Press
2026
April 29, 2006 - Lagniappes - MAC to send local work westward
April 24, 2026 - NBC15 - Mobile community block party to unveil Temptations mural honoring Melvin Franklin
April 23, 2026 - FOX10 - Faces of America Art Exhibit
April 7, 2026 - WKRG - Mobile Arts Council’s Artys Awards return for 21st year to honor local creatives | WKRG.com
April 1, 2026 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council presents The Artys 2026
March 11, 2026 - WKRG - A workshop is bringing a historic form of photography to Mobile | WKRG.com
March 10, 2026 - FOX10 - March Exhibition series sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
February 28, 2026 - FOX10 - Greater Mobile Area Student Art Show highlights K-12 talent in downtown Mobile
February 6, 2026 - FOX10 - Greater Mobile Student Show registration
January 29, 2026 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council and Amp Up Arts Continue Celebrating Student Artists with the Greater Mobile Student Art Show
January 16, 2026 - FOX 10 -Mobile Arts Council is Proud to Present Poetry Out Loud 2026
2025
November 24, 2025 - FOX10 - Giving Tuesday with Mobile Arts Council
November 4, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Presents November/December Exhibitions Drawing Conclusions by Derek Norman and The Healing Point by Ty Tover
October 23, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Receives Three Grants from Alabama State Council on the Arts
October 23, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Awarded $15,000 From The Community Foundation Of South Alabama To Support Youth Arts Education
October 8, 2025 - WKRG - Mobile Arts Council brings back LoDa ArtWalk with a Halloween twist
October 2, 2025 - FOX10 - Artists going head-to-head in the Throwdown
September 25, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Announces Call For Applications For Mobile’s 2026–2028 Poet Laureate
September 25, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Renowned Sculptor To Create Jimmy Buffett Statue On Mobile Waterfront
September 25, 2025 - FOX10 - The Mobile Arts Council Throwdown 2025
September 24, 2025 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council announces call for applications for Mobile’s 2026-2028 Poet Laureate
September 23, 2025 - WKRG - Mobile Arts Council to celebrate 70th anniversary with annual art Throwdown
September 19, 2025 - Gulf Coast Media - Mobile Arts Council brings back The Throwdown for 70th anniversary
September 18, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Announces Dual Watercolor Exhibitions Opening October 10
September 18, 2025 - TheBusinessView- Mobile Art Council To Host Sculpting Tradition: A Float Prop Workshop
September 9, 2025 - WKRG - Mobile’s LoDa Artwalk celebrates National Video Game Day
September 3, 2025 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council presents The Throwdown Retro-Bution October 2 2025
August 22, 2025 - Gulf Coast Media - Mobile Arts Council showcases Award-winning art and September Exhibitions
August 21, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Presents September Dual Exhibitions: Lunch Lines By Anne Brookes And The Edge Of Abundance By Janie Johnson & Kathy Martin
August 21, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Announced 2025 Members’ Show Award Winners
August 15, 2025 - Lagniappe- Summer bring new art season to mobile
August 1, 2025 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Members’ Appreciation Night
June 5, 2025 - Gulf Coast Media -Starprints exhibition explores celestial themes, personal stories at Mobile Arts Council
June 3, 2025 - FOX10 - MMofA and Mobile Arts Council: Art in Motion conference
May 29, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Opening Reception For Valerie George And Micah Mermilliod: Starprints
May 7, 2025 - FOX10 - Make Music Day Mobile
April 30, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Opening Reception For National Photography Month & Karen Bullock’s Navigating The Broken Road
April 16, 2025 - Lagniappe - Ritzy Arty Awards reach prestigious level
April, 11 2025 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council unveils ‘H20’ and ‘The Essence of Ink’ exhibits
April 10, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Release Party For We Did It First- An Anthology Of Mobile’s Poets
April 3, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Shibui Chapter Of Sume-I Society And H20
March 13, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Art Council To Showcase “Friends In High Places”
March 13, 2025 - TheBusinessView - City Of Mobile Seeking Artist Proposals For Jimmy Buffett Sculpture
March 12, 2025 - AL.com - Are you a sculptor who loves Jimmy Buffett? Here’s the gig for you
March 11, 2025 - Lagniappe - City seeking proposals for Jimmy Buffett statue
March 11, 2025 - Yellowhammer News - City of Mobile asking artists to submit proposals for bronze sculpture honoring Gulf Coast native Jimmy Buffett
March 11, 2025 - FOX10 - City of Mobile seeks artist proposals for Jimmy Buffett sculpture
March 11, 2025 - 1819 News - City of Mobile erecting waterfront sculpture of the late Jimmy Buffett, seeking proposals from sculptors
February 13, 2025 - WKRG - 2025 Visual Arts Achievement Program and Young at Art Exhibitions
February 13, 2025 -TheBusinessView- 20th Annual Artys Honorees Announced!
February 10, 2025 - WKRG -Multiple Artys award recipients to be honored at annual event
February 5, 2025 - Lagniappe - Arts leader cries doom over funding freeze
January 31, 2025 - WKRG - Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park now open in downtown Mobile
January 30, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Visual Arts Achievement Program & Young At Art Exhibition
January 29, 2025 - Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park Opens in Downtown Mobile
January 29, 2025 - Alabama Public Radio -Mobile holds dedication of Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park
January 29, 2025 - AL.com - ‘Meant to be a beacon:’ Mobile opens park named for civil rights leader
January 27, 2025 - Dedication of Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park Jan. 29
January 8, 2025 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council Presents “Catt Prints” A Retrospective For Catt Sirten & Jerry Roldan; A Retrospective
January 6, 2025 - WKRG -LODA ArtWalk to honor Catt Sirten and Jerry Roldan
January 6, 2025 - FOX10 - Register for Region 1 Poetry Out Loud Workshop
January 4, 2025 - AL.com - ‘Catt Prints:’ Photography exhibition celebrates late DJ Catt Sirten
January 2, 2025 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council presents ‘Catt Prints’ retrospective for Catt Sirten and Jerry Roldan
2024
January 29, 2026 - TheBusinessView - Mobile Arts Council and Amp Up Arts Continue Celebrating Student Artists with the Greater Mobile Student Art Show
January 16, 2026 - FOX 10 -Mobile Arts Council is Proud to Present Poetry Out Loud 2026
2024
October 7, 2023 - WKRG - Mobile Arts Council gets funding from Alabama State Council on the Arts
September 18, 2023 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council to host 11th Annual Throwdown
September 15, 2023 - AL.com - Mobile, Birmingham to pick their own official poets laureate
September 12, 2023 - NBC15- Mobile Arts Council holds 11th annual Throwdown fundraiser
August 10, 2023 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk and Opening Night for MAC Members’s Show/Members’ Appreciation Night
August 9, 2023- Lagniappe - Surrealist finds ‘fertile ground’ in MAC show
July 24, 2023 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council announces citywide poet laureate program
July 6, 2023 - MCPSS - Chastang-Fournier K-8 School Mural Unveiling
June 29, 2023- Alabama Public Radio - City of Mobile celebrates its LGBTQ+ community with annual Pride walk
June 13, 2023 - Lagniappe - Public art map now online through joint effort
June 9, 2023 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council: LoDa ArtWalk and June Exhibits
June 5, 2023- Alabama Public Radio - New online map highlights public art in Downtown Mobile
May 25, 2023 - NBC15 - The Mobile Public Art Experience: New online map highlights public art in Downtown Mobile
May 25, 2023 - WKRG - Explore Mobile’s public art with new interactive map
April 21, 2023 - Lagniappe - Presenting the 2023 Nappie Awards Finalists
April 12, 2023 - Lagniappe - The 18th annual Arty Awards: More folks, fewer words
March 29, 2023 - Lagniappe - Student-to-teacher cycle blooms at festival
March 22, 2023 - WKRG - City of Mobile offering free walking tours through month of April
March 21, 2023 - FOX10 - Visit Mobile announces free April walking tours
March 16, 2023 - Visit Mobile - Visit Mobile Announces Free April Walking Tours
March 8, 2023 - MCPSS - MCPSS Students Honored for thier work at the Mobile Arts Council
February 24, 2023 - MCPSS - Students Artworks Displayed at Mobile Arts Council
February 19, 2023 - FOX10 - Brilliant costumes stroll down the streets in annual Joe Cain Parade
January 10, 2023 - WKRG - First LoDa Artwalk of 2023 to be Lego-Themed
2022
October 26, 2022 - Lagniappe - Cultural efforts ascend on extraordinary autumn
September 15, 2022 - Lagniappe - Gafford downshifts as arts season revs up
September 10, 2022 - FOX10 - Quilt art features landmark buildings in downtown Mobile
September 7, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council hosting 10th annual Throwdown fundraiser
September 6, 2022 - WKRG - Explore Mobile’s culture by visiting downtown murals
September 1, 2022 - Mobile Chamber Business View - Downtown Mobile’s Art Scene is Thriving
August 23, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Member Appreciation Night
August 10, 2022 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates National Makeup Day
July 21, 2022 - WKRG - Mobile artists use utility boxes as canvases
July 6, 2022 - FOX10 - July events with Mobile Arts Council
June 7, 2022 - FOX10 - 'Miniatures & More' and 'Urban Vibes' Exhibitions with Mobile Arts Council
May 27, 2022 - NBC15 - Two chances to find your inner artist at Mobile Arts Council's Spring Fling!
May 24, 2022 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Spring Fling Paint Party Fundraiser
April 6, 2022 - FOX10 - April events with Mobile Arts Council
March 31, 2022 - The Telegraph - Oak trees torn down by hurricane reborn in art exhibition in Alabama
March 31, 2022 - AccuWeather - Historic trees damaged during hurricane used to create artwork
March 26, 2022 - The Telegraph - Oak trees torn down by hurricane reborn in art exhibition
March 24, 2022 - AL.com - Bienville Square oaks torn down by Hurricane Sally reborn in art exhibition
March 11, 2022 - FOX10 - Local artist turns destroyed Bienville Square oak tree into fully functioning guitar
March 11, 2022 - NBC15 - From hurricane rubble to art, Bienville Oaks resurrected for new gallery show
March 2, 2022 - FOX10- Local artists give new life to destroyed Bienville Square oak trees
February 15, 2022 - FOX10 - The Mystic Squirrels of Bienville
February 2, 2022 - Lagniappe - Artifice
January 24, 2022 - FOX10 - The 17th Annual Artys
January 19, 2022 - Lagniappe - Arty Awards arrive after two year waiting game
January 13, 2022 - FOX10 - Opening Night for January Exhibitions and LoDa ArtWalk
2021
December 7, 2021 - The Seattle Times - Alabama statues to feature Hank Aaron, other Hall of Famers
December 7, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobile's Hall of Fame courtyard statues to feature Hank Aaron, other Hall of Famers
December 6, 2021 - AL.com - Hank Aaron statues displayed as part of ‘Hall of Fame’ courtyard concept in Mobile
December 3, 2021 - AL.com - Mobile to unveil concepts, statues, including Hank Aaron, for ‘Hall of Fame’ Courtyard
October 9, 2021 - FOX10 - Halloween LoDa ArtWalk
October 8, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobile hosts first Latin Fest in Cathedral Square
October 7, 2021 - AL.com - Art walk, Latin fest, Chili Cook-Off make for lively weekend in downtown Mobile
September 30, 2021 - FOX10 - New 'Welcome to Mobile, AL' mural in Downtown
September 22, 2021 - Lagniappe - MAC delays October Arts Throwdown
June 11, 2021 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates National Pride Month
June 11, 2021 - WKRG - LoDa ArtWalk Celebrates Pride Month this Friday
June 11, 2021 - NBC15 - Mobilians celebrate LGBTQ+ community with Pride-themed LoDa Art Walk
June 9, 2021 - Lagniappe - Three amigas launch a local arts podcast
June 8, 2021 - FOX10 - June LoDa ArtWalk with Mobile Arts Council
May 14, 2021 - NBC15 - LoDa Art Walk has huge turnout for May event
January 11, 2021 - AL.com - Wood from Bienville Square oaks felled by Sally goes out to artists - al.com
2020
December 7, 2020 - AL.com - The (Arts & Crafts) show must go on: A day at the holiday market - al.com
October 23, 2020 - FOX10 - Five additional trees to be removed from Bienville Square | News | fox10tv.com
October 23, 2020 - WKRG - Five additional trees to be removed from Bienville Square after Hurricane Sally
October 22, 2020 - FOX10 - 9th Annual Throwdown with Mobile Arts Council
October 16, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile's Art Throwdown goes virtual for 2020 | WPMI (mynbc15.com)
October 1, 2020 - WKRG - Fallen Bienville Square oak trees to become art
October 1, 2020 - FOX10 - Wood from Bienville Square's hurricane-damaged oak trees will be made available to artist
September 30, 2020 - NBC15 -Mobile Arts Council to exhibit artwork using wood from fallen Bienville Square oak trees | WPMI (mynbc15.com)
Septemeber 14, 2020 - AL.com - Return of Mobile’s Art Walk a Step Toward Normal for Some
August 14, 2020 - NBC15 - LoDa ArtWalk returns to downtown Mobile with hybrid in-person, online event | WPMI (mynbc15.com)
June 23, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council calls for local artists to exhibit in August 'Member's Show' | WPMI (mynbc15.com)
June 17, 2020 - Lagniappe - Chalk 'Black Lives Matter' Mural Coming to Downtown
June 16, 2020 - NBC15 - Plans underway to paint 'Black Lives Matter' mural in Downtown Mobile | WPMI (mynbc15.com)
June 8, 2020 - Ezvid Wiki - 5 Organizations that Celebrate & Encourage Creativity
May 20, 2020 - WKRG - Community Gallery Set to Reopen Wednesday
May 4, 2020 - FOX10 - Virtual LoDa ArtWalk in May!
April 17, 2020 - AL.com - Mobile launching virtual art walk on Friday
April 9, 2020 - NBC15 - LoDa ArtWalk Goes Virtual
March 20, 2020 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council unveils Virtual Gallery
March 6, 2020 - FOX10 - LoDa Art Walk March 13th
February 15, 2020 NBC15 - Mardi Gras Makers Market on Joachim Street in Mobile
January 29,2020 - FOX10 - Celebrate the local arts at the Artys
2019
December 19, 2019 - NBC15 - Mobile Arts Council to unveil new mural at Haley's Bar downtown
December 5, 2019 - WKRG - Check out downtown Mobile’s new building mural
September 12, 2019 - AL.com - Mobile’s art walk offers preview of ‘Throwdown’ battle
August 15, 2019 - NBC15 - 8th Annual Mobile Arts Council Throwdown fundraiser competiton
July 8, 2019 - FOX10 - LoDa ArtWalk and Opening Night for July Exhibition
May 21, 2019 - WKRG - Dunbar Magnet School students paint mural celebrating the "Faces of Alabama"
April 28, 2019 - NBC15 News - Eight restaurants compete in Mobile's inaugural Taco Takedown
April 18, 2019 - FOX10 News - Breakfast Tacos with Nourish Cafe - Taco Takedown
April 9, 2019 - AL.com - SouthSounds Music Fest hits Mobile this weekend
March 26, 2019 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council presents "The Artys"
February 22, 2019 - FOX10 News - Mardi Gras Art with Eugenia Foster and The Mobile Arts Council
February 7, 2019 - FOX10 News - LoDa Artwalk and Young At Art with Mobile Arts Council
February 6, 2019 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council and Jake Peavy Foundation unveil new downtown Mobile mural
February 4, 2019 - NBC15 News - Rent increases force some downtown businesses to relocate
January 23, 2019 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council to move out of iconic downtown spot, searching for new location
January 16, 2019 - Lagniappe - Mardi Gras group marches for arts support
January 10, 2019 - NBC15 News - LODA ArtWalk changes start Friday
January 9, 2019 - Lagniappe - Artys nominations about to close
January 8, 2019 - FOX10 News - LoDa ArtWalk 2019
2018
November 3, 2018 - NBC15 News - Mobile Arts Council Commissions new mural for Downtown Prichard
September 17, 2018 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council Throwdown
August 9, 2018 - FOX10 News - Mobile Arts Council Members and Art Walk
July 26, 2018 - Mobile Fashion Week - Mobile Arts Council presents "The Throwdown"
January 8, 2018 - FOX10 - Attend the Mobile Arts Council's annual Arty Awards
2017
September 15, 2017 - FOX10 - Watch the battle of "Art Throwdown 6: Retribution" benefiting the Mobile Arts Council
January 25, 2017 - Lagniappe - Mobile Arts Council presents the 2017 Arty Awards
2016-2009
September 16, 2016 - FOX10 - Mobile Arts Council Presents The Throwdown
April 7, 2015 - Alabama Local News - Appreciate the art of recycling at Mobile Arts Council
January 28, 2015 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council arts in education competitions that continue to state, national levels
October 9, 2014 - Alabama Local News - A mega-mural at Mobile Arts Council shows many perspectives on the Port City
September 16, 2014 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council planning lively 'Throwdown' for Sept. 26
June 4, 2014 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council announces recipients of Greater Mobile Arts Awards
September 14, 2013 - Alabama Local News - The Black Death blues: Mobile Arts Council goes medieval with 'Ten by Ten'
March 19, 2014 - Lagniappe - Big 80s fundraiser for the Mobile Arts Council
July 3, 2010 - Alabama Local News - After 5 years of steady growth, LoDa is still walkin' the walk every 2nd Friday in downtown Mobile
August 16, 2009 - Alabama Local News - Mobile Arts Council program leads teens in new directions