Recent Videos and Activities for Arts & Culture

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was developed out of a need for a deep understanding of race relations and civil rights issues. The Institute opened in 1992, spearheaded by Birmingham’s [more]

December 13, 2019

Augusta Evans Wilson

Augusta Jane Evans Wilson was a well-known novelist and philanthropist in the 19th century. Writing in the domestic fiction genre, she published nine novels – the most popular being St. [more]

December 13, 2019

Thornton Dial

Thornton Dial was a gifted self-taught artist. He grew up in rural Emelle before moving to Bessemer and building Pullman cars for most of his adult life. After his retirement [more]

December 12, 2019

Alabama (Music Group)

From 1979 to 2004, Country Music Hall of Famers Alabama were one of the most successful musical acts in the United States. Millions of fans were drawn to the group’s [more]

December 12, 2019

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Founded in 1966, the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention was spurred by the folk revival of the 1960s and hearkened back to the fiddling contests of the 1920s and [more]

December 12, 2019

Temple B’nai Sholom

Temple B’nai Sholom is a historic synagogue located in downtown Huntsville. Temple B’nai Sholom is the oldest synagogue in Alabama in continuous use. The congregation B’nai Sholom, or “Sons of [more]

December 12, 2019

Jerry Brown Pottery

Jerry Brown grew up in Sulligent watching his father create pots for customers all over west Alabama. After twenty years as a logger in Marion County, Jerry decided to start [more]

December 12, 2019

WC Handy

A native of Florence, W. C. Handy was a songwriter, arranger, music publisher, and folklorist who became known as the “Father of the Blues”. Handy produced a string of hits [more]

December 12, 2019

Kathryn Tucker Windham

For decades, Kathryn Tucker Windham was Alabama’s pre-eminent storyteller. A trailblazing reporter for several newspapers in the state, she published over twenty different books chronicling the people, food, culture, and [more]

December 12, 2019

James Reese Europe

Mobile native James Reese Europe was an accomplished conductor, bandleader, and composer of popular songs during the early twentieth century. A key figure in the transformation of orchestral ragtime into [more]

December 12, 2019