Exciting art experiences coming in 2025!

E-NEWS • JANUARY 2025

Above: Agnes Millen Richmond, A Young Friend, 1922, oil on canvas, Huntsville Museum of Art – Sellars Collection, part of the exhibition, Impressionism by American Women, organized by the Huntsville Museum of Art.

Exciting year ahead at Gadsden Arts – thanks to you!

Thanks to you, 2024 was a fantastic year for Gadsden Arts. We are a community art museum – an organization of people – and together, we shared world-class cultural experiences, including prints by Jacob Lawrence, and international fiber art through Aviary. We celebrated art by 350+ regional artists, brought meaningful experiences to nearly 6,000 Art for Children & Youth participants, and brought people together through 23 cultural events.

Together, we are looking forward to an exciting year in 2025! We will explore creative living through Two Weeks with the Arts in January and then experience Impressionism by American Women from the Huntsville Museum of Art, explore Florida Crackers, Cowboys, and Cow Hunters, celebrate our 37th Art in Gadsden Juried Exhibition, and take a deep dive into The American South through some of our country’s most highly celebrated photographers. We will again host a wonderful variety of cultural events, travel to Santa Fe & Taos, and continue to grow Art for Children & Youth programs, offered free of charge year-round, to ensure that these world class cultural experiences are enjoyed by everyone.

Thank you Gadsden Arts members, donors, and volunteers! You truly make everything we do possible. If you are not yet a member, please consider joining us.

Happy New Year to all!

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Headliner

Annual Fundraiser

2 Weeks with the Arts 2025

A fundraiser for Gadsden Arts programs in our community

Collect Select Exhibition & Sale | January 14 – 25, 2024

The Collect Select Exhibition presents the work of highly acclaimed Florida and Southern artists, and during the second week, offers their work for sale starting at just 60% of market value. The sale supports Gadsden Arts and these artists: Hope Barton, Julie Bowland, Joe Claborn, Debortina Studio, Sue Gray, Christian Hamrick, Ann Kozeliski, Nan Liu, D. Arthur McBride, Mark Messersmith, Dick Munroe, Eluster Richardson, and Dorothy Starbuck.

The exhibition is open with free admission during “Preview Week,” from Tuesday, January 14 to Saturday, January 18, 2025, 10 AM and 5 PM. On Saturday, January 18, join us for the Meet the Artists reception from 5 PM to 7 PM, where you can mingle with the artists and learn more about their work.

The Collect Select Sale begins Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 10 AM and closes Saturday, January 25 at 9 PM with bidding online.

Exclusive Cultural Experiences:

Collecting & Decorating with Art

Thursday, January 16, 2025,

11AM – 12:30PM

Free admission

Collect Meet the Artists

Saturday, January 18, 2025,

5PM – 7PM

Free admission

Afternoon with the Arts Luncheon

Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 12PM – 3PM

Reservations close:

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Click link to register

Wine Tasting & Trunk Show

Thursday, January 23, 2025,

4PM – 7PM

Reservations close:

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Click link to register

1920s Jazz Dinner

Saturday, January 25, 2025,

6PM – 9PM

Event sold out.

Please call to be added to our waitlist.

Contact Grace Robinson at

(850) 627-5020

Things to do

Youth & Family

Start the year with art!

Make a New Year’s Resolution to create and experience more art! During our Free Family Saturdays you can enjoy the ArtZone, a Visual Scavenger Hunt, and the Reading Corner, with free admission and all activities changing every month. In January, our activities reflect the Collect Select Exhibition – you can explore water lily watercolors, collage chickens, and ocean mosaics, and then take home your free book and Art@Home Kit!

Free Family Saturdays at Gadsden Arts are made possible by Art for Children & Youth Donors, and presented by Centennial Bank, in partnership with the National Hookup of Black Women – Gadsden, Art for Children Sponsors Bell & Bates Home Center, Sunnyside Farm Management Inc., a grant from the Community Foundation of North Florida, and Art @ Home Kits sponsor TDS Telecom.

Fletcher Museum Shop

New Year, New Treasures at the Fletcher Museum Shop!

Start the new year by visiting the Fletcher Museum Shop! Discover Joyce Estes’ silk scarves, with beautiful patterns that add a touch of elegance to any outfit, and Susan Frisbee’s latest jewelry collection, crafted from recycled porcelain and metal trays. In all browse the art & craft of 90+ artisans!

Things to see

Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Stop in today!

Terry Hawkins: Reflections in Brushstrokes in the Munroe Family Community Gallery (pictured above), and the first Gadsden Arts Artist Guild Exhibition of 2025 are “must-see ” shows that feature paintings, photographs, fiber art, and more!

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Creative Futures Council

Creative Futures Council: Leftovers

Our Creative Futures Council youth have been hard at work, creating art for their January exhibition titled Leftovers. Their passion, creativity, and dedication in all aspects of our program this year are truly inspiring! For the exhibition, our students are creating original pieces inspired by the powerful works of Thornton Dial Sr. from our Permanent Collection, and Jack Whitten’s Lapsang, which was on loan from Art Bridges from June to December 2024.

The Jack Whitten community engagement project is generously supported by Art Bridges. The Creative Futures Council program is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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What’s happening!

Save the Date

Impressionism by American Women

February 14, 2025 – May 10, 2025

From the Huntsville Museum of Art – Sellars Collection

Discover a remarkable selection of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by pioneering American women artists in this Major Exhibition from the Huntsville Museum of Art – Sellars Collection. The exhibition highlights the achievements of women artists who painted and sculpted during the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Important Dates:

Opening Reception | Friday, February 21, 2025, 5pm–7pm
Free Admission Saturday | March 22, 2025
Field Trips – free for any school or children’s group, call (850)-627-5023
Guided Tours/ Create Your Own Event for adult groups, call (850)-627-5023

Major exhibitions are made possible by donors to The Impact Fund. Impressionism by American Women is presented by FSU College of Medicine and sponsored by Black Fig.