Engage, Inspire, and Advance the Visual Arts.

The mission of the Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts is to engage, inspire, and educate artists and the public at large by promoting local and regional visual arts through the collection, recognition, documentation, and the publication of relevant works of American art.

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Before the Door Closes….
have you stepped through The Kelly's "Thresholds" Exhibit? It has expected and unexpected scenes. However, it ends next week, March 20, so be sure to get here if you haven't already done so....or co…
Youthful Energy Permeates The Kelly
Last month, about 800 4th graders from all over Elmore County visited The Kelly. Coordinated by Education Chair Cookie Knott, the field trip highlighted black history. The Kelly staff showed works f…
More Excitement Coming Soon!
In April, look for the new exhibit by inmates of the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. Dr. Kelly Berwager, a Kelly Art Associate, has been teaching an art class there and is organizing a display calle…
CACF Comes Through
Again, the Central Alabama Community Foundation has awarded The Kelly grants to make improvements to our local community. Of the over $100,000 in grant money available, The Kelly was honored to recei…

featured artist

Dirk Walker

Dirk Walker is one of Alabama’s most collected and sought after artists, with work that has been collected throughout the US and internationally.


According to the artist: "I once read 'Art is a delicate balance between the visual concept and each artist’s technique.' After years of chasing that artistic balance, it is the anticipation of the struggle that keeps me coming back to the canvas.

Some 30 years ago, in the midst of a professional career and raising a family in Birmingham, Alabama, I unknowingly discovered my path in life that probably was in place since childhood. that I was meant to be an artist. It was there as a boy watching my father paint in watercolors, and memories of me constantly sketching in pen and ink. Then later, majoring in Industrial Design at Auburn University, the foundation for painting was put in place through academic training on the importance of concept, composition, perspective, color and draftsmanship in presenting a visual message to the viewer."

$2,500.00

Artist:
Watercolor & Gouache
20 x 16 ″
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$2,000.00

Artist:
Watercolor on Paper
20 x 16 ″
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