamont Landers Band!
Catering by Valley Grande.
Every year the annual ArtsRevive Tale Tellin festival brings the power of music and story telling to Selma. In the week leading up to the main event, “tellers” go into Selma Public Schools and share their unique artistic gifts with the children.
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