Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Wetumpka Artist Commissioned by DAC Foundation Founder

Wetumpka artist STEVE GARST was commissioned by Dixie Art Colony Foundation founder and director Mark Harris to create his interpretation of a historical photograph from the DAC Foundation Archives onto canvas. Shown is Wetumpka artist Steve Garst in his studio working on the large and detailed commission. Garst is a 1969

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Dixie Art C0lony Foundation

WARREE C. LEBRON: Addition to DAC Foundation Collection

We are excited to announce the inclusion of this large oil on canvas to the DAC FOUNDATION Permanent Collection, The painting is a gift from the Gossard Estate, Nashville, Tennessee, in memory of Sarah Dennis Gossard and Edgar Atherton Gossard. The painting was acquired by the Gossard family directly from Warree

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Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Camellias: Alabama’s “Rose of Winter”

—by Mark Harris, Founder & Director of the DAC Foundation Growing up in Alabama, each spring I found myself surrounded by camellias. I have fond memories from my childhood of my grandmother Winfred Morgan Harris and her avid love of camellias. Each spring her yard was filled with an assortment of camellia blossoms,

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LeBron Painting Added to Collection

 ALABAMA COTTON, Warree Carmichael LeBron, oil on canvas, 20" x 24" This painting was donated to the Dixie Art Colony Foundation by Kimberli Messer of Spartanburg, South Carolina.  At one time her mother Rosemary Peters Rivers was a resident of Coosa County, Alabama.  Thank you Kim for your very generous donation to

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Arthur Stewart

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

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Alabama Cotton Festival: Eclectic, AL

Representatives of the DAC Foundation had a great day on Saturday, October 29 at the Alabama Cotton Festival in Eclectic. It was a beautiful autumn day with lots of visitors interested in learning more about the historic Dixie Art Colony. Interested in owning a piece of Alabama Art History? Use the

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