![]() ![]() The festival will feature something for all minds on STEAM Street, takeaway art activities in Creativity Corner, strolling characters and much more.ĥ:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Lamont Landers Band - Showcaseħ:30 PM - 9:00 PM: The War And Treaty - Showcaseġ0:15 AM - 11:00 AM: Tyler A.K. (Von Braun Center) Disney on Ice presents Into the Magic at the Von Braun Center, with seven performances from April 13 through 16 Favorite Disney characters like Moana, Belle, Anna and Elsa (and more) will perform on ice. The juried Art Marketplace will welcome over 100 visual artists from a variety of mediums. Want more kids stuff in Huntsville in April Try Disney on Ice’s Into the Magic. The Art Marketplace provides prime-distanced shopping in a beautiful setting in and around the spring. This year, Arts Huntsville welcomes 15 musical performances to the Panoply Showcase Stage, sponsored by Buffalo Rock. In 1982, the Junior League joined The Arts Council to co-sponsor Panoply, Huntsvilles first full-scale arts festival. Every year Arts Huntsville hosts the annual Panoply Arts Festival in downtown Huntsville. Both Saturday and Sunday are free for the public to attend with a suggested donation of $10 per person as donations are critical to this year’s event. With this change, only Friday evening will be ticketed this year and tickets can be purchased for Friday at the link below. This year’s festival is designed to limit touch points and close contact among festivalgoers. She explains, “It was suggested to me to paint the hats and the crowds behind the jockeys and the horses they’re so interesting and I feel like there’s a story there- almost like writing a novel without words.” “Stolen Kisses” will be a part of the fundraiser’s online auction.įor tickets to the fundraiser or additional details on the Huntsville Museum of Art Guild, please visit the Huntsville Museum of Art website.This year’s family-friendly festival will look different from previous years and will provide the community with an opportunity to safely interact and have fun while enjoying all things art. Stottle Taylor, a Huntsville native who was once also a jockey, has a love for painting horses. Artwork “Stolen Kisses” by Jennifer Stottle Taylor Jennifer Stottle Taylor is the featured artist for the fundraiser and her piece “Stolen Kisses” (oil on linen canvas 16 in x 20 in) is the event’s representative artwork. Guests will enjoy croquet on the lawn, live music provided by the Flashbacks, derby-inspired food, wine and spirits, including mint juleps, as the Kentucky Derby race unfolds live. Attendees are encouraged to wear derby attire and fun, decorative hats. ![]() “Our vision for the fundraiser is to have an outdoor/indoor event that makes the guests feel like they are actually on the grounds at the Kentucky Derby” Pylant said. The event will be held Saturday May 7th at the Huntsville Museum of Art in the Loretta Spencer Hall and Outdoor Tent & Terrace. Led by Fundraiser Chair Donna Pylant, with Co-Chairs Melanie Robinson and Susan Connor, this year’s fundraiser is “UNFRAMED: Off to the Races 2022” an indoor outdoor celebration of the Kentucky Derby. The Guild also hosts an annual fundraiser. “Each year, we award a scholarship to an art teacher to help further their education,” says Hensley. In addition, the Guild established a Scholarship in memory of Mabry Miller, a Guild member and distinguished educator. The Guild funds “Create Saturdays”, an arts program that introduces art and the museum to children at an early age. Huntsville’s signature event, Panoply returns to Big Spring Park. This year Panoply Arts Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a music lineup focusing on rising regional acts and local talent. The 2021 A Taste of Panoply will be the first time in nearly two decades that the festival will be free to the public, with a suggested donation of 10 per adult. Guild President Sue Hensley explains, “Our mission is to support and promote the Museum as the cultural arts center for our area through fundraising, volunteerism, and education.” Huntsville’s cultural landscape is adding impressive new pieces, but a crucial component has been here since 1982. “Our mission is to support and promote the Museum as the cultural arts center for our area through fundraising, volunteerism, and education.” Huntsville Museum of Art guild President Sue Hensley Known today as the Huntsville Museum of Art Guild, the group has successfully raised $2.9 million dollars in direct funding in support of the museum. For the Huntsville Museum of Art, the Guild has been its steadfast partner.įounded in 1964 by a group of women lead by Betty Grisham, the Women’s Guild was established to lay the fundraising ground work for bringing a museum to Huntsville, Alabama. Behind every great museum is a group of dedicated individuals working hard to ensure its continued success.
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