Free and open to the public!

We are pleased to announce the return of the annual juried Festival of the Cranes Art Exhibit in our Walking Gallery. The show will be held in conjunction with the Friends of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Association’s annual Festival of the Cranes, which will take place January 9-11 in Decatur. The exhibit will be free and open to the public.

To celebrate, the ACA will be open with special weekend hours:

• Saturday, January 10: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

• Sunday, January 11: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

All students, faculty, staff, adjuncts, and alumni of Athens State University, Calhoun Community College, and the Alabama Center for the Arts were eligible to enter the juried show. This year, 34 pieces of artwork by 21 artists will be featured in the show. All pieces of artwork featured in the exhibit were inspired by nature, whooping cranes, sandhill cranes, and other nature-related subjects. The exhibit will remain open until February 23.