VISUAL VOICES: Tallassee NOW Riverfest 2019 Art Exhibitions and Events

“A Visual History of Tallassee,” brochures, shown above,  will be available at both DAC Foundation presentations at the Mount Vernon Theatre. Below is a list of art related activities planned for Friday, June 07 and Saturday, June 08 in downtown Tallassee, Alabama:

  • DIXIE ART COLONY EXHIBITION
    June 07: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm | JUNE 08: 9:30 am until 2:00 pm
    Trustmark Bank Lobby, 304 Barnett Boulevard in downtown Tallassee
    The exhibition of artwork by Dixie Art Colony artists will be open from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on June 07 and 9:30 am until 2:00 pm on June 08. A reception will be held from 6:00 pm from 8:00 pm on June 07 in the main banking lobby.

  • DIXIE ART COLONY: A LOOK AT ITS LASTING LEGACY
    June 07: 6:30 pm until 7:00 pm | JUNE 08: 10:00 am until 10:30 am
    Mount Vernon Theatre, 321 Barnett Boulevard in downtown Tallassee
    The 17-minute video chronicles the history of the Dixie Art Colony, which began in 1933 near Tallassee at Camp Dixie on Lake Martin.

  • A HISTORY OF TALLASSEE THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST
    JUNE 07: 7:00 pm until 7:30 pm | JUNE 08: 10:30 am until 11:00 am
    Mount Vernon Theatre, 321 Barnett Boulevard in downtown Tallassee
    The slide presentation and lecture will focus on the four mural-sized oil paintings by DAC artists Kelly Fitzpatrick and Arthur Stewart located in the lobby of Trustmark Bank located directly across the street from the theatre.

  • ELMORE COUNTY ART GUILD EXHIBITION
    June 07: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm | JUNE 08: 9:30 am until 2:00 pm
    Old Patterson Building now “RESTORATION 49,” 101 North Ann Street in downtown Tallassee
    The exhibition of artwork by Elmore County Art Guild artists will be open from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on June 07 and 9:30 am until 2:00 pm on June 08. The reception and awards ceremony will be held at 11:30 on June 08. Refreshments will be served at the reception.

  • TALLASSEE YOUTH ART EXHIBITION
    June 07: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm | JUNE 08: 9:30 am until 2:00 pm
    Old Patterson Building now “RESTORATION 49,” 101 North Ann Street in downtown Tallassee
    The exhibition will include a variety of local area artists. A reception and awards ceremony will be held at 11:30 on June 08. Refreshments will be served at the reception.

  • TALLASSEE COMMUNITY ART  EXHIBITION
    June 07: 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm | JUNE 08: 9:30 am until 2:00 pm
    Old Patterson Building now “RESTORATION 49,” 101 North Ann Street in downtown Tallassee
    The exhibition will include a variety of local area artists.

All art exhibitions will be open Friday, June 08 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm and Saturday, June 09 from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm. All of the events listed above are within easy walking distance. For more information call 334-513-1086.

Thank you to our sponsors: Trustmark Bank, McCraney-Cottle Arts Council, Tallassee Community Development Corporation, and Tallassee Mount Vernon Theatre, Inc.