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Auburn Arts Association

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  3. Jan Dempsey Community Center

Parks and Recreation

Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center

222 E Drake Ave

Sara Hand Custer

Sara Hand Custer

Cultural Arts Director

The Auburn Arts Association (AAA) strives to:

◾promote arts education

◾encourage and support local artists and arts initiatives

◾foster community interest and participation in the arts

The AAA encourages you to join our work in the Auburn community!

The AAA provides quality arts experiences for young persons, professional opportunities for area artists and performers, technical assistance and financial support encouraging community-based arts initiatives, scholarships for talented community members, cooperative arts education projects, an exhibition program and a variety of arts services and social activities.

The AAA was founded as a non-profit, volunteer, community-based arts organization in 1982. The AAA’s primary objective is to promote arts education, encourage and support area artists and to stimulate community interest in the arts.

The AAA is governed by a board made up of local artists and business persons in the community. Membership is open to anyone, individual, senior citizen, family and corporate. Additional funding is provided by state and local grants and local businesses.

The AAA works hand-in-hand with the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC), to provide classes and summer camps in the visual arts, to present exhibitions in the art gallery, and to sponsor numerous workshops and events that benefit and enhance our community’s cultural life.

Make sure to visit their website at www.auburnarts.org and check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AuburnArtsAssociation.

Art Gallery

The AAA maintains the art gallery in the JDCAC, providing the community with exhibition space for regional artists, the only community gallery open daily to the public.

Gallery Hours
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: Only open for special events and programs.
Gallery hours may vary depending on events and receptions.

Current Exhibitions
Winter Invitational 2017
Through Feb. 28
Works in a variety of art mediums by selected Alabama artists and craftpersons.

Upcoming Exhibitions
Annual Graphic Design Juried Exhibition
March 6 - 10
A competitive show of graphic design projects by Auburn University students.

Fiber Arts: Curves and Edges
March 22 - April 28
New fiber works by current members of Studio 222.

Spring Invitational
May 3 - June 2
An Invitational exhibition featuring works based on an announced theme.

For more information about the Art Gallery or to schedule a tour, please contact the JDCAC at (334) 501-2963.