January 29, 2022
2022-01-29T10:00:00
Shelby County Arts Council
105 West College Street
Columbiana, AL 35051
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama
Saturday, January 29, 2022
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama begins its travel display at the Shelby County Arts Council.
The Helen Keller Art Show of Alabama is an annual traveling juried art show. The show is open to students from throughout the state that have visual impairments, blindness, and/or deaf-blindness. The artists are of various ages attending public, private, residential, and home schools.
The show provides artists an opportunity to showcase their special talent and abilities. Children who participate in the show use various mediums to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces. Art is included in the students’ academic curriculum in areas such as the development of communication skills, utilizing visual and tactical abilities, math science, reading and leisure time activities. The artwork is unique with emphasis on creativity, color, and tactile media.
The gallery opening reception will be Sunday, 1/23/22, 3pm-5pm. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Please check out this fantastic work and meet some of these up and coming artists.