Auburn Arts Association - Art Gallery

Auburn Arts Association

The Auburn Arts Association (AAA) was founded as a nonprofit, volunteer, community-based arts organization in 1982. The AAA’s primary objectives are to promote arts education, encourage and support local artists and arts initiatives and to stimulate community interest in the arts.

The AAA provides quality arts experiences for students, professional opportunities for local artists and performers, technical assistance and financial support encouraging community-based arts initiatives, scholarships for talented community members, cooperative arts education projects, an exhibition program and a variety of arts services and social activities.

The AAA is governed by a board made up of local artists and business persons in the community. Membership is open to anyone, individual, student, senior, family, benefactor and corporate sponsors.

The AAA works hand-in-hand with the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC) to provide classes and summer camps in the visual arts, to present exhibitions in the Art Gallery, and to sponsor numerous workshops and events that benefit and enhance our community’s cultural life. The AAA encourages you to volunteer with us! Contact the JDCAC at (334) 501-2963 for more information.

Make sure to visit their website at auburnarts.org and check out their Facebook and Instagram.

Art Gallery

The Art Gallery at the JDCAC is coordinated by the AAA, providing the community with exhibition space for local and regional artists, a community gallery open daily to the public.

Gallery Hours
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Gallery hours may vary depending on exhibition receptions and programs.

Current Exhibitions

The Summer Invitational: A to Z

Reception: July 9 from 5:30 to 7 pm

June 22 - July 31

The Summer Invitational Exhibition features 39 new works based on the letters in the standard English Alphabet. The 26 letters were intended to be the main focus of each individual work, either to represent the exact letter or an interpretation of its form.

The A to Z group offers works in a variety of art mediums and styles. It presents drawings, paintings, mixed-media and collages, as well as three-dimensional works ad an exceptional fabric piece.

This exhibition also includes a group of ceramic works and 9 photographs that include or suggest letters in their compositions.

The reception on July 9 celebrates the show and its artists. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Upcoming Exhibitions and Opportunities

The Color Show: Warm or Cool

September 17 to October 24

An exhibition of new and recent works limited to the use of either warm or cool colors.

The Fall Open Exhibition: Still Lifes

November 5 to December 5

An exhibition featuring a variety of contemporary and traditional still lifes.

Gallery II

Artist's Harvest 2 - The Harvest Continues

Exhibition will be on view October 1 - 31 with a reception and market on October 22 from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

The Artist's Harvest 2: The Harvest Continues Exhibition will capture the autumnal rewards that we have sown. This exhibit will encompass the feelings of fall with a nod towards the spookiness of Halloween. It is free to enter, and open to artists of all mediums and styles. Art must be suitable for family-friendly environment.

For more info., contact Myra Stephenson at mstephenson@auburnal.gov.

For more information about the Art Gallery or to schedule a tour, please contact the JDCAC at (334) 501-2963.