Mobile Arts Council Unveils Inaugural MobTown Mural Festival for September
The Mobile Arts Council has announced the inaugural MobTown Mural Festival, a two-day public art event set for Sept. 12-13, 2026, in downtown Mobile.
Mobile Arts Council Names Winners of 2026 Annual Members’ Show
The Mobile Arts Council named Elsa Payton's "The Keeper" Best in Show and honored six other artists at its 2026 Annual Members' Show, on view through Aug. 27.
Downtown Mobile Alliance Offers $3,000 Micro-Grants for Artists to Turn Utility Boxes Into Art
Local artists with an eye for brightening city streets have a new opportunity in downtown Mobile: the Downtown Mobile Alliance is offering micro-grants to pay artists who transform plain utility…
‘Souls of Mobile’ Mural Brings Community Faces to Downtown Wall
Downtown Mobile has a new piece of public art — and its subjects are the people who make the city better. “Souls of Mobile,” a mural by artist Ginger Woechan,…
Rumor Union Launches The Hive, a Shared Art Studio in Downtown Mobile
A new creative hub was taking shape in downtown Mobile in the summer of 2013, as the arts organization Rumor Union announced plans to open The Hive, a community art…
Blue Velvet Studio Hosts Mosaic-Painting Party During January ArtWalk on Dauphin Street
Blue Velvet Studio turned the cold snap of mid-January 2011 into a reason to pick up a paintbrush, inviting guests and local artists to a free mosaic-painting party during Mobile’s…