“On the Road in Charlotte, North Carolina”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director Our third stop on our trip through Georgia and the Carolinas was Charlotte, North Carolina. While in Charlotte, we visited North Carolina's oldest art museum, the Mint Museum, established in 1936. The Mint Museum-Uptown | Charlotte, North Carolina The original Mint Museum
“On the Road in Greenville, South Carolina”
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director Our second stop on our trip through Georgia and the Carolinas was Greenville, South Carolina. While in Greenville, we visited the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. The center is in a historic textile mill complex in Greenville's West Village neighborhood. Founded by artists,
DAC Foundation Receives A Major Donation
–by Mark Andrew Harris, Founder & Director On behalf of the DAC Foundation Board of Directors, I am excited to announce a major gift made to the DAC Foundation by the MOBILE MUSEUM OF ART. In October of 2019, I was contacted by Melissa Mutert, Curator of Collections & Research
A Weekend on Alabama’s Gulf Coast: Part One
–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 Coast. So I will start by thanking Barbara Teare with the Dauphin Island Gallery, LLC, and Kathryn Carver with the Dauphin Island Heritage & Arts
A Retrospective of the Works of Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon
–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 Carlos Alpha Moon," initially rescheduled for September 2021, has been postponed. We are now tentatively looking at the spring of 2022. However, we have not
Abstract Works from the Collection: Part Two
In 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 Dixie Art Colony artist RICHARD BLAUVELT COE included in the DAC Foundation Collection. We have included a description under each work of art shown and
DAC Foundation Donations Continue to Soar
We are pleased to announce that during the past 60 days, an additional 53 WORKS OF ART have been donated to the DAC Foundation. The donations include watercolor paintings, oil paintings, and drawings. Our latest acquisitions include works by Richard Burrell Brough, Carlos Alpha "Shiney" Moon, Donnave Brennan Lindsey, Susie
Our Most Prized Donations are Unsolicited Donations
—by Mark Harris, Founder & Director of the DAC FoundationFrom day one a large part of the vision for the Dixie Art Colony Foundation was to produce ONGOING, QUALITY, FRESH, and ORIGINAL CONTENT that would inspire our followers to want to invest in our future and yearn for more. Someone recently asked me,
“Tung Mill” by Carlos Alpha “Shiney” Moon
—by Mark Harris, Founder & Director of the DAC Foundation A major part of the mission of the Dixie Art Colony Foundation is the preservation of Dixie Art Colony related artwork and ephemera. When we acquire artwork, photographs, and other ephemera, we carefully evaluate them. If restoration is needed to restore a piece
DAC Exhibitions To Be Held In Tallassee
ARTHUR STEWART shown with two of the 14-foot murals which will be the backdrop for the upcoming Dixie Art Colony Foundation exhibition to be held at Trustmark in downtown Tallassee. In 1953 Stewart completed four large murals conceived and started by Kelly Fitzpatrick prior to his death. Four exciting exhibitions