(Tuscaloosa) “Monster Makeover” is back and will open on Oct. 4th, 2024, during First Friday at Harrison Galleries, 2315 University Blvd., in downtown Tuscaloosa from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The exhibit will be on display throughout the month and will end on Oct. 30th when the artists’ works are auctioned off from 6 p.m.-8 p.m., benefitting The Community Foundation of West Alabama’s Arts in Education fund.
Originally established by staff at The Tuscaloosa News in 2010, “Monster Makeover” is an annual exhibit consisting of drawings of creepy creatures created by students from a local elementary school alongside the interpretation of the monsters by West Alabama visual artists. After the students completed their drawings and an accompanying written description, they were sent out to local artists who then chose the one that appealed to them the most. The artists could work in their chosen media for the project in two- or three-dimensional formats. This year’s exhibit will feature the work of 48 second grade students from Westwood Elementary in Coker, Ala., alongside 48 different local artists.
Artists whose work will be included in the exhibit are Sandee House, Anna Humphreys, Lee Hubbard, Debbie Hite, Jennifer Champion, Sarah Ferguson, Abel Phillips, Greer Jones, Ryan Watson, Sharon Greenwood, Abi Brewer, Christi DeZoort, Cecily Downey, Sherry King, Charlotte Wegrzynowski, Daniel White, Tony Bratina, Richard Nowell, Hannah Warner, Huey Rudder, Kayla Moring, Kimberly Barfield, Northridge High School, Jeremy Rich, Joslin Milstead, Neel Alexander, Sherri Warner, SK Steen, Jeremy Satcher, Amy LeePard, Marysia Galbraith, Jack Leigh, Natalie Peeples
Sheryl Jefferies, Tiffany Amirkahnian, Tom Wegrzynowski, Margaret Wilson, Allison Hetzel, Michael Hand, Leslie Sheppard, Amy Smoot, Jude Weaver, Rhandie Weaver, Victoria Christensen, Molly Brooke Threadgill and Shweta Bratina.
Contact Autumn Fuller, Director of Education for The Arts Council, for information about the upcoming show. For updates regarding this year’s Monster Makeover exhibit, visit The Arts Council’s Facebook page at https://tinyurl.com/monstermakeoverXII.
For more information about The Arts Council, Bama Theatre, or Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, patrons should follow and like “The Arts Council – Bama Theatre – Cultural Arts Center” on Facebook and also on Instagram @tuscaloosaartscouncil. Call 205-758-5195 or visit tuscarts.org for further information.
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