Thought to be one of the Deep South's first art colonies.
Help Preserve the Legacy
Today, the main colony structure at the Nobles Ferry site is almost unrecognizable, yet it remains intact. Many years ago this structure, referred to as the lodge, was converted into a private residence. The DAC Foundation is currently working with the new owner to restore the property and seek placement on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage.

Join us as we continue to explore Regionalism or American Scene painting and the legacy of Central Alabama's Dixie Art Colony.
Lunch & Learn Programs
The archives paint a nostalgic portrait of life at the Dixie Art Colony and insight into the lives of the Dixie colony participants.
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DAC Nobles Ferry
The 1937–1948 site of the Dixie Art Colony on Lake Jordan located at 749 Old Ferry, Deatsville, Alabama. Tours are available upon request. FOR MORE…
Downtown Wetumpka
Visit the Dixie Art Colony Museum & Gallery, located at 219 Hill Street, in Downtown Wetumpka. The rotating exhibition of original artwork and memorabilia is…
More Locations Coming Soon
The DAC Foundation is in the process of placing several satellite exhibits. Check back with us soon to learn about our various locations.
The Art Mil Millbrook
THE ART MILL is located at 3560 Grandview Road in Millbrook, Alabama near the Village Green. Call 334.312-2866 for more information.
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Special Events
In the news
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18 May
DAC Foundation Collection Continues to Grow
Read more–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director We are pleased to announce that two Arthur Walter Stewart watercolor landscapes were recently donated to the Dixie
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23 Jul
Foundation “Lunch & Learn” Programs Resume
Read moreThank you to those who joined us for our first public DAC Foundation LUNCH & LEARN program since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted us to suspend
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08 May
DAC Foundation Receives A Major Donation
Read more–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director On behalf of the DAC Foundation Board of Directors, I am excited to announce a major gift made
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03 May
A Weekend on Alabama’s Gulf Coast: Part One
Read more–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director What a wonderful weekend—it isn't easy to know where to begin in summarizing our weekend on Alabama's Gulf
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26 Mar
COMING SOON…A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Read moreLady Mary Montgomerie Currie once wrote in a poem, "GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT." Shown is Warree C. LeBron in the Dixie Art
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29 Jan
Ninth Richard Brough Watercolor Added to the Collection
Read more–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director I am pleased to announce the addition of a ninth painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Richard Burrell
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03 Dec
A Special Message from our Founder
Read moreThe Dixie Art Colony Foundation will be temporarily closed from December 3 until December 20, due to the passing of our founder's mother, Amanda Ellen
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09 Nov
DAC “On The Road” In Birmingham
Read moreOn Thursday, November 4, the DAC Foundation was "On The Road" in Birmingham, Alabama, with the NEW ERA STUDY CLUB, founded in 1917. DAC Foundation
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14 Oct
Arthur Stewart Still-life Added to the Collection
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the acquisition of an additional painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Arthur Walter Stewart for the DAC Foundation collection. "This
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20 Sep
Explore the DAC Foundation Collection: Part II
Read moreEXPLORE THE DAC FOUNDATION COLLECTION and view 150 WORKS OF ART from the collection using our online database. Recently 50 new entries were added to the
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06 Sep
A Retrospective of the Works of Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon
Read more–by Mark Andrew Harris, DAC Foundation Founder & Director Due to COVID-19, our 2020 exhibition and lecture series titled "A Retrospective of the Works of
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26 Aug
Abstract Works from the Collection: Part Two
Read moreIn PART-TWO of this four-part series, we will look at three works of abstraction by Dixie Art Colony artist CALOS ALPHA "SHINEY" MOON and two works by
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17 Aug
The Story Behind the Founding of the DAC Foundation: Part Two
Read moreWith growing frequency, we are asked what sparked the founding of the DAC Foundation. The answer is a rather lengthy story with numerous twists and
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10 Aug
DAC Foundation Planning for a New Home
Read moreOn July 1, 2021, Dixie Art Colony Foundation founder and director Mark Harris announced expansion plans for the foundation. Harris stated, "Based on mounting interest
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17 Jul
DAC Foundation Donations Continue to Soar
Read moreWe are pleased to announce that during the past 60 days, an additional 53 WORKS OF ART have been donated to the DAC Foundation. The
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06 Jul
The Story Behind the Founding of the DAC Foundation: Part One
Read moreWith growing frequency, we are asked what sparked the founding of the DAC Foundation. The answer is a rather lengthy story with numerous twists and
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21 Jun
Fifth Richard Brough Painting Acquired
Read moreThe DAC Foundation is pleased to announce another painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Richard Brough has been added to the collection. Mary Carolyn Gibbs
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10 Jun
Barbara B. Davis Paintings Added to DAC Foundation Collection
Read moreTwo oil portraits by River Region artist Barbara Binford Davis have been added to the DAC Foundation "New Generation Collection." The "New Generation Project" began in 2016 at the
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01 May
Another Mystery Solved
Read moreIt certainly is not unusual for signatures to be challenging to read. Several years ago, the daughter of DAC co-founder Warree LeBron showed me a
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21 Apr
MORE NOTES FROM OUR FOLLOWERS
Read moreWe continue to be thankful for the positive feedback we receive from our FOLLOWERS through emails, our Facebook page, and our website. Below are a
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09 Apr
Auburn Campus Club visits DAC Foundation Museum & Gallery
Read moreNow that we are starting to see the light at the end of "Pandemic-Time," what lies ahead?. In January of 2020, the DAC Foundation calendar
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30 Mar
Explore the DAC Foundation Collection
Read moreEXPLORE THE DAC FOUNDATION COLLECTION and view more than 100 WORKS from the collection using our new online database. The DAC FOUNDATION COLLECTION consists of
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12 Mar
Fourth Richard Brough Painting Acquired
Read moreThe DAC Foundation is pleased to announce another painting by Dixie Art Colony artist Richard Brough has been added to the collection. The painting is
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05 Mar
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Kelly Fitzpatrick
Read more–by Mark Harris, Founder & Director, DAC Foundation Growing up, I never thought much about the lives of those that preceded me. But as my
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21 Feb
Abstract Works from the Collection: Part One
Read moreIn PART ONE of this four-part series, we will examine examples of a variety of abstract works from the Dixie Art Colony Foundation Permanent Collection.
Quotes about the Dixie Art Colony and the participants:
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Kelly was the life of the colony…. He laughed continually. All he took seriously were art and courtesy—knightly courtesy to people who bored him. Materialism he disdained, responsibility, he’d have nothing of, even refusing to drive a car. He laughed at politics, business status, ambition, ego, pride, vanity… It was impossible not to love him. He made us feel like kids at a circus.
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Mrs. Warree LeBron was my art teacher at Sylacauga High School in the early 1960s. She found something positive to say about everyone’s work. She was a teacher I will never forget. I hear her and see her now as I work on my paintings. I just wish she was looking on to advise………hmmm, perhaps she is!!! She was a wonderful human being and a gift to her students.
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I grew up in Wetumpka and knew Kelly Fitzpatrick. Even though I was only in the 3rd grade when he died I knew I wanted one of his paintings. My friends and I would ride our bikes to Kelly’s house and peer in the windows at all the painting he had stacked up in the various rooms. On occasion, he would invite us in for a closer look. If we had only known then how special that was!
Jane Tarver