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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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Art Enhancement Seminars
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The Northwest Alabama Arts Council promotes artistic skills development and education of members of our council and our community. In June 2010, the arts council in conjunction with the Hamilton Area Chamber of Commerce cosponsored a two-day Photography Improvement Seminar under the direction of 30-year retired Kodak employee John Dersham.
By popular demand, a second photography seminar has been scheduled for November 5 & 6, 2010. Registration is $10
for members of the Arts Council and Chamber, $20 for non-members. To register, call Marla Minter at (205) 921-3632,
or Dana Scott at (205) 921-4444.
Additionally, seminars/classes in painting, pottery, and other art forms are offered at various times throughout the year.
Shown below are photographs taken at the June 2010 seminar.
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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 2010 BRFF is scheduled for Saturday, October 30. 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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CNC Museum Quilt Show
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The CNC Museum Quilt Show will be hosting a Mule Day Quilt Show September 24th and 25th 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. The second show in spring 2010 had over 100 quilts on display. This juried show is one of the largest of its kind in North Alabama.
The CNC Mule Day Quilt Show is September 24th from Noon - until and September 25th from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. 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.
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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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 2010 Hamilton Community Christmas Program will soon be announced.
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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