DECATUR – One of the Alabama Center for the Arts’ most popular exhibits has made its return.
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama, featuring artwork by students throughout Alabama who have visual impairments, blindness, and/or deaf-blindness, is open in the center’s Walking Gallery. The free show runs through Aug. 27.
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama has been hosted by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Vision Science Research Center and Education Outreach Module for over 20 years. The show travels throughout Alabama to eight museums over the course of the year. The ACA has hosted the Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama since 2019.
Children who participate in the show use various media to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces. The arts are included in the students’ academic curriculum in areas such as the development of communication skills utilizing visual and tactical abilities, math, science, reading, and leisure-time activities.
This year’s exhibit will feature 32 unique pieces of art that can be purchased for a donation starting at $100. The funds collected help with the costs of framing, the opening reception, scholarships, and summer workshops.
The Alabama Center for the Arts is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon.
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