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“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.”

–Lyndon Johnson, on signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts

Annual Holiday Artists’ Market

Local and regional artists of all different kinds will come together to bring you unique artworks and craftsmanship that truly make one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones. The Artists’ Market...

Art Gone Wild & Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition

Celebrating our local and native wildlife, The Kelly is hosting two art exhibitions simultaneously this Fall, Art Gone Wild, and the Alabama Wildlife Fine Art Competition. This 2024 year marks our third annual...

The Art of Service

The Kelly is proud to partner with the Air University Library (AUL) on Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Local artists put to canvas and paper what service means to...

Fiction and Fantasy

Since the creation of fire, humans have spun stories of the fantastical, the mythical, and the unknown. Fiction has long allowed us to express complex emotions and ideas through entertaining...

Watercolor Society of Alabama’s 83rd National Exhibition

The Watercolor Society of Alabama (WSA) was organized in 1939 by the artists of Alabama, none too few of whom were also part of the Dixie Art Colony. Our namesake...

Artful Discoveries

The Kelly is working together with local Elmore County high school educators for our annual Student Art Show. Come celebrate these amazing young artists as they take the opportunity to...

Roots of Hope

Troy-Tutwiler Gardening & Art Program The Kelly will be exhibiting artwork from the Troy-Tutwiler Gardening & Art Program! About the Program Dr. Sharon Everhardt and Dr. Stephen Carmody of Troy...

Thresholds

noun. “The place or point of entering or beginning.”– Merriam-Webster Thresholds hold an allure that is hard to resist. A gateway, a start of a journey, the beginning of an...

Holiday Artist Market

Gifts Made by Local artists! Oil paintings, jewelry, pottery, photography, pastels, quilts, ornaments, knits, cards, and more!

Art Gone Wild

Take a walk on the wild side and visit us for another exciting exhibition, this time featuring artworks that celebrate the wilds and wildlife, near and far! Participating Artists Kathy...

Bridges & Rivers

The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts invites you to come see our newest exhibition, “Bridges and Rivers”! Alabama is lush with rivers and beautiful bodies of water, and we...

Chromatics: A Celebration of African-American Art

The Kelly invites you to join us for another wonderful art exhibition, this time showcasing our local and regional African-American artists. Alabama (and the American South) is a kaleidoscope of...