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Community Arts Programs
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In addition to the Jerry Brown Arts Festival, the Northwest Alabama Arts
Council’s continued progress and development is demonstrated in its involvement
in arts-related community programs within Marion County.
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CNC Museum Quilt Show
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The Northwest Alabama Arts Council is a co-sponsor of the CNC Museum Quilt
Show which is held annually the second weekend of April at CNC Quilt Guild Museum,
161 Bankhead Highway in downtown Winfield.
In its first year in 2009, the show displayed 128 handmade quilts ranging in age from brand
new to over 150 years old. This juried show is one of the largest of its kind in North Alabama.
The Second Annual CNC Museum Quilt Show is scheduled for April 9, 10, and 11 at the museum located at 161 Bankhead
Highway (next to city hall) in Winfield. There is a $3 charge for admission. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge.
Antique quilts and new quilts made by area quilters and their ancestors will be on exhibit throughout the weekend.
There will be a special exhibition entitled "Quilts in Shimmering Glass" by Rhys Green and Linda Munoz, which previously
exhibited at the Kentuck Museum of Art on display.
People's Choice Awards will be given for first place of $150, second place of $100, and
third place of $50. Applications are available below or by contacting Linda Addison at (205) 495-8604.
There is a nominal fee for each quilt submitted.
2010 CNC Quilt Show Application
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Buttahatchee River Fall Fest
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Each year the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Buttahatchee River
Fall Fest (BRFF) on the last Saturday in October in beautiful downtown Hamilton.
In 2008, the NWAAC was approached by chamber leaders to start a “stand alone” arts and
crafts section at the festival.
Very diverse in nature from the Jerry Brown Arts Festival, the BRFF is not juried and is an
outdoor event, and it allows for admission into the section of craftsmen and craftswomen,
the basic requirements being some portion of the items sold in the booth being handmade and
being in good taste.
The agreement between the two organizations mandates all proceeds from the arts and crafts
section be donated by the NWAAC to art education programs in the three Hamilton schools – Hamilton
Elementary, Hamilton Middle, and Hamilton High School. Proceeds from the 2008 supported HES’
annual spring play, HMS’ Art in the Middle program, and HHS’ band and choral programs.
The 2009 BRFF is scheduled for Saturday, October 31. For more information on the Buttahatchee
River Fall Fest, please visit the official BRFF website: www.hamiltonfallfest.org or call Ed or
Marla Minter, co-chairpersons of the BRFF arts and crafts section. There is no charge for
admission.
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 Arts and Crafts Application
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Hamilton Community Christmas Program
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The City of Hamilton, the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Northwest Alabama
Arts Council serve as hosts for the Hamilton Community Christmas Program held annually
during early December at The Ramp located at 340 Bexar Avenue East in downtown Hamilton.
Visitors to last year’s program exclaimed, “I can’t believe we’re in Hamilton, Alabama!”
Evenings are filled with music, ballet, celebration, and wonderful performing arts programs
expressing our community’s Christmas spirit and showcasing the wonderful talents of our area’s
residents.
The 2009 Hamilton Community Christmas Program will be presented December 3, 4, 5, and 6.
All performances begin at 7 p.m. For more information, please call the Hamilton Area Chamber
of Commerce at (205) 921-7786. There is no charge for admission.
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